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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

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“Your path is your path”: Mary Lou Akai Ferguson ’16 talks education, campaigning

“Your path is your path”: Mary Lou Akai Ferguson ’16 talks education, campaigning

Grace Ramsdell | April 3, 2019

Born in Japan and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Mary Lou Akai Ferguson ’16 developed a passion for education even before coming to Wellesley. When she was younger, her parents helped start a charter school...

Simon works on the Interactive News Technologies team at The New York Times Photo Courtesy of Sara Simon '13 Contributing Photographer

From English to tech, Sara Simon ’13 shows what an open mind can do

Grace Ramsdell | February 28, 2019

“It’s funny that I work in journalism now because I wrote my thesis vaguely about journalism without having any knowledge that I would one day end up in it,” commented Sara Simon ’13. An English...

The shelter was founded in 1983 and serves Cambridge's homeless population Photo Courtesy of The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter

Students look off campus for ways to contribute, volunteer at Harvard Square Homeless Shelter

Grace Ramsdell | February 15, 2019

Homelessness may not be a problem that can be solved overnight, but some Wellesley students try to make a positive impact by working overnight shifts at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter. Located on...

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