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      Sophomores to Live in Vacuum Closets, COVID Testing Cubicles, as the Great Housing Crisis of 2021 Steamrolls On
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      Wellesley community loses all sense of hope after Wi-Fi outage
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Miscellanea, The Artichoke

Sophomores to Live in Vacuum Closets, COVID Testing Cubicles, as the Great Housing Crisis of 2021 Steamrolls On

By Alexia Gilioli

On the morning of sophomore housing selection, recently-engaged-u-hauling-lesbian couple Whitney Wellesley ’24 and her roommate and intended Winniefred Wellesley ’24…

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Miscellanea, The Artichoke

Mini fridges: Silent, but deadly

By Alexia Gilioli

Is your mini fridge running? What’s that? It’s unionizing! If you haven’t heard already, the gas-guzzling, smog-inducing, carbon-emitting monster machines…

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