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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 Toshali Goel
No, Elon Musk’s Twitter will not restore free speech

No, Elon Musk’s Twitter will not restore free speech

Toshali Goel | October 25, 2022

I reacted the same way everyone did, when I first heard about Elon Musk’s seemingly out-of-left-field bid to buy Twitter. A bit of shock — why on Earth does Twitter need a buyout — and a bit of...

People gather in front of the White House to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Photo courtesy of Unsplash

Dear America: it’s not always about you

Toshali Goel | March 16, 2022

I’d just gotten up, and, as per my usual morning routine, was laying in bed scrolling through Instagram instead of getting dressed like I knew I should’ve. Friends celebrating birthdays, pictures of...

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Spineless nonpartisanship: how the Girl Scouts convinced me they no longer care about girls

Toshali Goel | November 15, 2020

In kindergarten, I was placed in a different school because of an overcrowding issue. At the time, I’m sure it must have felt like my world was collapsing in on itself — to be honest, I don’t remember...

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The role of language in mainstream media: principles of exclusion

Toshali Goel | March 4, 2020

The lack of diversity in mainstream media has never been more hotly debated than now. From the widespread outrage over whitewashing in films like “Ghost in the Shell”  and “Aloha” to Joaquin...

Photo Courtesy of The New York Times

Bloomberg’s transphobia is in line with a political pattern of lip service

Toshali Goel | February 27, 2020

Trigger warning: transphobia Former mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg, the most recent addition to the pool of Democratic candidates for president, is skyrocketing in the polls. CNN’s Poll of Polls...

Photo Courtesy of Matthias Schrader / AP Photo

Toshali Goel | October 24, 2019

Simone Biles has recently become the most decorated gymnast in world championship history, bar none. Her gold medals in the balance beam and floor exercises tipped her career medal count to 25, shattering...

Courtesy of Reyah Spikener

Poet Rey Spikener ’21 champions POC voices on campus

Toshali Goel | October 24, 2019

Popular slam poetry group Button Poetry recently featured the work of Rey Spikener ’21, but her love of the art form dates back to middle school. Spikener recalled watching a TED Talk by Sarah Kay, a...

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Dark money, darker pasts and the darkest consequences

Toshali Goel | September 26, 2019

MIT students, faculty and researchers gathered at the Stratton Student Center on Sept. 13 to protest the University’s financial involvement with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. An incriminating...

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