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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

Lyanne Wang, Senior News Editor

Lyanne Wang ’27 is an English and Peace & Justice Studies from Lafayette, CA. She is a prose poetry editor for the literary magazine Pithead Chapel and a 2024 summer intern at The Writer’s Workout.

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Inside the Bursar’s Office: Behind the scenes of funding decrease

Inside the Bursar’s Office: Behind the scenes of funding decrease

Lyanne Wang and Skye Bulman | October 2, 2024

Between this year and last year, there was a 28% decrease in funding distributed out of the Student Activity Fund. The Student Bursar’s Office allocated a total of $674,877.38 amongst fully-funded...

Image Credit: Wellesley College

Students question President Johnson’s pledge to increase open conversations

Lyanne Wang | September 18, 2024

In her opening remark at the College’s convocation on Sept. 3, President Paula Johnson declared her commitment to increase understanding in conversations about conflicts in the Middle East, evoking a...

President Paula Johnson speaks at 2024 convocation.

President Johnson pledges to increase campus understanding, calls students to vote

Lyanne Wang | September 4, 2024
In her opening remark at the College’s convocation on Sept. 3, President Paula Johnson urged Wellesley students to vote in the 2024 election and declared her commitment to increase understanding in conversations about conflicts in the Middle East. 
Photo courtesy of Monica Ponce de Leon Studio

Clapp Library Renovation Completion Pushed to Summer 2025

Lyanne Wang | April 24, 2024

President Paula Johnson shared an email titled “Major gift in support of the Clapp Library renovation” to the Wellesley College community on March 6, 2024, informing that thanks to recent donations,...

News in Brief

News in Brief

Lyanne Wang | February 21, 2024

Black Excellence Gala  Patty Birch, assistant dean for intercultural education, and the Harambee House hosted the annual Black Excellence Gala on Friday, Feb. 16 in the Alumnae Ballroom. The Harambee...

Photo courtesy of Olivia Hewang.

Racial Slur Written on Tower Hall Whiteboard: The Who and Why Remains Unknown

Lyanne Wang | February 7, 2024

An unknown individual wrote the N-word with a non-erasable marker on a whiteboard in Great Hall on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, sometime between 10:00 p.m. of that night and 10:00 a.m. of the following morning. “There...

The Bursar's Office in the Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center. Photo courtesy of  Sandy Shan.

Still No Student Bursar: It’s Not Just a Money Problem

Lyanne Wang | November 29, 2023

After weeks of urgent calls asking for Student Bursar candidates, the situation seemed to conclude after one brief email from Jessica Grady, the Director of Student Involvement & Leadership: “Thank...

Stone-Davis Dining Hall.

Humans of Wellesley: Stone-Davis Dining Hall Workers Edition

Lyanne Wang | October 25, 2023

A mother looking to earn her display cook qualification. A feminist enthralled with volleyball. These are the people creating the rich burrito bar, the sweet churros, and the steaming tomato soup of the...

Photo Courtesy of Miaorui He

Lead Levels and Other Concerns in the Wake of Summer Construction on Founders Hall

Lyanne Wang | October 25, 2023

Following the conclusion of the summer construction project on Founders Hall, staff members returned to the building Labor Day weekend to discover classrooms and offices cluttered with debris. “There...

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