Window on Wellesley

Winter 2015

Going Off Air, But Rocking Online

Following a trend among college stations, WZLY is investigating selling its frequency and only broadcasting online.More

Riding Into Neuroscience

Jody Platto CE/DS ’15, a professional horse rider turned neuroscience major, spent the summer immersed in the world of pediatric neurology thanks to the newly created Wellesley College Class of 1989 Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Summer Fellowship.More

Packing a Punch’s

When the Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center opened in 2005, with it came Punch’s Alley, a student-run pub on the first floor known for its ruby-colored walls and $3 beer. Punch’s Alley’s co-managers, Abigail Stoltzfus ’15 and Elijah Cohen ’15, talk about what makes the pub special.More

Biodiversity—Up Close and Personal

Catherine Baltazar ’16 studied abroad in Ecuador, examining the ecological, social, and cultural effects the petroleum industry has on an indigenous community, Loma del Tigre in the Amazon.More

The Man Behind the Icon

We think we know Martin Luther King, Jr.; his image has long been appropriated by American popular culture. But this etching and aquatint by John Wilson—owned by the Davis Museum—compels us to look again.More

North 40 Goes to the Town of Wellesley

In December 2014, Wellesley College Board of Trustees accepted the town of Wellesley’s offer to purchase the 47-acre tract called the North 40 for $35 million.More

Gender at Wellesley

“Being a women’s college matters. It’s a critical aspect of our identity and our impact in the world. It always has been, and it always will be,” says President H. Kim Bottomly.More

Season of Protest

On Dec. 9, 2014, a large group of students and faculty members took part in a series of protests on campus to draw attention to outrage over decisions not to indict police officers in Ferguson, Mo., and Staten Island, N.Y., for the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, respectively.More