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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

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Tower Hall in the winter, seen from its southern side in the Tower neighborhood courtyard.

Wintersession Students Reflect on Accessibility Issues

Lila Joffe | February 23, 2022

December 2021 was a chaotic time on Wellesley College’s campus, but perhaps worse than the chaos was the eerie silence of a sparse Wintersession. As omicron cases surged nationwide in late December,...

Mbaïra Maorongarti, a former Davis Scholar, hopes to support students as a COVID testing staffer on campus. Photo courtesy of Mbaïra Maorongarti.

“This is my home”: Mbaïra Maorongarti ’06 returns as COVID tester

Lila Joffe | October 16, 2021

Wellesley College has hired new staff members to maintain a safe college environment throughout the pandemic. Among these are the College’s COVID-19 test facilitators who assist with COVID-19 test collection....

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