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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 Irene Kim

News in Brief – 2/21/23

Irene Kim | February 22, 2023

President Paula Johnson named Board of Directors for Johnson & Johnson On Feb.14, Johnson & Johnson announced that President Paula Johnson has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Joaquin...

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South Korea mourns Itaewon crowd crush tragedy

Irene Kim | November 16, 2022

On Oct. 29, over 150 people lost their lives and more than 140 were injured after a Halloween celebration crowd surge in Itaewon, a popular multicultural neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea. As the country...

SOFC establishes changes to funding process

Irene Kim | November 2, 2022

The Student Organization Funding Committee (SOFC) has implemented changes to their funding process policies beginning in fall 2022. The organization changed the Guaranteed Percentage (GP) organization...

News in Brief – 9/28

Irene Kim | September 28, 2022

College introduces new director of nondiscrimination initiatives and Title IX/504 coordinator On Sept. 22, 2022, President Paula Johnson announced that Justin Bell is slated to join the College as the...

Senate Report – 4/11/22

Irene Kim | April 20, 2022

Dean’s Corner  Dean of Students Sheilah Horton announced that she is working on the laundry situation with the COIL and other people in the College to accelerate the repairing process. Additionally,...

A view of the newly renovated Science Center. Photo courtesy of Jilly O'Kelley

New Science Center Officially Opens

Irene Kim | March 2, 2022

On Jan. 31, the new Science Center Complex marked its opening to students, staff and faculty. After a remote Wintersession and a week of online classes due to an increase of positive COVID-19 cases at...

News in Brief — 2/9/22

News in Brief — 2/9/22

Irene Kim | February 8, 2022

COVID-19 policies extended until Feb. 16  Despite a reduction in cases and positivity rates compared to the start of the spring semester, the College extended COVID-19 protocols in effect until Feb....

A view of Quint dorms on a snowy day. Photo courtesy of Isabella Garcia

College reopens campus grounds to visitors

Irene Kim | December 8, 2021

On Nov. 15, 2021, Vice President Piper Orton announced that campus will reopen College grounds and pathways to visitors and townees starting Nov. 16. As stated by the Keeping Wellesley Healthy page, campus...

Students on Mental Health after Remote Year

Irene Kim | November 17, 2021

After a full year of hybrid and remote learning due to COVID-19, Wellesley welcomed students back on campus again this semester. New to campus this year were not just first-years and transfers, but also...

The University of Massachusetts Amherst skyline in 2005. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Racist email condemning Black students stirs outrage at UMass Amherst

Irene Kim | October 16, 2021

CONTENT WARNING: This article mentions acts of racism.  During the week of Sept. 25, a series of anonymous racist emails were sent out to Black student organizations at the University of Massachusetts,...

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