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The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

The Wellesley News

The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

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Wellesley Athletics Pulls Transgender Policy Website in Response to Executive Order

Hannah Bates | February 7, 2025

Wellesley Athletics took down their pages outlining their transgender policy from their website after President Donald Trump signed an executive order officially banning all transgender athletes from participating...

Senate Report: 2/3/2025

Senate Report: 2/3/2025

Noufeesa Yahyaoui | February 5, 2025

President’s Corner This month starts the 40 Days of Kindness and Gratitude. The Student Council is starting initiatives to curate community kindness, such as making posters for dining staff. Dean’s...

What’s at stake for Wellesley College under Trump’s executive orders

What’s at stake for Wellesley College under Trump’s executive orders

Valida Pau | February 5, 2025

Less than a week after his inauguration on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed sweeping executive orders aimed at higher education institutions, which could affect Wellesley College and its student...

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Trump and immigration: international students respond to new Trump term

Jessica Chen | February 5, 2025

Shima Ahmed ’28 had established plans to go home to Sudan for winter break. That all changed when President Trump was elected. “I realized any new policies that would be implemented might affect...

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Queer and non-binary students threatened by Trump’s executive orders

Skye Bulman | February 5, 2025

Wellesley queer and transgender students are concerned about Trump’s sweeping executive orders that directly targets the LGBTQIA+ population.  President Trump has signed more than 45 executive orders...

Senate Report: 1/27/2025

Senate Report: 1/27/2025

Noufeesa Yahyaoui | February 5, 2025

President’s Corner The College President told students to keep a look out for future spring semester activities, including cultural shows and first-year activities. Dean’s Corner The Deans...

Students protest Korean program lecturer’s contract nonrenewal

Students protest Korean program lecturer’s contract nonrenewal

On the first day of spring semester classes, students in the Korean program were surprised to hear their professor, Eun Ha Hwang, announced that her lecturer contract was not renewed by Wellesley College...

Vanishing Voices: Why Language Programs are Losing Their Edge at Wellesley

Vanishing Voices: Why Language Programs are Losing Their Edge at Wellesley

While a major part of the Wellesley curriculum, language departments have faced declining enrollment trends over the past 16 years.
Wellesley College’s Giving Day Raises Over 400,000 Dollars

Wellesley College’s Giving Day Raises Over 400,000 Dollars

Skye Bulman and Anika Sridhar | December 4, 2024

On Nov. 21, The Wellesley Fund hosted the fifth Wellesley Giving Day, in which 1,504 donors came together to raise $442,766, with 73 classes represented. The class year with the most donors and most dollars...

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Student Co-Ops Cafe Hoop and El Table re-open after prolonged delay

Skye Bulman | December 4, 2024
Cafe Hoop and El Table, two student co-ops on campus, finally opened on Wednesday Nov. 20, after they had been closed since the beginning of the 2024-25 school year.
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“The rest is the future”: an inspiring conversation with Janelle Monáe

Jessica Chen | December 3, 2024
Janelle Monáe, writer and 10-time Grammy-nominated artist, stepped onto the Alumnae Hall stage last Friday evening to speak about her Afrofuturist anthology, The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer.
Senate Report: 12/2/2024

Senate Report: 12/2/2024

Noufeesa Yahyaoui | December 3, 2024

Dean’s Corner In light of the recent presidential election, Deans are currently meeting with student groups on campus to discuss reproductive rights and safety. With finals around the corner, the...

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