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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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Desirée Rogers ’81 is the CEO of Johnson Publishing Company. | Photo by Audrey Stevens '17, Photography Editor

Inauguration Interviews – Desirée Rogers: Never follow in anyone’s footsteps

Zarina Patwa | October 6, 2016

A member of the Wellesley College class of 1981, Desirée Rogers attended Harvard Business School and soon after earned the position of director of the Illinois State Lottery. In 2008, she was appointed...

Co-founders of the Wellesley chapter of Smart Woman Securities. | Courtesy of SWS Wellesley Chapter 

Smart Woman Securities encourages empowerment through financial independence

Zarina Patwa | September 22, 2016

Five juniors have worked to bring Smart Woman Securities (SWS) to campus, starting a national chapter of the non-profit organization at Wellesley College. The organization works to educate women on personal...

Dean Alison Black, new Dean for the Class of 2018 | Photo by Audrey Stevens '17, Photo Editor

New Class Dean for the Class of 2018 hits the ground running

Zarina Patwa | September 14, 2016

As the new academic year begins, the Class of 2018 is getting acquainted with its new Dean of Students: Dean Alison Black. As Black immerses herself into Wellesley’s campus, she reveals that from...

Students build their social media presence by making YouTube videos . | Photo courtesy of Megan Stormberg '18.

Wellesley students rise to internet stardom via online media

Zarina Patwa | April 13, 2016

In the age of the rise of internet stardom, Wellesley students are bound to have used social media to reach many people at once. One social media platform that Wellesley students use in order to create...

Photo courtesy of wellesley.edu

Wellesley student discovers new angle from which to Instagram Tower

Zarina Patwa | April 13, 2016

A Wellesley student, last week, submitted a picture to the official Wellesley Instagram account of a never-before-seen angle of the Galen Stone Tower, an iconic landmark of Wellesley campus. The Instagram...

College Government cabinet members for 2015-2016 | Courtesy of Adeline Lee '16.

College Government spotlight: A brief overview of Cabinet positions

Zarina Patwa | March 17, 2016

President College Government President attends and oversees Senate meetings and is the representative of the student body during Board of Trustees, Budgetary Advisory Committee and Academic Council meetings....

The Scream Balloon seated at Sage Lounge in the Science Center. | Photo courtesy of Zarina Patwa '18.

The Scream Balloon to become official mascot of the Science Center

Zarina Patwa | March 9, 2016

“The Scream Balloon,” as Wellesley students affectionately call it, has officially been elected as mascot of the Science Center on campus. The balloon appeared about a week ago and has already solidified...

Reproductions of photos from the archives displayed in Clapp Library. | Courtesy of Zarina Patwa '18, Features Editor

Archives preserve and showcase the compelling history of Wellesley College

Zarina Patwa | March 4, 2016

Since the early 1970s, the Wellesley Archives has been collecting compelling pieces of the college’s history that date as far back as the establishment of the college itself. Located on the fourth floor...

Harambee House is Wellesley College's space for students of African descent. | Photo courtesy of Natalia Marques '19, Staff Photographer

Students celebrate Black History Month with an exploration of diversity and intersectionality

Zarina Patwa | February 17, 2016

Wellesley College’s Harambee House has been working for 45 years to support the college’s students of African descent. This month, student organizations and administration that work through Harambee...

Courtesy of Jenny Tang.

Performer finds freedom of expression behind the piano

Zarina Patwa | February 3, 2016

Jenny Tang, co-director of the Chamber Music Society, naturally gravitated towards her mother’s piano one day during her kindergarten years, and thus began her career in music. Her mother had studied...

Co-founders of CliqBit Hannah Wei '18 (Left) and Olivia Joslin '18 (Right) | Photo courtesy of Hannah Wei '18

Wellesley sophomores create social media platform to capture and share life’s bloopers

Zarina Patwa | February 3, 2016

During Wellesley’s finals period in fall 2014, Hannah Wei ’18 and Olivia Joslin ’18 were in the initial stages of creating a brand: CliqBit. A social media application designed for iPhones, CliqBit...

Students attend the first screening event with the TEDx conference. Photography by Megan Stormburg '18, Photo Editor.

