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Campus Corner

Anya Keomurjian | February 12, 2020

There’s always something happening on campus related to the arts, be it student led or faculty sponsored. Check out a couple of the cool shows that closed over the weekend!   boom: The Wellesley...

"Parasite" director Bong Joon-ho makes his two award statues kiss at the 2020 Oscars Photo Courtesy of Slate Magazine

“Parasite” makes Oscar history

Anya Keomurjian | February 12, 2020

I didn’t think I was going to regret boycotting the Oscars because the nominations were once again not diverse enough to truly represent all of the amazing cinematic work out there. Fortunately, the...

Eat at your own risk: foods to watch out for in the dining halls

Eat at your own risk: foods to watch out for in the dining halls

Anya Keomurjian | November 20, 2019

We all know the feeling. You’ve just finished up a particularly exhausting midterm. You stumble into the closest dining hall, barely register the description on the menu of the day, shovel as much food...

Beats and Eats: Live Music and Restaurants in Boston

Anya Keomurjian | October 2, 2019

There is always something new to see in Boston and Cambridge, and the food scene is no exception. Whether you’re looking for something to do on a weekend or a way to escape the stress of midterms Grainmaker With...

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“Avengers: Endgame” (Hulk) smashes box office records

Anya Keomurjian | May 9, 2019

Imagine a rowdy classroom suddenly turning silent in nervous anticipation. Most days, this class is full of boisterous side chat as the professor tries their best to corral the students into listening...

A photo from the recent campus production of "She Kills Monsters" Photo Courtesy of Wellesley College Theatre

Wellesley College Theatre’s “She Kills Monsters” rolls a critical success

Anya Keomurjian | April 17, 2019

"She Kills Monsters," written by Qui Nguyen and directed by Professor Marta Rainer is set in the 1990s and tells the tale of Agnes Evans, a seemingly "average" woman processing her grief over her sister...

Photo Courtesy of Marvel/Disney

“We’re in the Endgame”: Avengers hype seizes a nostalgic nation

Anya Keomurjian | April 11, 2019

There is currently an opening night ticket to "Avengers: Endgame" on sale on eBay for $25,000. Though this listing is the most egregiously expensive, other listings for highly marked up tickets fill the...

Higher, Further, Faster: “Captain Marvel” soars in the box office

Higher, Further, Faster: “Captain Marvel” soars in the box office

Anya Keomurjian | March 13, 2019

Despite garnering protests from many superhero fans for being “too political,” "Captain Marvel" surpassed every expectation, earning $456 million at box offices worldwide and a not too shabby 80 percent...

Sarah Young '20 at the Rochester Teen Book Festival in May 2018 Photo Courtesy of Sarah Young '20

Artist Spotlight: Published author Sarah Young ’20 gets real about writing

Anya Keomurjian | March 8, 2019

Sarah Young is one of many accomplished writers to study at Wellesley, a twice-published author of young adult fiction. Though she has been writing since she was in high school, she only recently started...

Christmas Films “Rein” Over Holiday Programming For Another Year

Anya Keomurjian | December 5, 2018

Every year, towards the end of November, millions of people gather together and celebrate a day many have been counting down to since the end of the last holiday season. I'm talking, of course, about the...

Stan Lee’s legacy lives on in his characters and all of us who love them

Anya Keomurjian | November 14, 2018

My friend sent me a Facebook message while I was walking to Galen Stone Tower on Monday in the mid-afternoon. I stood frozen in the archway leading up from Pendleton West to the academic quad when I read...

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