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      Students protest the non-renewal of Lecturer in Africana Studies Ophera Davis' contract Photo Courtesy of Lien Dao '20 Photo Editor

      Students rally behind beloved professor

      Jane Vaughan | May 2, 2018

      Lecturer in Africana Studies Ophera Davis loves to develop “the whole student.” “That’s my goal,” she explained: “to develop the student inside and outside of the classroom in every way.” “Inside...

      "I Feel Pretty" was released on April 20. Photo Courtesy of STXFilms.

      “I Feel Pretty” is pretty but not stunning

      Jane Vaughan | April 25, 2018

      Early in “I Feel Pretty,” Renee Bennett (Amy Schumer) comes home from a night out with friends — in which no man pays her any mind, and she can barely even get the bartender’s attention— and...

      Photo Courtesy of AP Photo/Andrew Medichini

      Wellesley’s first U.S. Olympian urges students to “carpe diem”

      Jane Vaughan | March 7, 2018

      Clare Egan ’10 recently became Wellesley’s third Olympian and its first U.S. Olympian competing in the Biathlon, a sport that combines cross-country skiing with rifle shooting. Colette Flesch ’60...

      Editors of The Common inspire interest in literary magazines

      Editors of The Common inspire interest in literary magazines

      Jane Vaughan | February 28, 2018

      On Friday, Feb. 23, the Wellesley College English Department hosted Jennifer Acker and Elizabeth Witte respectively, the editor-in-chief and assistant editor of The Common, a nonprofit literary magazine...

      Photo Courtesy of Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images

      North Korea’s “army of beauties” is not the army we should focus on

      Jane Vaughan | February 22, 2018

      The North Korean cheerleaders, a team of 230 young women sent to the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games to support only 22 North Korean athletes, have been in the media a lot lately. They are undoubtedly...

      Film Society screenings are held in Collins Cinema
Photo courtesy of Vera Ye' 21, Staff Photographer

      Film Society plans to diversify movie selection

      Jane Vaughan | November 29, 2017

      Every Friday and Saturday night, The Wellesley College Film Society holds screenings of two films at Collins Cinema, and each weekend has a theme. Some of this semester’s themes included “Film in Drag,”...

      With the generous support of Sharp Suiting company and Career Education, Wellesley students continue to have access to a wide range of business attire, featuring Isabella Tighe '19
Photo by Lien Dao'20, Photo Editor

      Donation of unisex suits offers new clothing options at Career Education

      Jane Vaughan | October 6, 2017

      Leon Wu, founder and creator of suit design company Sharpe Suiting, located in Los Angeles, recently donated a collection of his company’s clothing to Wellesley College’s Career Education. Sharpe Suiting’s...

      Photo by Audrey Stevens '17, Photo Editor 

      Academic Council to vote on shadow grading’s future

      Jane Vaughan | May 5, 2017

      On Wednesday, May 3, Wellesley’s Academic Council will vote on the future of shadow grading at Wellesley College. The Council, which is composed of multiple committees and addresses academic issues...

      Photo courtesy of United Airlines

      Victims of violence should not have their pasts scrutinized by media

      Jane Vaughan | April 21, 2017

      Whenever instances of abuse or violence occur and are widely spread over social media, a lot of information will often appear about the backgrounds of victims and perpetrators. Some believe that a person’s...

      Caitlin McCarey ’17 and Emy Urban ’18 present at Senate. | Photo by Audrey Stevens '17, Photo Editor

      Honor Code Council retracts changes to Constitution

      Jane Vaughan | April 5, 2017

      At Senate on March 13, Wellesley’s Honor Code Council (HCC) presented a few changes that it wished to make to its Constitution. According to the summary document that was included in the Senate minutes,...

      News in Brief: 3/8

      News in Brief: 3/8

      Jane Vaughan | March 11, 2017

      Wellesley fall housing process begins this week Wellesley College kicked off fall housing process on March 6 by releasing each student’s priority number. The housing selection preference form is due...

      A group of students, including Alice Li ‘19, Rebecca Leu ‘19, Hajin Park ‘17 and Aya Fujita-Ross ‘19,
among others, spearheads the initiative to acquire a tenured Asian-Americanist professor. | Photo by Lien Dao '20, Assistant Photo Editor.

