Over the course of the spring semester, Wellesley College senate has debated whether or not the Students Organizations and Appointments Committee (SOAC) should be dissolved. For quite some time, College...
After weeks of waiting and theorizing, fans of “The Bachelor” finally witnessed “the jump heard around the world” when season 23’s “virgin” Bachelor, Colton Underwood, jumped an eight-foot-tall...
To be completely honest, pop singer Ariana Grande was not on my radar until the fall of 2018. It seems like she has become an overnight success even though she has been entertaining for nearly a decade....
After a nearly two-year hiatus, HBO has at last confirmed that the final season of its hit show, “Game of Thrones,” will premiere in April 2019. While fans are undoubtedly excited to see who will sit...
At least three times a semester, my phone is bombarded with texts from my friends asking “Did you see the latest email?” Given how accessible gmail is to the entire student body, it is easy to discern...
The first time I really questioned my decision to come to Wellesley was on Halloween my first year. My roommate and I wanted to experience our first “college party,” so we decided to dress up as Joy...
This past week, the Supreme Court heard Sessions v. Dimaya, an immigration case which determined whether the government could deport immigrants convicted of “crimes of violence.” When the case was...
Since the shooting in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 14, gun control has been receiving significant media attention, even more so than usual. The activism spearheaded by the young survivors of the attack on...
On April 2, the Malaysian government passed a law titled “Anti-Fake News Bill 2018.” This bill would prohibit “fake news” in all of its forms, and those convicted of publishing it would face up...
At Senate on Oct. 23, Student Organizations and Appointments Committee (SOAC) members Emily Pearson ’20 and Jackie Ehrlich ’20 announced that the subcommittees of the Board of Trustees will be reduced...
As early as 2012, Wellesley students have been lobbying the college administration to revise its multicultural requirement. Now that the college is undergoing the accreditation process, the administration...
This past Thursday, the Class Dean’s Office hosted the first Sophomore Reorientation. In partnership with Career Education, the Class Dean’s Office created an event to reacquaint sophomores with the...
Track and Field athlete Alice Zhou ’17 has been competing since her freshman year of high school. However, it wasn’t until she attended Wellesley that she began to seriously compete. At Wellesley she...
On Monday, May 1, Wellesley’s immigration rights group, Raiz, hosted a strike with other organizations on campus in support of the nationwide “A Day Without Immigrants Strike.” The organizers urged...
This past Saturday, Wellesley’s hip hop dance group, Freestyle, put on its annual spring show, Jam On It (JOI). JOI is a hip hop showcase in which several dance groups from the Boston and larger New...
This year, Wellesley experienced a decrease in its initial admissions rate for the incoming Class of 2021. The historically-competitive admissions rate is 21 percent for the Class of 2021, which is 7 percent...
This coming Wednesday, the student body will vote on whether or not to compensate Wellesley College Government by using approximately 3% of the Students Activities Fund. Cabinet pay has been a popular...
On Monday, Feb. 27, the Political Science Majors Council hosted Miri Eisin, a former spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), to speak about women in intelligence and security professions, what...
Fresh Check Day
College Government President Zainab Younus ’17 reminded the Senate body that Fresh Check Day will be held on March 8 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Alumnae Ballroom. The event is centered...
This past Thursday, Raíz, The Wellesley Asian Alliance, Wellesley Students for Justice in Palestine, Wellesley’s African Students Association and Babson’s Origins of Necessary Equality held a rally...
This semester, Wellesley College debuted a new interface for the Wellesley Fresh website. This online platform is the medium via which students can access the daily menu for the five dining halls on campus.
The...
On Jan. 27, Mr. Trump signed an executive order banning the entry of refugees and visa holders from seven predominantly Muslim countries into the United States. The ban affected refugees, green card and...
At the end of the fall 2016 semester, President Johnson released a written statement to the student body explaining her decision not to declare Wellesley College a sanctuary campus, writing, “...there...
Since the resignation of College Government’s (CG) Secretary Treasurer last month, Senate has taken the initiative to openly discuss the issue of not paying Cabinet Members. Seeing as this was an issue...
The results of the 2016 election shook Wellesley College to its core. The morning after, the black clothing worn by students and faculty complemented the overcast sky, signifying a campus in mourning....
At senate on Oct. 24, College Government (CG) announced that it is beginning the application process for new members of Elections Committee in November instead of waiting until the spring semester. At...
President Johnson addresses Senate
President Johnson attended Senate to listen to concerns from students as well as learn about the structure of college government. She is interested in seeing how the...
This academic year, Wellesley College launched the Comparative Race and Ethnicity Minor, an interdisciplinary minor sponsored by the sociology department. This minor is catered towards students interested...
This year, The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life (ORSL) is starting a new initiative in collaboration with other organizations on campus to promote peace and meditation. Last Wednesday was the first...
This past week at Senate, Honor Code Council Representatives Emy Urban ’18 and Charlotte Harris ’16 presented a new policy for how organizations are charged with Honor Code Violations. The Honor...
Senate hosts dinner for student body
Next week on May 2 from 5 to 6:15 p.m. College Government and Senate will host a picnic dinner in the Academic Quad to celebrate the turnover to the 2016-2017 CG...
On April 4, the Wellesley College student body received an email from the College Government Elections Committee informing them that a candidate for Chief Justice, Myra Ahmad ’17, had been removed from...
On Feb. 25, students received an email from President Bottomly discussing the Board of Trustees meeting that took place that month. In the email, she explains that the cost of attendance for the coming...
CGP leads discussion on failure
In the President’s Report Adeline Lee ’16 discuss the upcoming series on failure sponsored by the College Government President’s Council. This series is called Fail...
This past week, Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York City, wrote a piece in The Bloomberg View stating that he would not be running for President as an independent because he feared that his...
President’s council plans lecture series on failure
In late April, the President’s Council will sponsor a series of panels and discussions to celebrate failure at Wellesley and beyond. The motive of...
Elections committee seeks new representatives
At the beginning of Senate, College Government President Adeline Lee ’16 announced that there will be two mandatory information sessions for students interested...
This election season, Wellesley College has received attention from various accredited news sources such as Time, Politico, The Washington Post and CNN. However, they often come to campus with a particular...
At Wellesley College, political discussion is easily accessible, and this election cycle has given rise to political groups representing the multitude of views present on Wellesley’s campus: Wellesley...
Biannually, my family and I sit together for two hours of quality family time watching ABC’s The Bachelor, a reality series where men and women (depending on the season) compete for a proposal from The...