Students prepare to host the second TEDx Wellesley College

Zarina Patwa | November 6, 2015

As the TEDx conference at Wellesley approaches, the team of students organizing events works to raise funds and generate excitement on campus for the upcoming event with themed screenings and an increased...

“We do have the ability, especially if there are large numbers of us, that are thinking and moving in one direction, to shape the narrative, and craft a narrative and...to begin to shift consciousness about the significance of heritage in general.”

Daesh’s destruction of antiquities sparks interdisciplinary conference

Zarina Patwa | October 3, 2015

The day-long conference on Thursday Sept. 24, “Erasing the Past: Daesh and the Crisis of Antiquities Destruction,” brought interdisciplinary lecturers together in an effort to facilitate a narrative...

Knowledge of the American Sign Language Alphabet is one of the basic requirements for joining the ASL table.

ASL table provides space for practicing unoffered language

Zarina Patwa | October 3, 2015

McAfee Dining Hall hosts the American Sign Language (ASL) table on Fridays at 12:30 p.m. in order to provide casual conversation practice for a language that is otherwise not taught on campus. Madeleine...

Seniors to welcome Chimamanda Adichie as commencement speaker

Seniors to welcome Chimamanda Adichie as commencement speaker

Zarina Patwa | April 30, 2015

Graduation includes one of the most memorable parts of the ceremony: the commencement address. On April 9, Wellesley College announced that the award-winning writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie would be...

Latin@ poster campaign dispels stereotypes

Latin@ poster campaign dispels stereotypes

Zarina Patwa | April 15, 2015

Among the many events that Wellesley student organizations host during April for Latin@ month is the Latin@ Poster Campaign. This year, Latin@ Wellesley students submitted anonymous quotations via email...

Senate Policy and Ethics Committee revises spam policy

Senate Policy and Ethics Committee revises spam policy

Zarina Patwa | April 8, 2015

Wellesley’s use of Google Apps for Education as well as the increased popularity of social media give organizations multiple platforms to publicize events, fundraise and raise campus awareness about...

Wellesley College presents: Hillary Clinton's Pizza Maker

Wellesley College presents: Hillary Clinton’s Pizza Maker

Zarina Patwa | April 3, 2015

Laurelle Cheng ’15 joined her sister Queenie Clemente and brother-in-law Paul Clemente in an effort to prove that Hillary Clinton is different from how mainstream media portrays her. Together they began...

24 Hour Shakes: Shakespeare Society reads entirety of the Bard’s work

24 Hour Shakes: Shakespeare Society reads entirety of the Bard’s work

Zarina Patwa | March 11, 2015

Wellesley College Shakespeare Society checked out 128 books from Clapp library and stocked up on caffeine and snacks to read 37 plays and 154 sonnets in 24 hours. The society invited the campus to join ...

Wellesley students and alumnae build  network in consulting

Wellesley students and alumnae build network in consulting

Zarina Patwa | February 26, 2015

Students interested in entering the consulting field begin the recruiting process during the fall of their senior year. To help with preparation for this exciting but stressful endeavor, two event planners...

Wellesley joins NARAL Pro-Choice Campus Network

Wellesley joins NARAL Pro-Choice Campus Network

Zarina Patwa | February 11, 2015

The new semester always starts with a flurry of emails and flyers of new movements on campus, and  this semester, one of those new movements is the Wellesley chapter of NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts...

Shower timers encourage environmental awareness

Shower timers encourage environmental awareness

Zarina Patwa | February 4, 2015

Tower residents returned to their dorms to find small hourglass timers attached to the walls of their showers. Installed by Amal Cheema ’17 and Jabree Ellis ’17, the shower timers are part of the effort...

Boston attractions offer student discounts

Boston attractions offer student discounts

Zarina Patwa | October 1, 2014

Because Boston has an abundance of colleges in the city and its surrounding areas, it has to cater to the tight budget of the typical college student. Having a college ID can help make the city’s events,...

Tinder app sparks hilarious reactions and possible romances

Tinder app sparks hilarious reactions and possible romances

Zarina Patwa | September 26, 2014

Gone are the days of meeting your soul mate in person or even through strategically set up profiles on dating websites. Now all you have to do is log on to Tinder through Facebook and scan the pictures...

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