      Student-led initiative fights for tenured position in Asian-American Studies program

      Jane Vaughan | March 9, 2017

      A group of Wellesley students recently created an initiative in an effort to obtain a tenure-track Asian-Americanist professor for the Asian-American Studies (AAS) minor. The program is not currently an...

      Photo courtesy of wellesley.edu

      New housing process introduced at Wellesley

      Jane Vaughan | February 25, 2017

      At the Senate meeting on Monday, Feb. 13, the Office of Residential Life announced a change in the current student housing policy, which will take effect in the Fall 2017 semester. This policy aims to...

      President of Active Minds Aggie Rieger ‘17 participates during the first general meeting of the semester. | Photo by Audrey Stevens '17, Photography Editor.

      College Government President creates ad hoc mental health committee

      Jane Vaughan | February 16, 2017

      At Senate on Monday, Feb. 6, Wellesley College Government (CG) announced a decision made by the CG President (CGP), Zainab Younus ’17, to create an ad hoc committee with a focus on mental health on campus....

      Committee for Political and Legislative Awareness strategize for the upcoming semester at their first meeting. | Photo by Audrey Stevens '17, Photography Editor

      Student activism on campus skyrockets in election aftermath

      Jane Vaughan | February 9, 2017

      The 2016 Presidential election was a difficult one for many Wellesley students for a variety of reasons, but since the election, there has been a rise in the numbers of students participating in political...

      Daniela Kreimerman-Arroyo ’19 taking inventory at her work. | Photo by Lien Dao '20, Staff Photgrapher.

      College debuts multi-functional technological service for campus-wide use

      Jane Vaughan | February 2, 2017

      Wellesley College’s recent transition to the Workday administrative system is not just an upgrade from the outdated previous system, Banner. It is also, as Ravi Ravishanker, the Chief Information...

      Photo courtesy of wellesleyblue.com

      ATHLETE OF THE WEEK : ANNA PISAC ’17

      Jane Vaughan | April 13, 2016

      Wellesley’s softball team has a 10-10 record thus far this season, and outfielder Anna Pisac ’17 has been an important part of the team’s success. Hailing from Snohomish, Washington, Pisac has a...

      The Writing Program office located in Founders Hall | Photo by Megan Stormberg '18, Photography Editor

      Writing Program cultivates eloquence and expressiveness in all fields

      Jane Vaughan | April 7, 2016

      Wellesley College’s Writing Program, founded in 1983, is still thriving after years of development and improvement, including the creation of the Writing Tutors Program and the addition of Writing...

      Campus parties raise concerns regarding off-campus guests

      Jane Vaughan | March 16, 2016

      Like many of Wellesley’s other open-campus parties such as Remix, Tau Zeta Epsilon’s (TZE) annual White Party on Saturday, Feb. 27 drew a large number of students from other schools to Wellesley’s...

      The graphic in the report highlights the different in sexual assault statistics Wellesley and national averages.

      Report on sexual misconduct highlights both progress and deficiencies at Wellesley

      Jane Vaughan | February 24, 2016

      Sexual misconduct has recently been a much-debated topic on college campuses across the country, and Wellesley recently administered its first survey on sexual misconduct. The results of the survey led...

      Photo by Natalia Marques '18, Assistant Photo Editor

      Ethos PAC calls upon administration to implement demands voiced at Taxi Cab 1969

      Jane Vaughan | February 19, 2016

      On behalf of the six organizations in the Harambee House, which are Ethos, BlackOUT, Black Women’s Ministry, Minority Association for Premedical Students, Wellesley African Students’ Association and...

      Photo Courtesy of Julie Monaco '19

      Wellesley students scramble to find housing upon returning from study abroad

      Jane Vaughan | February 3, 2016

           Housing at Wellesley College is tight this semester. Interim Dean of Students Adele Wolfson recently sent out an email to the student body informing them that although every student has been housed,...

      The above graphic reflects the average cost for Wellesley undergraduates on federal financial aid| Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Education

      Wellesley College among top low-debt schools

      Jane Vaughan | November 13, 2015

      Students graduate with less than half of average national debt In a report recently released by The Institute for College Access and Success, Wellesley College was listed among the top low-debt schools...

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