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Friday, April 22, 2011
Still trying to decide how to spend your Friday night? At Wellesley’s first Relay for Life you can have fun while supporting a cause (all proceeds from the event will be donated to the American Cancer Society).
The event is particularly close to sophomore Lisa Koplik’s heart. Koplik is the Co-Chair of Team Development for Wellesley’s Relay for Life committee. “My...
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Most would agree that giving back to the community is important in college. There are many volunteer organizations on campus to choose from, but one is dedicated to providing more than just volunteer opportunities. Wellesley Rotaract, founded in 2009, is a community service organization that is a part of Rotary International. Rotaract is the part of Rotary International that is for college...
Sunday, February 13, 2011
This spring, Wellesley will be hosting its first Relay for Life event. Relay participants will walk around the track in the field house from 7 P.M. to 7 A.M. on April 22-23 in order to raise money and awareness for cancer, cancer victims, and cancer survivors.
Photo courtesy of Jess Haladyna
Junior Jess Haladyna is organizing the event as the Event Chair of Wellesley’s Relay for Life...
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Wellesley College sophomore, Sara Simon, is one of the student directors of the Chinatown Afterschool Program, a student-run program in Harvard’s Phillips Brooks House Association. The organization’s goal is to provide a free tutoring service to elementary school children in Boston’s Chinatown.
The program was a perfect fit for Simon, who first became interested in...
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Olivia Linder is a senior at Wellesley College and has been on the Schneider Board of Governors since her first year. She currently holds the position of Director of On Campus Affairs and is responsible for on campus events that range from small coffee houses to the biggest party on campus (Remix).
Her Campus Wellesley: Can you explain, for people who aren't familiar with college government at...
Monday, March 1, 2010
First-year Emily Erdman plays one of the most interesting sports on campus: rugby. She explains how she came to play the sport and what the game is all about.
HCW: Can you describe the game for those who aren't familiar with it?
EE: Rugby is a pretty complicated game to learn and a little difficult to explain succinctly, but I will try to give a very general idea. There are 15 people from each...
Monday, February 22, 2010
Senior Jennifer Peterson is hapa or more specifically, half Caucasian and half Chinese. She explains what exactly this means and how it has affected her life.
HCW: What does hapa mean?
JP: Hapa is a term of Hawaiian origin that describes a person of mixed Asian/Pacific Islander heritage. Its association has broadened over time and now it can be used to describe people of any mixed-race...
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Many people claim that they want to write a book, but few actually put in the time and work to achieve this goal. First-year Rachel Redmond has spent a majority of her life writing and someday in the future hopes to get published.
HCW: When did you know you wanted to write?
RR: My mom found some stories from when I was really little. I had dictated them to my babysitter and she wrote them out....
