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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

Diya Khanna, Features Managing Editor

Diya Khanna ’25 is a Computer Science major with a minor in Psychology from Delhi, India. She enjoys listening to music, exploring new food spots in the city, and playing badminton.

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Pakistani Student Association's table at A Night in Asia. Photo courtesy of @wellesley_psa on Instagram.

Asian Student Union (ASU) hosts “A Night in Asia”

Diya Khanna, Managing Features Editor | November 15, 2024

If one were to think of an organization that has made a persistent effort to increase awareness of Asian cultures on campus, the Asian Student Union or ASU is bound to come to mind. In the past few years,...

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International students react to 2024 election outcome

Diya Khanna and Iris Zhan | November 14, 2024

With Wellesley College consisting of a diverse student body, it's no surprise the recent historic election and its results have produced a variety of reactions influenced by every student's unique background....

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SEASA Kicks Off API Month Celebrations; Talk by Artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya

Diya Khanna | March 27, 2024

On Thursday, March 7, Wellesley’s Southeast Asian Student Association (SEASA), in collaboration with the Advisor to Students of Asian Descent, Karen Shih, hosted a talk by multidisciplinary artist and...

Speakers present at BSA's Coffeehouse. Photo Courtesy of Diya Khanna.

BSA hosts International Mother Language Day Coffeehouse

Diya Khanna | February 21, 2024

On Feb. 19, the Bangladeshi Students Association at Wellesley organized their annual International Mother Languages Day Coffeehouse event. The coffeehouse is one of BSA’s largest events of the year and...

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Harambee House Kicks Off Black History Month Celebrations

Diya Khanna | February 7, 2024

Since its opening in the year 1970, Harambee House has provided students of African descent at Wellesley a space to collaborate, celebrate culture and cultivate a community. This year, to kick start Black...

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FaculTEA events return to Wellesley dorms

Diya Khanna | February 22, 2023

FaculTEAs have long been an integral part of the Wellesley College experience. Established as informal conversations that Wellesley students and professors have outside the classroom setting, FaculTEAs...

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CS Department shifts CS 111 course structure

Diya Khanna | December 7, 2022

This Fall 2022, Wellesley’s Computer Science (CS) Department implemented significant changes to one of its most popular introductory courses, “Computer Programming & Problem Solving” (CS 111)....

Wellesley Consulting Club Hosts Women in Consulting Panel

Diya Khanna | November 16, 2022

As this year’s recruiting season for consulting firms comes to a close, Wellesley Consulting Club organized a Women in Consulting panel on Nov. 7 to help students understand the consulting industry on...

Humans of Wellesley: Not at Wellesley

Diya Khanna | November 2, 2022

Cynthia Gomez ’24 (she/her/hers) Studying in Córdoba, Spain as part of PRESHCO (Programa de Estudios Hispánicos en Córdoba.)  “One of the classes I'm taking is archaeology. I really like it...

Students Reflect on Summer Research

Diya Khanna | October 6, 2022

Following two years of hybrid learning and virtual presentations, Wellesley College held a fully in-person Summer Research Program over the summer of 2022. The program provided students with the opportunity...

Professor Smitha Radhakrishnan Publishes “Making Women Pay: Microfinance in Urban India”

Diya Khanna | May 4, 2022

Smitha Radhakrishnan, the LuElla LaMer professor of women's studies and professor of sociology, is a feminist qualitative sociologist with a speciality in development, finance and globalization.  Drawing...

Educator Esther Jeon Talks Undocumented Korean Lives in the US

Diya Khanna | March 15, 2022

In December 2021, Tayae Rogers ’25 began working towards organising a talk on the undocumented lives of Korean immigrants as the social justice chair of the Korean Student Association on campus. Rogers...

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