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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

All content by Raines Seeley
"Horse crop or Nanny stick?" Graphic courtesy of Rebecca Birnbach

Job listing!

Raines Seeley | March 27, 2024

Hi Wellesley! My name is Winnifred. I am eight years old and looking for a new nanny. My old one, Helga, slipped away in the middle of the night last week. We’re still trying to figure out how she got...

"and none of them did the readings" Graphic courtesy of Rebecca Birnbach

Breaking My Silence

Raines Seeley | March 6, 2024

I have been the center of many-a-Sidechat discourse, labeled “that bitch in my poli-sci class” and I wanted to take this opportunity to explain myself. So really, I never got told to shut up as a child,...

"Following in our foremothers footsteps"

New trend Alert

Raines Seeley | December 13, 2023

Following recent sidechat discourse, Wellesley’s administration will be implementing new rules involving a strict dress code that will go into effect next semester. Gone are the days of tiny-top-big-pant,...

"Ellen is so kind!" Graphic courtesy of Rebecca Birnbach

Ellen Partners with Temu for her 12 Days of Giveaways, 2023!

Raines Seeley | November 8, 2023

Ellen knows her audience, more specifically, she knows their budget. During her annual pre-holiday shows, they wait for hours in long lines, just to score free tickets to her tapings. But it’s not to...

Goose Attack. Graphic by Rebecca Birnbach

Geese on Strike: Demanding fair compensation for Wellesley’s unofficial mascot

Raines Seeley | March 22, 2023

The geese, often seen grazing on sev green, shitting everywhere, walking exceptionally slowly in front of you, and performing sinister rituals by the water under the cover of darkness, went on strike yesterday....

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