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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

All content by Gillian McGuire
Students in Environmental Science 300 class address recycling at Wellesley Photo Courtesy of Fabi Vivacqua '18

Wellesley students in environmental studies class take on global recycling crisis

Gillian McGuire | May 13, 2018

Over the past semester, your waste disposal habits have been of acute importance to students in Wellesley’s environmental studies capstone class (ES300). The course, titled Environmental Decision-Making,...

Many language tables meet in dining halls or nearby community spaces Photo Courtesy of Karolina Oleszczuk '21 Assistant Photo Editor

Language tables foster new skills and community at Wellesley

Gillian McGuire | April 18, 2018

Learning to read and write in a new language is always a challenge, but learning to converse in that language can be especially intimidating. Moreover, it can be difficult for foreign language students...

The Jewett Arts Center is named after the family of an alumna and trustee Photo Courtesy of Vera Ye ’21 Staff Photographer

What’s in a Name? A look at the namesakes of Wellesley’s iconic architecture

Gillian McGuire | February 15, 2018

“THE DONOR OF TOWER COURT MADE KNOWN,” proclaimed the front-page story of the June 21, 1917 issue of The Wellesley News. The piece goes on to describe a ceremony, following the 1917 Commencement exercises,...

Campus organization, She’s the First, mobilizes support for girls’ education and empowerment

Gillian McGuire | February 10, 2017

For Wellesley College students, women’s empowerment is something of an unspoken promise. As one of the nation’s top undergraduate institutions for women, the college lifts each student up and broadens...

Students no longer have to travel to libraries to print documents. | Photo by Adrianna Tan '19, Contributing Photographer.

Ballot initiative aims to make printing more convenient and accessible to students

Gillian McGuire | November 17, 2016

Printers are a necessity at Wellesley College, often allowing students to turn in their homework. Whether it be in the initial printing of a scholarly article to be studied, highlighted and annotated,...

Don Leach removes naan bread from the oven while a student participant looks on. | Photo by Alice Pan '20, Staff Photographer.

Cooking classes serve as an outlet for culinary creativity

Gillian McGuire | November 3, 2016

Dozens of students gathered in Lake House Kitchen to bake pumpkin bread on Oct. 14. On Friday, Oct. 28, more students assembled to create and enjoy buttered naan. This week, students will get together...

Students can commute on the bus from apartments in
Cambridge and Boston to Wellesley’s campus. | Photo by K Chin '17, Staff Photographer.

Off-campus housing diversifies students’ residential and social experiences

Gillian McGuire | October 27, 2016

Wellesley College is often called a bubble by its students — and rightly so. According to College Board, 98 percent of students live on campus in some form of College-sponsored housing. Few students...

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