Wellesley College is Not Made for the Marginalized

March 09, 2022 by Editor-in-Chief in Campus Life

by Harper Elrod ‘25

CW: Alcohol mention, anti-Latine sentiment discussed, anti-Black racism discussed, classism discussed, depiction of domestic violence, reclamation of the D slur

When I ask the organizer of Dyke Ball if there will be a space for those who struggle with addiction and have trauma around alcohol, I am told that while I won’t be forced to be in a space where alcohol is served, there will be drunk people attending, wherever I choose to be.

Dead Wellesley Society

March 09, 2022 by Editor-in-Chief in Identity

By Nabeela Zoss ‘23

CW: Unspecified student death

I wonder what happens to the students who die at Wellesley College.

100 Things You Must Do at Wellesley (the chaotic version)

May 17, 2021 by Editor-in-Chief in Campus Life

By Counterpoint Staff

Ascend to the top of the Galen Stone Tower.
Fall unconditionally in love with: a building.

Nachos

October 11, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief in Campus Life

by Sanjana Ramchandran ‘22

One of the best things about living in Sev was that Lulu was ridiculously close by, so my friends and I decided to hop over to Café Hoop to wait out the firefighters. Would you rather stand in the freezing Massachusetts air waiting for your dorm to reopen, or escape to someplace warm and full of delicious food? Yeah, I thought so.

A Dispatch from the House of Mirrors

November 06, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief in Identity, Campus Life

by Megan McNally ‘20

I know, of course, that the world has changed. But sometimes I am surprised at the ferocity with which it has not.

The Limbo Rock: Bending the Definition of Success

March 20, 2018 by Editor-in-Chief in Campus Life

By Sarah Wong '20

I started my first year at Wellesley as an eager Wendy (yeah, I was totally a Wendy), unable to conceptualize the immense volume of academic knowledge I expected to learn. Over the past thirty-six months, I have learned more than I could have ever imagined, although it hasn’t been what I initially set out to discover.

Achieving Inclusivity

March 20, 2018 by Editor-in-Chief in Campus Life

By Anjali Benjamin-Webb '18

I recently gave a speech at Wellesley’s Town Hall on “Inclusive Excellence.” My demands seemed to resonate with many, but were likely only heard by those of us who need institutional change the most.

Our Bodies Are Political

March 20, 2018 by Editor-in-Chief in Campus Life

By Anonymous

Content warning: ableism, fatphobia

I’m twenty-one years old, a senior in grade level only, and I need to get a cane.

The Day After the Protest

February 19, 2018 by Editor-in-Chief in Campus Life, Politics

By Anonymous

Content warning: discussion of transphobic rhetoric, mention of restricted eating

Yesterday, a Freedom Project speaker’s presence was an attack on trans students. Last year, it was an attack on assault survivors. What if something changed?

More Than Just Stress Culture

December 13, 2017 by Editor-in-Chief in Campus Life

By Deb Rowcroft '19

If grades didn’t matter, why would we need a grading policy? Wellesley’s grading policy—or as it’s popularly known, the grade deflation policy—was supposed to attract students to STEM majors and make it so those who “really earned” an A got the recognition they deserved. I mean, really, how will we know how amazing and hardworking a student is if they’re stuck among others with the same grades?

Exposure "Therapy": Being Low-Income at Wellesley

November 26, 2017 by Editor-in-Chief in Campus Life

By Anonymous

Content warning: mention of anxiety

The American ideology of self-sufficiency and inherent, unbounded individual potential, reinforced in many ways by Wellesley, has deeply poisoned how I perceive myself. Being poor at Wellesley has always felt like a personal failure. Why can’t I just work more hours at my jobs? Why can’t I get a job during the school year that pays better? The reality is my jobs can’t give me more hours, I already have two of the best paying jobs on campus, and I need time to devote to academics as well as taking care of my health. How can I pull myself up by the bootstraps if I can’t afford boots?

Luisa and Luis Meet and Ariana Happens: A Wellesley Story

November 01, 2017 by Editor-in-Chief in Identity

By Ariana Gonzalez-Bonillas

Content warning: binary language to honor how Luisa and Azucena experienced Wellesley

August 1990.

Luisa arrives at Wellesley, Purple Class of 1994. The Latinas that Azucena had adopted and helped to grow in turn adopt and care for Luisa. Luisa majors in Latin American Studies, becomes a Mellon Mays Scholar, and struggles to learn how to be at a predominantly white institution. Soon, she will find a companion in her struggle who knows what she is going through, too.

Wellesley's Remix Through Student Voice

September 27, 2017 by Editor-in-Chief in Campus Life

By Amanda Wahlstedt '20

If you weren’t aware, college freshmen have been known to party and test the limits of their newfound freedom. “Wellesley,” you may be asking, “where are all the parties?”

For the last two years, the answer has been, “off-campus at MIT, Babson, Olin, or Harvard.” Small dorm kick-backs happen, but there is no school-wide event for Wellesley siblings to celebrate the milestone of a new college semester together…or at least there hasn’t been one since the Class of 2020 got here.

Let's Talk About Therapy

May 17, 2017 by Editor-in-Chief in Mental Health

By Sophia Temkin '17

Content warning: implication of depression; mention of attempted suicide, sexual assault, and anxiety

The first time I went to therapy, I was in second grade. The last time I went to therapy was about a week ago. I think I’ve spent more years in weekly therapy than not.

50 Things

May 17, 2017 by Editor-in-Chief in Campus Life

By Allyson Larcom '17

Everyone talks about the infamous “50 things” list at Wellesley. In four years here, many of us have checked off a lot of those quintessential Wellesley adventures. A few of us have really done all fifty. All of us, however, have had many, many adventures that don't appear on that famous list.