Approximately one year ago, the Wellesley News published a staff editorial on Wellesley College’s usage of gendered language. To this day, no noticeable changes have been made by the administration;...

Blue Cross Country finished ninth at NCAA regionals with impressive efforts from seniors Sonja Cwik (La Canada, CA) and Edie Sharon (Winchester, MA). Cwik lead the Blue completing the 6K course in 22:01:80...

Tennis The Blue Tennis team advanced to the NEWMAC finals this past weekend after beating Babson in the semi-finals. The two-seeded Wellesley tennis team held a 2-1 lead on the first-seeded MIT following...

The Wellesley Volleyball team finished up last week with an impressive win over the University of Massachusetts Boston on Friday Sept. 30. The Blue, now 11- 6 on the year, started off slowly losing the...

No, first year, I’m not talking about the 9:40 p.m. bus you take from Wellesley — there isn’t a 9:40. There isn’t a 10:20 either. If you want to arrive fashionably on time to Kappa Sig, if you’re...

Saturday Sept. 24 Blue Cross Country brought home a team title when they placed first overall in the 2016 Bowdoin Cross Country Invitational.The Blue finished the six kilometer race with five runners in...

As the countdown continues to Dr. Paula Johnson’s inaugural ceremony, the campus buzzes with excitement. Tents were raised on Severance Green a week prior, and rumors regarding famous alumni attendees...

To the Wellesley College Community, We, the editors-in-chief and members of the editorial board of The Wellesley News, are writing to summarize the changes we’ve made to the paper this past semester...

As part of distribution requirements, students are required to take a single unit of coursework that demonstrates awareness of a non-Western culture or of social dynamics involving minority groups within...

Tomorrow, the Wellesley community will elect its 2016-2017 College Government Cabinet. While the ballot lists both registered candidates and reserves a space for write-ins, it will also present the option...

How do we reconcile liberal arts with a passion for a specific field of study? When first-year students arrive at Wellesley and meet with their advisors, confusion arises: prospective Economics majors...

Despite the onset of technology, endless online resources and email campaigns, voter turnout is neither certain nor increasing. Compared to the 2008 Democratic primaries, three million fewer Democrats...

The contentious atmosphere around religion pervades all realms of life. While academia was one of the first institutions to lean towards secularism, religion has permeated campuses and other academic institutions....

In a small campus filled with curious, politically-minded students, information spreads efficiently and quickly, filling dining halls with new debates, clogging Facebook with impeccably written dissertations....

In 1926, historian Carter G. Woodson — the second African-American to earn a doctorate in the US — challenged American history and its deliberate blank pages when it came to black history. He...

To the Wellesley College Community, We, the editors-in-chief and members of the editorial board of The Wellesley News, are writing to announce significant changes we hope to bring to the News this semester....

In the past year, Wellesley College has seen the departure of many professors, staff members and administrators. This academic year Wellesley has lost or learned of the departure of Hillel director Patti...

This semester, Wellesley College implemented a reformed housing lottery system, one which allowed interclass blocking, discarded the concept of averaging numbers among students in the same block and determined...

Kendrick Lamar: “To Pimp a Butterfly” Kendrick Lamar delivers a rap album with a powerful message hidden under funk influences. This is an album about good things found against insurmountable odds....

Following 114 years of educating women, Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, Virginia, is closing its doors due to financial concerns. Despite a $94 million endowment, the women’s liberal arts college’s...

Sustainability as a concept is often tied to ideas regarding eco-friendliness and has risen to prominence in Wellesley's priorities, especially over the past few years. The College certainly has included...

Financial aid is an important, if not determining, factor to take into account when deciding which college to attend. Students ruminate about financial aid packages when selecting a college, but many students...

For more than a century, the Student’s Aid Society has been an important source of support for students. Since 1878, it has provided Wellesley students short- term emergency loans, financial support...