Election 2024

The downfall of the campus bar: A timeline of Punch’s Alley’s closure

Jenna Stephenson | February 19, 2025

Wellesley College used to have an on-campus bar. On the first floor of Lulu, across from Tishman Commons and around the corner from Cafe...

Pluralism Initiative hosts Jewish essayist Dara Horn

Jessica Chen | February 19, 2025

The views and opinions expressed in the article do not represent the views of the reporters or The Wellesley News. American colleges, including...

Wellesley could pay more than $4 million a year in endowment tax

Valida Pau | February 18, 2025

Wellesley’s $3 billion endowment and financial future are at risk as Republicans are gearing up to hike endowment taxes of Wellesley and other...

Wellesley’s Korean program grapples with staffing cuts

Ruby Barenberg and Anika Sridhar | February 18, 2025

This January, the East Asian Languages and Cultures department (EALC) found that many of their staffing requests had been rejected across all...

WOAW holds strike authorization vote beginning Feb. 14

Sazma Sarwar and Ruby Barenberg | February 15, 2025

Wellesley Organized Academic Workers (WOAW), the non-tenure track faculty union, has started a strike authorization vote after bargaining with the College since May 2024.

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...

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...

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,...