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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

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....

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Student services offer support in wake of election
Christina Ding | November 13, 2024
The Stone Center, Slater International Center, and Office of Religious and Spiritual Life are offering post-election support resources to students. With students seeking both on- and off-campus support, how have these resources been used so far?
College employees donate to Democratic campaigns, sums fall shy of past election cycles
College employees donate to Democratic campaigns, sums fall shy of past election cycles
Anika Sridhar and Janaki Kapadia | November 13, 2024

Data for this story came from the Federal Election Commission. The Federal Election Campaign Act requires that the FEC make all campaign finance...

Cordoba-based study abroad program discontinued
Cordoba-based study abroad program discontinued
Maura Journagan and Mars Halvaksz | November 13, 2024
A long-standing study abroad program with the University of Cordoba will be discontinued after over a decade in the spring semester; the Office of International Study cited the burden of legal and financial oversight for a limited number of students.
Senate Report: 11/11/2024
Senate Report: 11/11/2024
Noufeesa Yahyaoui | November 12, 2024

House President’s Council (HPC) Corner The Wellesley tradition of “Home for the Holidays” will happen in the dorms this school year....

Navigating Artificial Intelligence across departments
Navigating Artificial Intelligence across departments
Charlotte Patterson | November 12, 2024
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly common in academics, individual academic departments, without a College-wide policy, address how to approach AI. The extent to which AI is permissible or prohibited varies to meet department needs.
“A time of terror": Wellesley students react to a second Trump term
“A time of terror”: Wellesley students react to a second Trump term
Jessica Chen and Ruby Barenberg | November 11, 2024
An atmosphere of shock and anxiety settled upon Wellesley students after Donald Trump officially became the new president-elect on Wednesday morning. Trump has won both the Electoral College and the popular vote, the first Republican to do so since 2004.