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The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

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All content by Ahilya Mehta

Immigration issues should not be decided by partisan courts

Ahilya Mehta | April 5, 2018

Over a century ago, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote “there is hardly a political question in the United States that does not, sooner or later, turn into a judicial one.” His words could not be more true...

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Venezuela’s cryptocurrency must be closely regulated in order to bring economic benefit

Ahilya Mehta | February 28, 2018

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has embraced the era of global digitization. His government’s recent invention, the petro, uses blockchain technology to imitate the latest stock market fad: cryptocurrencies. President...

Republican tax cuts seek to aid corporate interests, while hurting majority of Americans

Ahilya Mehta | November 29, 2017

If the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act does not pass by the end of the year, it will be disastrous for the Trump administration. While President Trump could have focused on bipartisan issues such as infrastructure,...

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The opioid epidemic cannot be properly addressed as a public health emergency

Ahilya Mehta | November 15, 2017

The National Institute of Drug Abuse reports that every day, at least 90 American citizens lose their lives to an opioid overdose. Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention attribute...

Republicans should not resign in protest of President Trump

Ahilya Mehta | November 8, 2017

Donald Trump’s presidency has given rise to a wave of frustration and dissatisfaction within the Senate and the House. Nearly a year into the current term, the number of Republican representatives...

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Uber must reconcile company flaws in order to regain license amidst Brexit tensions

Ahilya Mehta | October 21, 2017

My culture is a large part of my identity, but so are other varying components such as my socio-economic background. Therefore, if you asked me to choose between preserving my culture or advancing my economy,...

Citizens do not have political savvy needed for referendums

Ahilya Mehta | October 4, 2017

Politics is becoming a fad in America.  President Trump’s Twitter feed, which has become a platform for his administration’s policy recommendations, is hard to ignore. However, while we focus...

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U.S economic growth is aided by immigrant jobs

Ahilya Mehta | September 29, 2017

When President Trump was still the Republican presidential nominee, much of his campaign rhetoric centered around bringing jobs that immigrants hold “back to America.” Now, as president, he continues...

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Progressive elections do not ensure progress

Ahilya Mehta | March 9, 2017

Initially, I wasn’t sure why the election of a new Democratic National Committee (DNC) leader really mattered. It’s not even like the Democratic Party really has much presence in the House or the Senate...

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Flynn’s resignation is merely a preview of coming White House pandemonium

Ahilya Mehta | February 24, 2017

Leaking transcripts, miscommunications and rejecting nominations may be interpreted as a cry for help within the bureaucracy. At this point, why wouldn’t the bureaucracy be crying for help? The only...

Muslim ban turns a blind eye towards human suffering

Ahilya Mehta | February 8, 2017

There is no right way to start an article about a ban on a religion, on refugees and on people who are in desperate need for help. Moreover, there is little I can say that will exaggerate the terrifying...

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Transpacific Partnership symbolizes missed avenue for global trade

Ahilya Mehta | February 2, 2017

The 2016 presidential election was one to remember. Both candidates, with their controversial histories, held very strong policy approaches; not only were these policies strong, but they were also rarely...

Committee on gender collects input from Wellesley College community

Ahilya Mehta | February 4, 2015

The President’s Advisory Committee on Gender and Wellesley (PACGW) has taken on the responsibility of determining how Wellesley will define what it means to be a women’s college in the 21st century....

Half the Class of 2014 received job offers by graduation

Ahilya Mehta | September 26, 2014

Seventeen percent will attend professional or graduate school The Center for Work and Service (CWS) conducts a survey on the graduating class’s post-graduate employment and education plans several weeks...

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