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The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

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Outside the Bubble: 5/8/19

Outside the Bubble: 5/8/19

Antonia Rocchio | May 9, 2019

It’s not just your imagination, it has been colder and rainier Spring has seemingly not sprung in Wellesley, Massachusetts, but to continue with colloquialisms, April showers have certainly brought...

Outside the Bubble: 4/25/19

Outside the Bubble: 4/25/19

Antonia Rocchio | April 25, 2019

Bald eagles spotted along the Charles River Bird watchers and general enjoyers of the Esplanade Park along the Charles River have had something extra interesting to look out for over the past few weeks....

Outside the Bubble 4/17/19

Outside the Bubble 4/17/19

Antonia Rocchio | April 17, 2019

Stop & Shop union workers on strike Around 30,000 Stop & Shop workers are on strike and encouraging people to boycott the 240 stores in the area. Stop & Shop is the largest grocery chain in...

Outside the Bubble: 4/10/19

Outside the Bubble: 4/10/19

Antonia Rocchio | April 10, 2019

Department of Children and Families cannot find beds for some of the children in their system The opioid crisis has thoroughly overwhelmed Massachusetts’ overburdened and outdated foster care system,...

Outside The Bubble

Outside the Bubble: 3/13/19

Antonia Rocchio | March 13, 2019

Children’s author in Wellesley wins award for science book Elizabeth Suneby is the author of “Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea: How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet.” The book has won...

Outside The Bubble

Outside the Bubble 3/06/2019

Antonia Rocchio | March 6, 2019

CW: Gender Violence, Rape Fear grows as two women are abducted from Boston bars over the past two months The death of a young woman after her abduction from a Boston bar drew reactions from a myriad...

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Outside the Bubble: 2/27/19

Antonia Rocchio | February 28, 2019

Tufts project seeks to highlight important Massachusetts sites in Black History Tufts professors Kerri Greenidge and Kendra Field want to fill in the gaps of Massachusetts’ African American history....

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Outside the Bubble 11/28/2018

Antonia Rocchio | November 28, 2018

Millionaires in Massachusetts continue to grow in number https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/11/09/where-million-dollar-earners-live-massachusetts/xQPkAtADJH4y0Wul6cyPCP/story.html?s_campaign=bostonglobekeyweefbdesktop&kwp_0=1038128&kwp_4=3430980&kwp_1=1439662&fbclid=IwAR17vMD0Q4VmSDGnH3z-p9Q3q2a8eiZPUMrDqqmiVSWbKXYsu0IawOIwQ2M The...

Outside The Bubble

Outside the Bubble

Antonia Rocchio | October 17, 2018

State colleges lacking in female leadership https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/09/26/female-leadership-lags-public-colleges/B4PQbSTSTsmnTjKpTePNDP/story.html The Center for Women in Politics and...

Outside The Bubble

Outside the Bubble

Antonia Rocchio | September 28, 2018

Hello! Welcome back to Wellesley and welcome back to Outside the Bubble. My name is Antonia and I love Massachusetts. The purpose of this column is to make us all informed citizens of the area we live...

Outside The Bubble

Outside the Bubble

Antonia Rocchio | May 2, 2018

“Me Too” movement reaches Boston with Wynn Resorts name change The luxury hotel chain Wynn Resorts is simultaneously building Massachusetts’ first luxury casino resort in Everett and attempting to...

Outside The Bubble

Outside the Bubble

Antonia Rocchio | April 25, 2018

Fish begin journey to ocean in Wellesley Fuller Brook Park in Wellesley saw another type of running on Marathon Monday. The public park, which is near Olin College, had a fish ladder installed in its...

Outside The Bubble

Outside the Bubble

Antonia Rocchio | April 18, 2018

Marathon Bombing Memorials not ready for this year’s race Amid all the cheering spectators and triumphant athletes present at the finish line of this year’s Boston Marathon, there were a few things...

Outside The Bubble

Outside the Bubble

Antonia Rocchio | April 11, 2018

Absenteeism on the rise among MBTA drivers More bus drivers are not showing up to shifts, leading to an increase in canceled rides. After the disastrous winter of 2015, Governor of Massachusetts Charlie...

Outside The Bubble

Outside the Bubble

Antonia Rocchio | March 15, 2018

Women’s Economic Empowerment Series comes to Framingham The Women’s Economic Empowerment Series will be held at Framingham State on March 24. It is a one-day program meant to educate women and address...

Outside The Bubble

Outside the Bubble

Antonia Rocchio | March 7, 2018

Old North Church to charge admission fee Admission to the Old North Church will no longer be free because, as the vicar Stephen Ayres said, the church has begun to start cutting corners in order to accommodate...

Outside The Bubble

Outside the Bubble

Antonia Rocchio | February 28, 2018

Massachusetts for-profit healthcare company moves out Steward Health Care executives are leaving Massachusetts sometime this year after considering the move since November. Through the leave and afterwards,...

Outside The Bubble

Outside the Bubble

Antonia Rocchio | February 21, 2018

Wellesley library Fells branch to be renovated The small one-room schoolhouse on Weston Road in the town of Wellesley is slated for  renovation. The schoolhouse currently serves as the Fells Branch of...

Outside The Bubble

Outside the Bubble

Antonia Rocchio | February 15, 2018

Amazon Headquarters Boston has made it onto a 20-city list of finalists for the second Amazon headquarters in North America. The company currently operates out of Seattle but is going to open a new location,...

U.S. must abandon death penalty to promote human rights abroad

Antonia Rocchio | October 19, 2017

Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution condemning the death penalty for, among other reasons, “the imposition of the death penalty as a sanction for specific forms...

Elisabeth Moss took home an Emmy for the role of Offred
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Should Elisabeth Moss’ Emmy win be seen as a victory for Scientology?

Antonia Rocchio | September 28, 2017

From the beginning, Elisabeth Moss has been drawn to acting roles portraying strong women. Her breakout role was as the President’s independent daughter on “The West Wing” and later played the glass...

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