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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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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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Letter to the Editor: Financial Aid at Wellesley

Peaches Valdes | March 6, 2024

As featured in the Feb. 21 publication of The Wellesley News, students around the country encountered challenges with the launch of the updated Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). While the...

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Letter to the Editor: Student-Run Newspapers Can Be Cowardly, Too

Salma El Boudali | December 13, 2023

The past several weeks have been critical and informative for the entire world. Regardless of what your position is on the genocide that is currently taking place in Gaza, it goes without saying that every...

Letter to the Editor: Arab and Muslim Students Shouldn’t Need to Audition for Empathy

Letter to the Editor: Arab and Muslim Students Shouldn’t Need to Audition for Empathy

Anonymous | December 13, 2023

On Saturday, Dec. 9, President Johnson hosted a webinar for Muslim and Arab families concerned for the well-being of their students on campus. It must be noted that this webinar took place after the Wellesley...

American campuses continuously suppress pro-Palestine views.

Letter to the Editor: do you condemn Israel?

Anonymous | November 29, 2023

On Nov. 8, a Letter to the Editor titled “On recent events in Israel and Palestine” was published in The Wellesley News. Written by Jewish students across class years, all of whom remained anonymous,...

American campuses continuously suppress pro-Palestine views.

Letter to the Editor

Student | November 28, 2023

It is with a heavy heart that we, a concerned group of Jewish students from all class years, write to you about the horrors taking place in Israel and Gaza. We condemn the atrocities committed by Hamas...

Letter to the Editor: President Johnson dropped the ball

Letter to the Editor: President Johnson dropped the ball

Salma El Boudali | November 28, 2023

On Oct. 8, 2023, Israel declared war on Hamas — a Palestinian resistance group — after it launched an unexpected set of attacks against the US-backed occupier. Days after the attack, after threats...

We, alums of Wellesley, condemn the College’s silencing & the resulting harassment of students who speak out for Palestinian liberation

Wellesley Alumni | November 2, 2022

Dear Editor of the Wellesley News,  Please find below a letter we, alums of Wellesley, have written to President Paula Johnson titled: We Condemn the College’s Silencing & the Resulting Harassment...

Letter to the editor: you're wrong about the Rittenhouse trial

Letter to the editor: you’re wrong about the Rittenhouse trial

Macy Lipkin | March 7, 2022

Disclaimer: The Wellesley News does not endorse any opinions published as letters to the editor. All of the opinions belong to the writer.  What if I told you that Kyle Rittenhouse crossed state...

Letter to the editor

Kathryn Lynch | October 27, 2021

Thank you for publishing a piece on the Wellesley Freedom Project’s final year. Over its ten years of existence, the Freedom Project hosted over 75 lectures and events that represented many different...

Letter to the editor

Maya Rubin | October 27, 2021

With this letter, I aim to correct and respond to the recent article about the closure of the Freedom Project, in which I was quoted. I would like to address the origin and use of the Freedom Project’s...

Letter to the editor

The IMSEUA Executive Board | September 29, 2021

Dear Editor, We, as representatives of the Independent Maintenance and Service Employees of America, are writing to share a concern with the College community and Wellesley students in particular. During...

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