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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

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Gender at Conception

Gatsby Langston | February 5, 2025
I can't believe we have a female president!!
Senate Report: 2/3/2025

Senate Report: 2/3/2025

Noufeesa Yahyaoui | February 5, 2025

President’s Corner This month starts the 40 Days of Kindness and Gratitude. The Student Council is starting initiatives to curate community kindness, such as making posters for dining staff. Dean’s...

What’s at stake for Wellesley College under Trump’s executive orders

What’s at stake for Wellesley College under Trump’s executive orders

Valida Pau | February 5, 2025

Less than a week after his inauguration on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed sweeping executive orders aimed at higher education institutions, which could affect Wellesley College and its student...

Senate Report: 1/27/2025

Senate Report: 1/27/2025

Noufeesa Yahyaoui | February 5, 2025

President’s Corner The College President told students to keep a look out for future spring semester activities, including cultural shows and first-year activities. Dean’s Corner The Deans...

Wellesley fails its students during outages

Wellesley fails its students during outages

Linda Su | December 5, 2024

Bates dining hall felt different: laptops (frequent guests of the dining table) disappeared, and frustration simmered beneath the surface. The answer did not appear until my roommate complained about the...

Vanishing Voices: Why Language Programs are Losing Their Edge at Wellesley

Vanishing Voices: Why Language Programs are Losing Their Edge at Wellesley

While a major part of the Wellesley curriculum, language departments have faced declining enrollment trends over the past 16 years.
Image credit: Teesta Kasargod

An intersection of art and activism: Janelle Monae at Wellesley

Madelina Owens | December 4, 2024

On the Friday before we all left for our Thanksgiving break, the Newhouse Center for Humanities led an insightful discussion with American singer, actress and writer, Janelle Monáe. Known for their boundary-pushing...

Wellesley College’s Giving Day Raises Over 400,000 Dollars

Wellesley College’s Giving Day Raises Over 400,000 Dollars

Skye Bulman and Anika Sridhar | December 4, 2024

On Nov. 21, The Wellesley Fund hosted the fifth Wellesley Giving Day, in which 1,504 donors came together to raise $442,766, with 73 classes represented. The class year with the most donors and most dollars...

Photo Credit: Lien Dao '20

Student Co-Ops Cafe Hoop and El Table re-open after prolonged delay

Skye Bulman | December 4, 2024
Cafe Hoop and El Table, two student co-ops on campus, finally opened on Wednesday Nov. 20, after they had been closed since the beginning of the 2024-25 school year.
Are we truly shadow-graded?

Are we truly shadow-graded?

Linda Su | December 3, 2024

“You will be fine! You are shadow-graded! Just go have some fun!” My friends always comfort me with “shadow grading” when I am stressed out about tests. While your first semester grades will not...

Image Credit: Ahana Basu '25 via Wellesley College

“The rest is the future”: an inspiring conversation with Janelle Monáe

Jessica Chen | December 3, 2024
Janelle Monáe, writer and 10-time Grammy-nominated artist, stepped onto the Alumnae Hall stage last Friday evening to speak about her Afrofuturist anthology, The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer.
Students are hungry for flexible meal plan options

Students are hungry for flexible meal plan options

Anika Sridhar | December 3, 2024

One of the greatest conveniences on Wellesley campus is being able to stroll into any dining hall at nearly any hour of the day (between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.) to grab a bite, free of charge. Wellesley’s...

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