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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

Feminine care subscription HelloFlo gains momentum

May 7, 2014

By BROTI GUPTA ’16 Assistant Features Editor A few months ago, I made my once-a-month trip to CVS to buy pads and tampons. As I checked out of the store, one of the (male) cashiers offered to put the...

A paper on a book you didn’t read

May 1, 2014

An examination of the themes of Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ By BROTI GUPTA ’16 Staff Columnist Throughout Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” she explores how different the concepts...

Number options to stay on hold for

April 10, 2014

By BROTI GUPTA ’16 Staff Columnist Thank you for calling The Business Company. If you know your party’s extension, please dial it now. Otherwise, please hold for more options.  Press 1 if you would...

Internet quizzes that are getting a little too personal

March 7, 2014

by Broti Gupta '15 Staff Columnist Over the past few months, have your Facebook friends been posting results to “What They Should Be When They Grow Up?!” or “What Kind of Disney Princess Are They?!”...

COMEDY COLUMN: New Years Resolution Journal

February 5, 2014

By BROTI GUPTA ’16Staff ColumnistJan. 1, 2014—12:30 a.m.I feel so alive today. I don’t know if it’s the alcohol writing, but I feel like this year is going to be my year. I’m going to let myself...

Reality TV shows we want to procrastinate with during reading period

December 4, 2013

By BROTI GUPTA ’16 Staff Writer   It’s almost the season that brings loved ones closer together: Finals! This late into the semester, you’ve probably run out of “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo”...

THE COMEDY COLUMN: Sequels to your favorite A.P. English books

November 6, 2013

By BROTI GUPTA ’16 Staff Columnist Did you love the classic literary novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”? Though most people think this was Harper Lee’s one-hit wonder, real fans know that she wrote...

The Comedy Column: Courses should teach students to survive the everyday

October 23, 2013

by Broti Gupta '16, Staff Columnist The first semester is about halfway done, and you know what that means: course registration—Wellesley’s biannual Christmas! I don’t know about you, but I am...

Wellesley’s campus offers peaceful study locales

October 22, 2013

By BROTI GUPTA ’16 Contributing Writer Wellesley College is often called one of the most beautiful college campuses in the country. The World Observer ranks it second on its “Scenic College Campuses...

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