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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

Crowdfunded ‘Veronica Mars’ revival geared towards fans

March 19, 2014

By KRISTEN GREEN ’14 and MARIANA ZEPEDA ’14  Features Editor and Online Editor Six years after the “Veronica Mars” series came to an abrupt end, fans continued to clamor for closure. A Kickstarter...

Nourishing students, nourishing communities

March 19, 2014

Nourish International organization continues to grow at Wellesley By MARIANA ZEPEDA ’14 Online Editor When SaeBom Choi ’14 first heard about Nourish International, she had just returned from an...

Wellesley commemorates 100th anniversary of the Great Fire

March 19, 2014

By MARIANA ZEPEDA ’14 Online Editor In the early morning on March 17, 1914, students in College Hall were awoken by the fire alarm. Back then, College Hall was Wellesley’s main building and housed...

Martenitsa workshop rings in springtime

March 13, 2014

By KRISTEN GREEN ’14 and MARIANA ZEPEDA ’14 Features Editor and Online Editor  On Saturday, March 8, students gathered at Slater International Center to celebrate Baba Marta, a Bulgarian tradition...

Behold the automated boyfriend: BroApp offers solution to guys who can’t text

March 5, 2014

By KRISTEN GREEN ’14 and MARIANA ZEPEDA ’14 Features Editor and Online Editor Two bros from Brisbane, Australia recently launched BroApp, a $2 application, now only available on Android devices,...

CWS launches comprehensive new LinkedIn group

March 5, 2014

By MARIANA ZEPEDA ’14 Online Editor Last week, the Center for Work and Service (CWS) launched the new Wellesley LinkedIn group. Through the LinkedIn Wellesley Alumnae Network, the CWS hopes to streamline...

S’mores fund to be replenished by donor

February 26, 2014

By MARIANA ZEPEDA ’14Online EditorSenate brought a sad announcement to campus on Feb. 11: The beloved s’mores fund had run out. Mei-Mei Tuan ’88, the alumna who donated the fund back in 2005, has...

Messaging Monopoly: Facebook buys Whatsapp for $19 billion

February 26, 2014

By MARIANA ZEPEDA ’14 Online Editor  On Feb. 19, Facebook announced its largest purchase yet. The social media networking giant has bought Whatsapp for a whopping $19 billion (give or take), stunning...

Let Buzzfeed tell you who you really are

February 26, 2014

By MARIANA ZEPEDA ’14 and KRISTEN GREEN ’14 Online Editor and Features Editor In generations past, college students turned to Kierkegaard or Hegel to guide their path to self-discovery. They read...

It’s a Benjamin Button world, and we’re just livin’ in it: A response to Susan Patton’s most alarming claim

February 17, 2014

by MARIANA ZEPEDA ’14 and KRISTEN GREEN ’14 Online Editor and Features Editor Hold up! Of all the knowledge bombs Susan Patton dropped in her “Little Valentine’s Day Straight Talk,” there’s...

“Dear Juliet” letters reveal all sides of love

February 12, 2014

By MARIANA ZEPEDA ’14 Online Editor If you’ve seen “Letters to Juliet,” you know that, each year, thousands of letters arrive in the town of Verona, Italy addressed to Juliet Capulet. These...

The holiday movies that will get you through finals

December 4, 2013

By KRISTEN GREEN ’14 and MARIANA ZEPEDA ’14 Features Editor and Online Editor Finals period falls especially close to the holiday season this year, but you don’t have to wait until your plane leaves...

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