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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

Jenna Stephenson, Podcast Chair

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Looking back: Creation of the protest policy

Jenna Stephenson, Podcast Chair | April 3, 2025

Wellesley College’s first protest policy was presented to a small group of student leaders who were on campus to prepare for the upcoming semester on Aug. 27, 2018. This group included Ninan Pollack...

UAW President Shawn Fain speaks at WOAW picket line

UAW President Shawn Fain speaks at WOAW picket line

Jenna Stephenson | April 1, 2025

Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, joined Wellesley non-tenure track (NTT) faculty on the Wellesley Organized Academic Workers (WOAW) picket line on April 1. “No matter...

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The downfall of the campus bar: A timeline of Punch’s Alley’s closure

Jenna Stephenson | February 19, 2025

Wellesley College used to have an on-campus bar.  On the first floor of Lulu, across from Tishman Commons and around the corner from Cafe Hoop, is Punch’s Alley, a red room, also known as Pub,...

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