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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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A hundred dollar bill decorates the Controller’s office. Photo by Audrey Stevens '17, Contributing Photographer.

Wellesley College’s new fundraising campaign increases endowment

Hannah Jung | December 4, 2015

With the launch the Wellesley Effect campaign in October, Wellesley College has been on the receiving end of several large donations, many of which will become a part of the College’s growing endowment....

Resident Assistants Cathleen McGovern  ’16, Kethu Manokaran ’18, Jen Lyon ’18, Alexis Corcoran ’18, Padya Paramita ’18 and Holly Railborn ’18 pose for a picture. | Photo by Megan Stormberg '18, Photography Editor

Student Leadership Stipend approved for 2016-17 school year

Hannah Jung | November 13, 2015

On Oct. 30, students across campus received an email from Interim Dean of Students Adele Wolfson announcing that Residential Assistants (RAs) and House Presidents (HPs) would be receiving stipends in compensation...

Photo by Alice Liang '16, Managing Editor

Federal government changes FAFSA

Hannah Jung | October 7, 2015

SFS predicts marginal effects on Wellesley Changes are in store for the Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in the upcoming school year.   The Obama administration plans on implementing modifications...

College evaluates shadow grading policy after first semester

College evaluates shadow grading policy after first semester

Hannah Jung | February 11, 2015

In an effort to ease the transition to college for first-year students, Wellesley College has adopted a four-year pilot program implenting a shadow grading policy.  The policy, established last semester, ...

CS Club hosts weekend hackathon

CS Club hosts weekend hackathon

Hannah Jung | October 30, 2014

Students clustered around computers last Friday afternoon, typing away at their code in the Science Center. However, these students weren’t gathered for the mandatory lab component of a computer science...

Wellesley students take on Washington D.C.

Hannah Jung | October 1, 2014

Among college students eager to start internships at the beginning of the summer was a group of 16 Wellesley students participating in Wellesley’s annual Washington Internship Program. The Wellesley...

Apple unveils new iPhone 6 and Apple Watch

Apple unveils new iPhone 6 and Apple Watch

Hannah Jung | September 18, 2014

At the much-anticipated Apple event held last Tuesday in Cupertino, California, Apple CEO Tim Cook launched a line of several new products, including the newest smartphone model from Apple, the iPhone...

Professors’ research on effects of grade deflation reflected in media

Professors’ research on effects of grade deflation reflected in media

Hannah Jung | September 12, 2014

Three economics professors from Wellesley College, Kristin Butcher, Patrick McEwan and Akila Weerapana have published a paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives titled “The Effects of an Anti-Grade-Inflation...

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