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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

Hira Khan, Features Managing Editor

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Professor Rivera-Rideau with Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio in 2019.

Benito Bowl: Wellesley reacts

Hira Khan and Chelsea Tarringer | February 19, 2026

On Feb. 8, Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny made history as the first singer to perform almost entirely in Spanish at the Super Bowl halftime show. This highly anticipated performance unfolded in watch parties...

Two students sledding down Sev Hill using dining hall trays. Circa 1925.

Students welcome historic snowstorm

Hira Khan, Features Managing Editor | February 6, 2026

By the morning of Saturday, Jan. 24, a snow day on the following Monday seemed inevitable. All week, students were carefully deliberating the possibility in classrooms, dining halls and online forums....

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Org Spotlight: Dil Se Dance

Hira Khan, Features Managing Editor | December 11, 2025

Dil Se Dance is one of the newest student organizations on campus, committed to promoting and celebrating South Asian cultures on campus. Established this past September, Dil Se Dance is a South Asian...

CG President Zainab Khan gives speech at Convocation. Image Credit: Iris Zhan

CG President delivers electric speech at Convocation

Hira Khan, Managing Features Editor | September 20, 2025

The start of the 2025-26 academic year was marked by Wellesley’s annual convocation ceremony on Sept. 2. At 4:40 p.m., students, faculty and staff were seated in the Hay Outdoor Theater. Per Wellesley...

Young Palestinians amidst a residential area reduced to rubble. Image credit: Mohammed Ibrahim via Unsplash.

Wellesley CC4J hosts ‘Health in Gaza’ talk

Hira Khan, Managing Features Editor | March 5, 2025

On Feb. 20, the Wellesley College Committee for Justice hosted a discussion on health in Gaza with Doctors Thaer Ahmad and Mark Perlmutter. The event took place in Collins Cinema from 7-8 p.m., with the...

Lake Tiberias, also known as the Sea of Galilee. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

“Bye Bye Tiberias” screens at Collins Cinema

Hira Khan, Managing Features Editor | February 25, 2025

Nestled between the Galilee, the Golan Heights and the Jordan Rift Valley, Lake Tiberias is known for its scenic beauty and religious significance. It is also the site of Lina Soualem’s 2023 documentary,...

Wellesley students chat in the basement of Severance hall

Why we need to revive third places

Hira Khan | November 16, 2022

As people across the globe find themselves creeping out of long quarantines, many have come to the realization that socialization simply isn’t as easy as it once was. As many of us now struggle to find...

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