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The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

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The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

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All content by Kalyani Saxena

Under the eyes of the state: Post-9/11 surveillance of Muslim Americans

Kalyani Saxena | March 11, 2020

Saher Selod, an associate professor of Sociology at Simmons University, is the author of “Forever Suspect: Racialized Surveillence of Muslim Amerincans in the War on Terror.” On September 11, 2001,...

Biometric citizenship

Kalyani Saxena | March 4, 2020

In 2019, the Kenyan government launched a national biometric identification program. Under this program, citizens are required to register for a unique ID number if they wish to receive benefits. Everything...

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Between the binaries: Asian American voting patterns and why they matter

Kalyani Saxena | November 7, 2019

America is a country that operates primarily through binaries. Citizen or non-citizen. Legal or illegal. Guilty or innocent. Therefore, it is not surprising that American politics is primarily viewed through...

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2020 and the World Outside

Kalyani Saxena | September 18, 2019

For all the coverage following the 2020 Democratic candidates’ every move, there seems to be a blind spot regarding foreign policy. Despite the frequent refrain that “the U.S president is the ‘leader...

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The darker side of DNA testing

Kalyani Saxena | May 9, 2019

In the Chinese province of Xinjiang, science fiction has taken a sharp turn into horrifying reality. The government has detained up to a million people in “re-education” camps that they insist are...

Mulling over Mueller

Kalyani Saxena | April 25, 2019

It’s here. It’s finally here. And no I’m not just talking about the new season of “Game of Thrones.” On April 18, 2019, the Department of Justice released Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final...

Aunt Becky and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

Aunt Becky and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

Kalyani Saxena | April 3, 2019

March 12, 2019 was a hard day for fans of Full House and the American meritocracy. Lori Loughlin, Aunt Becky of the aforementioned beloved sitcom, and her husband Mossimo Giannulli were charged by federal...

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