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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

Letter to the Editor : 2/15

Ananya Ghemawat | February 15, 2017

Dear Editors, We were disappointed, albeit not shocked, to see that you had published a staff editorial on February 2nd,2017 entitled “Alternative Feminism: Finding Female Role Models On The Right”. In...

Letter to the Editor

Wellesley College Democrats | October 26, 2016

Dear Editors,    Following the recent editorial published by the Wellesley College Republicans regarding their decision to remain neutral in this election and in the interest of furthering campus-wide...

Letter to the Editor

Maria Wollin | October 19, 2016

Dear Editors,     I enjoy your newspaper’s thorough, engaging and often humorous coverage of campus news and events. My personal favorite is and always has been the opinions page. However, I feel the...

Letter to the Editor

I thank Kelechi Alfred-Igbokwe ’18 for her recent Opinion piece, “Anti-Zionism Should Not be Conflated with Anti-Semitism,” published on April 27th. The piece raises an issue that has been at the...

Letter to the Editor

Joy St. John | May 5, 2016

Dear Editors, I am writing in response to Ms. Sabine Adamson’s guest editorial last week and her call for Wellesley to reconsider its admission policy for undocumented students. I would like to clarify...

Letter to the Editor

Jordan R. Hannink | April 29, 2016

Dear Editors, On Saturday, April 23, there was an event for seniors of minority and marginalized communities to speak with Wellesley professors about life after Wellesley. College Government and the Office...

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Letter to the Editor

Elections Committee | April 6, 2016

Dear Wellesley community, We as Elections Committee (EC) are writing this statement as a way of shedding light on this year's decision-making process as it relates to our transitioning of one candidate...

Hillary — The Natural Political Leader and Activist

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s claim that unlike Bill she is not a “natural politician” requires rethinking! Not only has Secretary Clinton been a natural in serving her country as an activist, First Lady,...

Letter to the Editor

Caroline Betchtel | November 18, 2015

Dear Editors, Wellesley College has a long history of connection to the US military. During WWII, the Wellesley women generously shared their campus space with navy boys, hosting a Naval Reserve Officer...

Letter of Solidarity to #ConcernedStudent1950 and Call of Action to Wellesley College

Ethos Political Action Committee | November 12, 2015

Over the course of this semester, student activism has sprung forth on a number of different college campuses, most recently at the University of Missouri. Student protests and rallies have been conducted...

Letter to the Editor

To the Editor, At her Convocation Speech last week, President Bottomly spoke eloquently about the need to cultivate civil discourse at Wellesley, “our responsibility to engage in and promote open discourse...

Letter to the Editor

Brittany Lamon-Paredes | April 29, 2015

To the Editor, In response to the article written by Kily Wong ’16 titled “The House at the End of the Lane...”, I would love to voice my opinions as a former RA how vital housing communities...

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