“Wolf Play” by Hansol Jung, directed by Alicia Lee ’24 for Upstage, is described on the ticket listing as being about a Korean boy whose adoptive American father carts him off to a new couple.
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On April 21, EnAct and the Wellesley chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) organized a crochet-in, “Crochet4Climate,” to support on-campus climate initiatives. Started off by...
On April 21, Rio Romeo released their new single “Over & Over.” This single, like a majority of Romeo’s songs, is short. However, being under two minutes hasn’t stopped it from being on a mental...
I’ll admit that, aside from another student/actually a professional journalist I’m mutuals with on Twitter saying Mae Martin’s “SAP” is “funny, affirming, and poignant without once punching...
Lola Vialet, a 2021 Berklee College of Music graduate, may not be new to the music scene, but her debut single “All or Nothing” makes it clear that she’s she is a voice to look out for. I first found...
Rainbow Kitten Surprise (RKS) debuted their full-length album “HOW TO: FRIEND, LOVE, FREEFALL” in 2018, featuring the song “It’s Called: Freefall,” which gained traction on TikTok and brought...
I’m going to be real for a moment here: I am one to do things solely to commit to the bit. And that includes keeping certain songs and albums in my liked songs on Spotify. Why, you might ask? Well, when...
On March 6, Tumblr account @wellesleytransarchive made their debut with a welcome post introducing the account. Described as a “student-run project with the goal of creating institutional memory of trans...
Living with four other people means that, more often than not, any endeavor I undertake is somewhat communal, or even collaborative. This happened with Kali Uchis’s newest album “Red Moon in Venus”...
I am rarely one to listen to albums soon after they come, nor do I generally listen to them in their entirety or in order, so I decided to go out of my comfort zone for Kali Uchis’s new album, “Red...
If there’s one thing that’s become more and more of my personality, it’s transness. I fear (not really) that I have become one of those people whose identities are their personalities. With that...
To start: BORG is, quite frankly, a ridiculous acronym for “Black Out Rage Gallon.” As the name suggests, a BORG is a gallon of what passes for a mixed drink, using water as a base and adding in alcohol...
CW: discussion of transphobic and anti-intersex legislation and rhetoric, mentions of suicide
2023 has seen onslaughts of legislation that work to tighten around the trans and queer community and our...
There are a few movies I find myself watching again and again, and pretty much every Studio Ghibli movie is one of them. Of the studio’s works, “Ponyo” is by far my most re-watched. I am unabashedly...
This spring, the University of Virginia (UVA) announced Liz Ogbu ’98 as one of two inaugural fellows for their school of architecture. Ogbu graduated with a bachelors in architecture, which she notes...
On Feb. 20, the Bangladeshi Student Association (BSA) hosted their annual International Mother Language Coffeehouse in honor of International Mother Language Day, which has been observed every Feb. 21...
While Boston declared a cold emergency and three public school districts canceled classes ahead of an Arctic outbreak on Feb. 3, many Wellesley students could still be found bundled up for their treks...
Emma Sullivan ’24 (they/them)
CAREER EDUCATION
“Wellesley is my home, but I also worked on Wellesley Career Education’s first-year retreat, Embark!, and I designed programming for them, which...
Professor Elizabeth Scala ’88, Ellen Clayton Garwood Centennial Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin, has taught the same introductory level course for years, E 314L • Texts And...
The Women’s Network (TWN), a national networking organization with nearly 150 chapters, has recently had a chapter constituted at the College. Cristiana DeAgazio ’24 acts as founding president for...
In preparation for the new school year, Dean Sheilah Shaw Horton announced that the College’s COVID-19 protocols would be relaxed for the Fall 2022 semester. The changes included making masking and testing...
Wellesley for Caribbean Development (WiCkeD) is a student organization that focuses on creating a safe space for Caribbean students and those interested in Caribbean culture. While it is an open organization...
After graduating from Harvard University, Professor Blanco Mann was unsure about his future prospects. It is well known in academia that legacy students are rarely accepted for graduate studies and even...
To celebrate Asian life and culture and educate students on Asian issues and experiences, the College has a set of events from March 1 to April 6 for this year’s Asian Awareness Month. Sponsored by the...
The Taiwanese Cultural Organization (TCO) had a night market-themed event on March 12 after two years where they were unable to host events. To encourage visitors to learn more about Taiwan, students entering...
Natali Valdez, assistant professor of women’s and gender studies, is a medical cultural anthropologist with a specialty in science and technology. Studying science as a culture is no small feat, and...
Up until the end of the 2018-19 school year, Wellesley’s class schedule included a daily lunch hour, allowing students a set time to eat between courses with their peers. However, when the College updated...
Isabel Pless ’22 started posting clips of her songs on TikTok during the pandemic out of boredom. As a student who was fully remote during the 2020-21 academic year, she attended classes from home and...
The Slater International Center worked with many international students this summer to secure immigration documents and visas. However, when a few students needed additional support, Congressman Jake Auchincloss’...
The Schneider Board of Governors (SBOG), the student organization in charge of planning campus-wide events, has held the same Remix event for years: a “party” with music, pizza and the opportunity...
On May 5, Davis Scholars received an email from Dean Joy St. John, the Dean of Admissions, informing them that the Davis Scholars part-time program would be ending in Spring 2022. The email detailed the...
While there had always been discussion of the controversy of Jeep naming their SUV line “Cherokee,” Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. of the Cherokee Nation’s formal request for the company to change the name...
Prior to COVID-19, on-campus living afforded Wellesley students many freedoms sometimes not offered in their home environments: namely, having the privacy and autonomy to sleep with whoever they wanted,...
When I heard that Kristen Stewart was starring in a Christmas romance, I rolled my eyes at the thought of another Hallmark-esque movie, until I found out that “Happiest Seasons” stars a lesbian couple....
