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Alums hold art auction panel

Panel shares a lesser known use for liberal arts Full story

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Paris during Nuit Blanche

Travelogues: juniors on their semester abroad

Four juniors wrote in to tell us how they're enjoying their study abroad experiences in Egypt, France, Brazil, and Denmark. Full story

Arts List

Last in the Newhouse Series mixes humor with poetry

To celebrate National Poetry Month, the final installation of the Newhouse Center for Humanities Distinguished Writers series featured Carolyn Forché and Valzhyna Mort. Forché and Mort are the first and last poets to be featured and did not disappoint.

"Kick Ass"

“Kick-Ass” not for the faint of heart or stomach

As a chronic scaredy-cat, I thought I was safe when entering the movie theater to see what couldn’t possibly be more than a superhero spoof. I was wrong, and as a warning to any fellow weaklings, do not see “Kick-Ass” if you are scared of gore, people burning to death, blood, guts, rotting bodies or any combination of the above.

Thao

Indie acts captivate audiences at WZLY concert

Indie singer-songwriter Thao Nguyen can currently be found on the reputable independent record label Kill Rock Stars, a small company that has built a name for leftist, feminist and anti-war political sensibilities channeled through an alternative punk rock sound that Thao exuberantly embodied with her expressive voice and resounding acoustic guitar at WZLY’s Spring Concert Extravaganza in Tishman Commons on Wednesday, April 21.

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Racism or PTSD?

Mainstream media has got it all wrong. Full story

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From Big Ten to liberal arts

New coach Jennifer Kroll talks basketball Full story

Old Post Road

The Old Post Road brings back French Baroque

The setting was intimate in Houghton Chapel on Saturday night as the five musicians of the chamber music group, Musicians of the Old Post Road, ended their 21st season with “Conversation Galantes: Music of the French Baroque.” They sat in a small grouping close to the audience.

Profound dance, poetry collaboration confounds

Saturday’s performance of “Bracko” and “Cassandra Float Can,” a collaboration between poet Anne Carson, dancer and choreographer Rashaun Mitchell, dancer Marcie Munnerlyn and artist Robert Currie, was in many ways a typical “artsy” event—sparse, intellectual, unconventional and a little baffling.

Annual giving increases despite economic slump

Despite the hard economic times, Wellesley has seen an increase in unrestricted monetary support from its alumnae.

Seniors explore alternative job markets

Despite the media’s portrayal of the economic situation, Irma Tryon and Folly Patterson, from the Center for Work and Service, and Sue Sours, from Wellesley Center for Women, argue that Wellesley seniors should have nothing to fear. The fields doing well include health, technology, education, government and utilities.

New technologies no excuse for disrespectful behavior

The practice of paying more attention to a cell phone than the situation you are in is quickly becoming a problem and even in our busy lifestyles, should be viewed as a sign of disrespect.

News

Dean Wolfson to lead 3-college collaboration

Adele Wolfson will assume the new position as director of the 3-College Collaboration on July 1, which aims to increase academic collaboration and communication between Wellesley, Olin and Babson by building on the three colleges’ geographic proximity and complementary educational strengths.

Features

Sophomore scramble for major selection gets creative

Last Wednesday, a large portion of the sophomore class scrambled to the Registrar’s office to submit the papers that would direct their courses of study over the next two years.

St. Patrick’s Day parade provides downpour and delight

On Sunday, March 14, the city of Boston celebrated its Irish heritage with the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which has marched through the Irish neighborhood of South Boston since 1901. 

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Sports

Fall Frenzy Powderpuff Football

Flag football rocks tailgate, seniors emerge victorious

Saturday dawned with pouring rain, but that didn’t stop the Powderpuff Football Tournament from rocking Tailgate this past weekend.

Opinion

Window shopping should extend to college selection

As the stereotypical Wendy Wellesley barrels through her time here, she overthinks problem sets and underthinks her happiness, forgetting to consider that she might be happier as a Wendy Wheaton or Wendy Wesleyan.

Wait on Wellesley to win one over

Over Wintersession I came across an old pro-con list when cleaning my room for the first time since the beginning of summer. Today when people ask me if I like this school, I answer assertively that I would not prefer any other place.