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The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

The Wellesley News

The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

The Wellesley News

The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

The Wellesley News

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Rufus Wainwright Shattered The Egg — and My Heart.

Zeina Nassif | April 24, 2024

It was a cold evening on Sunday, April 8. Taking shelter in an egg-shaped performance venue aptly called The Egg, the Albany audience chatted away in anticipation of a night of music. The lights dimmed,...

Katie McCabe’s Advice Column on Life, Love, and More

Katie McCabe | April 24, 2024

Katie, How do you find a moment of peace in the midst of a sports season, midterms, or just a busy time of the semester? From G   Dear G, I find personal time a crucial part of being a student...

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“Civil War” Seeks To Vindicate No One

Cheynie Singleton | April 24, 2024

Alex Garland’s “Civil War” has been one of the most anticipated movies of the year. A24’s biggest film yet follows a group of journalists documenting a nationwide civil war as they travel from...

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Amis Dinner Club hosts Afternoon Tea

Teesta Kasargod | April 24, 2024

On the afternoon of April 13, students gathered in Lake House for tea with the Amis dinner club. Amis, meaning “friends” in French, is a monthly supper club that aims to bring students together through...

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Letter to the Editor: Hillary Clinton vs. Democracy

On Saturday April 6, a collective of concerned Wellesley students protested against the opening of the Hillary Rodham Clinton Center for Leadership, Citizenship, and Democracy. We organized this action...

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Clapp Library Renovation Completion Pushed to Summer 2025

Lyanne Wang | April 24, 2024

President Paula Johnson shared an email titled “Major gift in support of the Clapp Library renovation” to the Wellesley College community on March 6, 2024, informing that thanks to recent donations,...

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Financially independent students advocate for changes to new housing policies at Wellesley

Lillian Peck | April 24, 2024

On the morning of April 2, 2024, Wellesley students received an email pertaining to the summer housing application. In the email, the Office of Residential Life and Student Housing detailed that students...

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Wellesley, it’s time to offer CLCV 102: Classics For Physicists

Zinuo Shi | April 24, 2024

If you are not a classics aficionado and don’t speak Greek, your only experience with Greek letters is likely either from MIT frats or high school physics and math classes. As a prospective physics major...

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Julee Sharma | April 10, 2024

Before the NBA hit upon the idea of lowering hoops to eight feet, there was a brief, yet unforgettable, experiment that had everyone jumping with either excitement or outrage: the trampoline addition....

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Celebrating the Closure of Clapp

Daitlin Conovan | April 10, 2024

This article is from The Wellesley News’ annual satire edition. Last month, President Johnson announced that new renovations would keep Clapp Library closed for an additional semester. The student body...

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Exposing the Wellesley Athletics Fight Club

Finley Tipton | April 10, 2024

Nobody would claim that Wellesley is an athletic school. Attendance of sporting events among the student body is abysmally low in comparison to other colleges. In fact, 34% of students are not even aware...

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