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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 Nikita Nagras
Rethink Sex-Positivity: Include minority narratives in campus discussion

Rethink Sex-Positivity: Include minority narratives in campus discussion

Nikita Nagras | April 13, 2016

In a world that still seeks to legislate women’s sexual and reproductive rights, Wellesley College offers a unique space for women to embrace and discuss their sexuality. Wellesley works towards an acceptance...

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American culture trivializes failure

Nikita Nagras | March 9, 2016

As millennials running the competitive race to the top, we swallow stories of failure and success thirstily, desperate to quench our ambitions and survive the daunting distance between our current inadequacies...

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“Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” struggles to channel tasteful absurdity

Nikita Nagras | February 17, 2016

This year’s Valentine rom-com mashes monsters with muslin: “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” is a two-hour saga set in zombie-torn Regency England. The cheerful English countryside swarms with the...

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Email etiquette 101: A necessary preparation for our careers and sanity

Nikita Nagras | February 3, 2016

Here’s a thought experiment to add to your weekly Wendy woes: what would happen if the college email system crashed? How many students would miss their club meetings? How many abandoned boxes of Lemon...

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Create and revive friendships for better mental health

Nikita Nagras | November 11, 2015

Friendships serve as relationships away from relationships: a romance or a marriage trouble us with cumbersome sexual expectations, while family binds us to obligations or kinfolk we may wish to escape....

Trigger warnings do not coddle undergraduate students

Trigger warnings do not coddle undergraduate students

Nikita Nagras | September 30, 2015

Have American colleges turned into nursery homes for adults now, indulging students’ every whim and sheltering them from the harsh, frost-bitten reality? Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt vehemently...

Arquette’s speech ignores hardships of marginalized groups

Arquette’s speech ignores hardships of marginalized groups

Nikita Nagras | March 5, 2015

In her acceptance speech at the Academy Awards, Patricia Arquette called attention to America’s gender inequality and demanded equal wages for men and women: “We have fought for everybody else’s...

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ glorifies rape and abusive relationships

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ glorifies rape and abusive relationships

Nikita Nagras | February 25, 2015

Since its debut, the erotic thriller “Fifty Shades of Grey” has grossed over $300 million worldwide, garnering huge audiences and lukewarm reviews. An adaptation of E.L. James’ bestselling series,...

Education, not forced immunization: tackling the measles outbreak

Education, not forced immunization: tackling the measles outbreak

Nikita Nagras | February 11, 2015

After 50 years as a measles-free nation, an outbreak of measles in December shocked the nation, sparking debate on the benefits and dangers of vaccines. Ultimately, the debate concerns the clash between...

WBEZ podcast ‘Serial’ tells thrilling murder drama

WBEZ podcast ‘Serial’ tells thrilling murder drama

Nikita Nagras | November 12, 2014

Baltimore County, 1999: The body of Hae Min Lee, a popular and athletic student at Woodlawn High School, is found half-buried in Leakin Park. Police discover strangulation marks around her neck, and a...

Generalizations on “Real Time with Bill Maher” perpetuate Islamophobia

Nikita Nagras | October 23, 2014

On a recent episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” the controversial remarks of Bill Maher and Sam Harris proved once again that Islamophobia runs rampant in the United States due to willful ignorance...

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