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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 Ria Goveas
Former Wellesley Out Loud Coach Organizes Poetry Reading

Former Wellesley Out Loud Coach Organizes Poetry Reading

Ria Goveas | February 8, 2023

Introducing Press Pass, a new Arts Column where your favorite editors explore different aspects of art and culture in Boston. In April 2018, Boston-based poet Porsha Olayiwola led the Wellesley Out Loud...

First Purim Drag Extravaganza at Wellesley

Ria Goveas | April 6, 2022

Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people of Persia from an antisemitic genocide that was scheduled to be perpetrated by an official of the Achaemenid Empire.  “This...

The LocalMotion bus won't be stopping at Harvard for long. Photo courtesy of Sazma Sarwar

Locomotion to stop at BU, Northeastern to encourage students to have partners elsewhere

Ria Goveas | April 6, 2022

In an effort to mitigate the spread of elitism and steminism, Wellesley College has decided to have the Locomotion stop not just at Harvard and MIT but also at BU and Northeastern. The next phase of the...

“The Body Papers: A Memoir,” a Book Talk by Grace Talusan

Ria Goveas | March 16, 2022

TW: SA, fatal illness, childhood trauma  In recognition of Asian Awareness Month 2022, the Advisor to Students of Asian Descent Karen Shih hosted a discussion with Grace Talusan, the author of “The...

Book cover of "Networking Refugees."

Prof. Nadya Hajj Publishes “Networking Refugees”

Ria Goveas | March 1, 2022

For Professor Nadya S. Hajj, her professional research is also deeply personal. Her latest book “Networked Refugees: Palestinian Reciprocity and Remittances in the Ditigal Age,” is inspired by her...

Are You Excited for the “Crying in H Mart” Feature Film?

Ria Goveas | February 9, 2022

“Ever since my mom died, I cry in H Mart.” The first sentence of the poignant New Yorker essay by Michelle Zauner led to the creation of the book “Crying in H Mart: A Memoir,” an emotional, moving,...

A drawing of an astronaut helmet with wings on either side and a heart on it. The background is headshots of this years Brooke Owens fellowship winners.

Wellesley Students Win Brooke Owens Fellowship

Ria Goveas | February 9, 2022

In late January, 51 undergraduate students from around the world were selected as recipients of the Brooke Owens Fellowship, a nonprofit program that honors distinguished students who are not cisgender...

"Maya and the Three" poster, courtesy of IMDb.

Masterfully Animated with a Magical Storyline: “Maya and the Three”

Ria Goveas | December 12, 2021

"Maya and the Three” is an animated miniseries set in a world based on pre-colonial Mesoamerica and other Indigenous cultures. It follows a 15 year old warrior princess, Maya, who sets out alone to fulfil...

Hot Take: Addison Rae is a Good Actress; “He’s All That” Has Other Problems

Ria Goveas | December 12, 2021

I put off watching “He’s All That” because of all the people who told me that Addison Rae’s acting was subpar, but in-room restriction got to me and I finally gave it a try. I found that the problem...

Four bolshy schoolgirls and one confused boy: Clare, Michelle, James, Orla and Erin in Derry Girls. Photo courtesy of Adam Lawrence/Channel 4.

Everyone Should Watch “Derry Girls”: Here’s Why

Ria Goveas | November 17, 2021

“Derry Girls” is a sitcom set in Northern Ireland that portrays typical teenage life amidst the Troubles, an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s to 1998. It follows the...

Momona Tomada as Claudia Kishi (image courtesy of Netflix)

Charismatic, Cool and Classy: Claudia Kishi in The Baby-Sitters Club

Ria Goveas | October 28, 2021

“The Baby-Sitters Club” is a wildly popular children’s book series written by a historically women’s college alum and queer woman, Ann M. Martin (Smith ’77). Martin’s time at Smith influenced...

Season 3 of "Sex Education" is now streaming on Netflix (image courtesy of Netflix)

Everything to Love (And What to Hate) in Season 3 of Sex Education

Ria Goveas | October 17, 2021

Warning: Spoilers! A little over a week after season 3 of “Sex Education” premiered, Netflix announced that season 4 was on its way. Season 3 introduced many new and dynamic characters — Cal, Hope,...

an untitled installment by Carla Fernandez at the Women Take the Floor exhibition (image courtesy of Ria Goveas)

Women Take the Floor at the MFA—Progress or Division?

Ria Goveas | October 14, 2021

“Can you name five women artists?” was the first thing I read when I entered the Women Take the Floor exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. And I am ashamed to say that I could name only four....

Meeting people online during COVID-19: the Wellesley edition

Ria Goveas | September 29, 2021

Ria Goveas ’25: My senior year of high school, which was entirely remote, ended with no senior trip, a cancelled prom and virtual graduation — an anticlimactic finish to 12 years of schooling. My friends...

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