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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

Galeta Sandercock, Senior News Editor

Galeta Sandercock ’26 is a Philosophy and English double major. She is also the Company Production Manager for Upstage and a Philosophy Department Home Base mentor. She love reading (especially anything by Amor Towles) and pottery.

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Doubting Thomas: Edward Berger’s “Conclave”

Galeta Sandercock | November 14, 2024
In “Conclave” (2024), the Pope is dead, but mysteries abound. A cardinal’s last meeting with the Pope ends with a resignation request. An unknown cardinal shows up for the conclave. Cardinal Lawrence is left to sort through it all. Spoilers ahead.
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Here’s how Wellesley students geared up before 2024 presidential election

Galeta Sandercock | September 17, 2024

Last Tuesday night, students rushed to dorm rooms and academic buildings to watch the high-stakes debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Students organized...

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Over 160 faculty and students demand harassment grievance procedures amid negotiation pushback

Galeta Sandercock | September 12, 2024
The Wellesley Organized Academic Workers (WOAW) union called for an expansion in nondiscrimination policies and complaint procedures against negotiation pushback, in a new open letter addressed to the College administration.
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Surprise win for write-in presidential candidate in 2024 CG election cycle

Galeta Sandercock | March 27, 2024

College Government elections for the 2024-2025 year took place on Tuesday, March 5, with contested elections for President, Vice President, and Secretary-Treasurer, write-in candidate Mia Cadena ’25...

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The responsibility we have to report ballot question analytics

Galeta Sandercock | March 27, 2024

The question of whether to make ballot question and ballot initiative analytics public has been a topic of conversation among Wellesley students for months, notably in spring semester 2023 when the ballot...

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Kelly Rich to join Wellesley English Department in Fall 2024

Galeta Sandercock | March 27, 2024

After a search for a new tenure-track hire, Wellesley’s English department will welcome Professor Kelly Rich in the upcoming 2024-25 school year. Professor Rich currently teaches at Harvard University...

News in Brief

News in Brief

Galeta Sandercock | March 6, 2024

Professor Nina Tumarkin to deliver Distinguished Faculty Lecture  President Johnson announced via email on Feb. 22 that Professor Nina Tumarkin, the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Professor of Slavic Studies...

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Call It What [I] Want: Taylor Swift’s inability to leave the narrative alone

Galeta Sandercock | February 21, 2024

On Feb. 4, Taylor Swift announced that she would be releasing her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department”, on April 19, during her acceptance speech after her Grammy win for best pop vocal album....

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CG passes resolution supporting MIT UAPA Unpaid Internships Proposal

Galeta Sandercock | February 21, 2024

Wellesley College Government passed CG Resolution No. 003 at Senate on Monday, Feb. 12, which will add CG as a signatory to the MIT Undergraduate Association Public Affairs (UAPA) Proposal on Unpaid Internships....

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Students question administration’s comments on demonstration policy

Galeta Sandercock | November 29, 2023

As students across the country react to events in Israel and Palestine, Wellesley students are no exception. Although other Boston-area colleges and universities, including MIT, Northeastern, and Brandeis,...

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Unveiling Renovations in Severance and Tower Court West

Galeta Sandercock | September 20, 2023

Students arriving on campus have noticed sweeping changes to some familiar spaces on campus, namely Tower Court West and Severance Halls. The dorm renovations, whose goals ranged from aesthetic upgrades...

Computer science department hires three new assistant professors

Computer science department hires three new assistant professors

Galeta Sandercock | March 8, 2023

After a hiring process that began in Aug. 2022, the Wellesley College computer science department has hired three new assistant professors: Vinitha Gadiraju and Alexa VanHattum, who will join the department...

Wellesley student orgs lead collection drive and fundraiser for relief

Wellesley student orgs lead collection drive and fundraiser for relief

Galeta Sandercock | February 22, 2023

On Feb. 6, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck parts of Türkiye and Syria. As of Feb. 16, 42,000 people were killed, and a million displaced. NPR has reported that in Kahramanmaras, improvised relief efforts...

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Foreign language departments rebound from COVID-19 enrollment drop

Galeta Sandercock | February 8, 2023

COVID-19 affected nearly every aspect of Wellesley College, and many of its effects are still lingering. One of these areas was various foreign language departments. The College’s foreign language requirement...

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