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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

Avery Finley, Staff Writer

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The Wellesley “Bubble” and Political Complacency: Avoiding Voter Apathy

Avery Finley, Staff Writer | November 22, 2024
As much as we joke about living in a Wellesley “bubble,” such an isolated existence truly does exist when it comes to politics.
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Disenfranchisement: A silent failure of our democracy

Avery Finley | November 12, 2024

The night of Oct. 5, several friends and I piled into my dorm room to watch the results of the 2024 election — to watch an indicted felon become president-elect of the United States. Despite being charged...

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Turning the page: Reviving recreational reading at Wellesley

Avery Finley and Hannah Bates | November 7, 2024

The summer before third grade my parents were, to put it mildly, frustrated by my lack of interest in reading. I did love books; my mom would read to my sister and I almost every single night. However,...

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You’re doing enough: Navigating Wellesley Career Education

Avery Finley, Staff Writer | November 7, 2024

As an incoming first-year, I emailed Wellesley Career Education (CareerEd) before even setting foot on campus. When you’re bombarded with new information just weeks before moving across the country to...

Taste and Tact: Ethical Food Reviewing in the Wellesley Community

Taste and Tact: Ethical Food Reviewing in the Wellesley Community

Avery Finley | October 24, 2024

The Association of Food Journalists, a professional organization created to promote high standards for reporters writing about food, states that “Critics must always be conscious that they are dealing...

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Empathy over expectations: The essential Femininomenon

Avery Finley | October 17, 2024

Chappell Roan’s “Casual” blared from the Alumnae Green speakers as my newfound friends and I danced to the raunchy lyrics, idyllic in the combined anxiety and joy of being freshly moved into college....

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