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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

Vanishing Voices: Why Language Programs are Losing Their Edge at Wellesley
Vanishing Voices: Why Language Programs are Losing Their Edge at Wellesley
Ruby Barenberg, Anika Sridhar, and Noufeesa Yahyaoui | December 4, 2024
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...

Photo Credit: Lien Dao '20
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.
Image Credit: Ahana Basu '25 via Wellesley College
“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...

New security policies raise concern about social life and traditions at Wellesley
New security policies raise concern about social life and traditions at Wellesley
Janaki Kapadia | December 2, 2024
Student organizations this year are facing a new policy in security pricing for events. Campus organizations and events have been dealing with increases in pricing and number of personnel needed for events. As campus events ramp up through the semester, increased security has hindered organizations’ ability to organize events, impacting social life on campus.
Near 90% of Wellesley students vote for Harris, TWN poll finds
Near 90% of Wellesley students vote for Harris, TWN poll finds
Valida Pau, Editor-in-Chief | November 19, 2024

An overwhelming majority of Wellesley students voted for Vice President Kamala Harris, an anonymous survey conducted by The Wellesley News found. This...

The elephant in the room: processing the election results in the classroom
The elephant in the room: processing the election results in the classroom
Violeta Salazar and Iris Zhan | November 14, 2024

Following the results of the historic 2024 election, students and faculty have taken different approaches to discussing the election in classrooms....