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The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

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The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

The Wellesley News

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Support for Menendez brothers grows after “Monsters” series hits Netflix

Margaret Jenkins, Staff Writer | November 11, 2024
Although Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s limited series “Monsters” has generated more support for the real-life brothers and encountered increased public pressure to have them released, there are still aspects of the series which reflect poorly on Lyle and Erik Menendez, and are, according to the brothers themselves, inaccurate to their true story.
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Young Sheldon: Surprisingly Better than its Predecessor

Brenda Perez Pelaez | February 7, 2024

“Bazinga!” A famous quote from the hit American sitcom, “The Big Bang Theory” had many people such as myself groaning for an entire decade while the show ran its course. It revolved around a friend...

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Professor Kellie Carter Jackson featured in Netflix docudrama

Simone Beauchamp | March 8, 2023

A critical department within Wellesley College, Africana Studies is making waves, even beyond the world of academia. In the basement of Founders lies the Africana Studies Department, including the office...

The Queen, Diana and Season 5 of “The Crown”

Deyra Aguilar | December 7, 2022

Before Season 5 of “The Crown” premiered, there was already a small amount of backlash coming for the series, most notably from Dame Judi Dench, who expressed her displeasure at the historical inaccuracies...

The Glorification of Serial Killers

The Glorification of Serial Killers

Elizabeth Murno | October 23, 2022

With “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”  (2022) starring Evan Peters having launched on Netflix, there has been a discourse about how people fetishize crime and glorify serial killers,...

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I will never stop talking about Heartstopper

Ann Zhao | May 4, 2022

Let me set a scene for you.  It’s 2018. I am 16 years old, at the start of my junior year of high school. I still use Tumblr as my main social media platform. A black-and-white webcomic keeps on...

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Still from Bridgerton season 2

“Bridgerton” Season 2: a Romantic Fantasy Worth the Watch

Delaney Morgan | April 20, 2022

This article contains some spoilers for “Bridgerton” season 2   Just over a year ago, I wrote a relatively scathing article expounding how much I disliked the book “The Viscount who Loved...

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November 6, 2013

Film “Ender’s Game,” based on the Orson Scott Card novel of the same name, was number one at the box office this weekend. However, the film only brought in a modest $28 million, dashing studio Odd...

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