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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 Sophia Le Goff Pollack
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TikTok brings Spontaneous Popularity, followers among students

Sophia Le Goff Pollack | February 27, 2020

TikTok is well known for its short lip-sync and dance videos and is affiliated with the fame of viral artists such as Lil Nas X and Doja Cat. TikTok was created in Aug. 2018 when the lip-sync app Musical.ly...

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Encountering unpredictability in your career: an alumna’s perspective

Sophia Le Goff Pollack | November 20, 2019

“Wellesley is the most powerful women’s network in the world.” From the moment you step on campus — or, more likely, from the moment you hear about Wellesley — you’ll know this phrase. The...

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Wellesley’s Activism is a Longstanding Tradition

Sophia Le Goff Pollack | September 25, 2019

Since it was founded in 1870, Wellesley College has been a hub of activism. From students allegedly protesting the founder, Henry Durant’s ban on sweets by making contraband chocolate cake, to taking...

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Health Services to be outsourced to Newton-Wellesley Hospital

Sophia Le Goff Pollack | September 18, 2019

This fall, Wellesley College Health Services will be partnering with Newton-Wellesley Hospital in a series of new changes to Health Services as addressed in President Paula Johnson’s email announcement...

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