<![CDATA[Wellesley News - Features RSS]]> /se/wellesley-news-features-rss-1.632012 en-us Sun, 5 Feb 2012 60 <![CDATA[Eye on Science Marathons – daunting or doable?:]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/eye-on-science-marathons-daunting-or-doable-1.2181808 Stephanie Gall ‘14
By: Stephanie Gall ‘14 Going the extra miles

The jubilation of victory in the war against Persia was enough to send the young soldier Pheidippides on a 26.2-mile run from Marathon, Greece to Athens. ...

]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 1.2181808 Features Stephanie Gall ‘14 Features <![CDATA[Relationship status: FREE! The blissful account of breaking up with Facebook]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/relationship-status-free-the-blissful-account-of-breaking-up-with-facebook-1.2181805 Charlotte Hulme ’14
By: Charlotte Hulme ’14

The relationship was doomed to fail. ...

]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 1.2181805 Features Charlotte Hulme ’14 Features <![CDATA[Women who will remake shopping:]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/women-who-will-remake-shopping-1.2181804 Victoria Hills ’14
By: Victoria Hills ’14Wellesley alum speaks with co-founder of Boutique Week on business, fashion

Olga Vidisheva '07 laughed as she glanced around Pendleton East 339. ...

]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2011 1.2181804 Features Victoria Hills ’14 Features <![CDATA[Spring Trend Report:]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/spring-trend-report-1.2132414 Samantha Crowell ’12
By: Samantha Crowell ’12Prints and patterns

I know I'm not a groundhog or a weatherman, but I think it's safe for me to declare that spring has arrived! ...

]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2011 1.2132414 Features Samantha Crowell ’12 Features <![CDATA[Eye on Science: ]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/eye-on-science-1.2132413 Stephanie Gall ’14
By: Stephanie Gall ’14 The spice of life

One a day, four, ten and hellip;dare I go higher? Americans currently pop more pills per day than ever before. ...

]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2011 1.2132413 Features Stephanie Gall ’14 Features <![CDATA[Spring Trend Alert]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/spring-trend-alert-1.2106978 Samantha Crowell ’12
By: Samantha Crowell ’12Maxi skirts, denim and blogs

A trend I see quite often at Wellesley is that of students wearing what is traditionally viewed as menswear, dressed up or down or accessorized to appear more feminine. ...

]]> Mon, 14 Mar 2011 1.2106978 Features menswear, dressed up or down or accessorized to appear more feminine. ...]]> Samantha Crowell ’12 Features <![CDATA[Bead-shopping in Boston Part II: Cambridge and Wellesley]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/bead-shopping-in-boston-part-ii-cambridge-and-wellesley-1.2106973 Alexis Black ’13
By: Alexis Black ’13

I continued my quest for a quality bead store in the Boston area after my favorite hometown bead store closed this past August. Having spent just under half of my $20 budget on 14 beads at my first two stops (Bead + Fiber of the South End and The Pear ...

]]> Mon, 14 Mar 2011 1.2106973 Features Alexis Black ’13 Features <![CDATA[Vagina Monologues: Humor, Growth, Wisdom, Relevance]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/vagina-monologues-humor-growth-wisdom-relevance-1.2047936 VICTORIA HILLS ’14

'If your vagina could talk, what would it say?' It seems like a ridiculous question, one designed to earn a quick laugh and -but it's anything but. ...

]]> Thu, 3 Mar 2011 1.2047936 Features VICTORIA HILLS ’14 Features <![CDATA[Lux Nails and Spa: A little more polished than the rest]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/lux-nails-and-spa-a-little-more-polished-than-the-rest-1.2047931 Mary Frances Johnson ’13
By: Mary Frances Johnson ’13

When I first stepped inside Lux Nails and Spa, located on 555 Washington Street, I was surprised to find that it was unlike any other nail salon that I've been to in the Wellesley area. ...

]]> Thu, 3 Mar 2011 1.2047931 Features Mary Frances Johnson ’13 Features <![CDATA[Spring trend report: ]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/spring-trend-report-1.2047930 SAMANTHA CROWELL ’12
By: SAMANTHA CROWELL ’12Tom Ford and Yves Saint Laurent bring back the seventies

It's the spring of 2011 and the seventies are making a comeback. ...

]]> Thu, 3 Mar 2011 1.2047930 Features SAMANTHA CROWELL ’12 Features <![CDATA[Eye on science: use your words]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/eye-on-science-use-your-words-1.2047925 STEPHANIE GALL ’14

Why say 'That Whoopie Pie was delicious!' rather than 'The Whoopie Pie, which consists of a mass of frosting sandwiched between two moderately sized cakes, tasted good'? ...

]]> Thu, 3 Mar 2011 1.2047925 Features STEPHANIE GALL ’14 Features <![CDATA[Bead-Shopping in Boston]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/bead-shopping-in-boston-1.2020083 alexis black ’13
By: alexis black ’13Part I: South End and Brookline

If you are a jewelry junkie, there's always going to be that necklace, bracelet or pair of earrings that doesn't exist in the store and -only in your imagination. By beading, you can make it. ...

]]> Sun, 27 Feb 2011 1.2020083 Features alexis black ’13 Features <![CDATA[Making the most of the snow onslaught]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/making-the-most-of-the-snow-onslaught-1.2020081 Marie Romero ’12
By: Marie Romero ’12

It's winter once again and the Wellesley Winter Wonderland has turned into piles of brown snow and sheets of ice. ...

]]> Sun, 27 Feb 2011 1.2020081 Features Marie Romero ’12 Features <![CDATA[Sweatpant-Chic: spring fashion at Wellesley]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/sweatpant-chic-spring-fashion-at-wellesley-1.2020080 SAMANTHA CROWELL ’12
By: SAMANTHA CROWELL ’12

In honor of New York Fashion Week 2011 (Feb. 10-17) and of finding someone who will commit to writing an article every week, the Wellesley News has decided to start a fashion column. ...

]]> Sun, 27 Feb 2011 1.2020080 Features SAMANTHA CROWELL ’12 Features <![CDATA[A Semester in Mexico:]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/a-semester-in-mexico-1.2000687 Terra Stanley ’12
By: Terra Stanley ’12Open mind, open arms

'Soy muy amiguera,' said my new friend, Valentina Rodriguez, for a fifth time. ...

]]> Wed, 16 Feb 2011 1.2000687 Features Terra Stanley ’12 Features <![CDATA[Eye on Science: stars in the news]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/eye-on-science-stars-in-the-news-1.2000684 Stephanie gall ’14
By: Stephanie gall ’14

According to recent studies, over a quarter of Americans believe that their personality is in some way linked to their Zodiacal sign. ...

]]> Wed, 16 Feb 2011 1.2000684 Features Stephanie gall ’14 Features <![CDATA[Wellesley beer guru hosts the epicurean class of a lifetime]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/wellesley-beer-guru-hosts-the-epicurean-class-of-a-lifetime-1.1977035 MARY FRANCES JOHNSON ’13
By: MARY FRANCES JOHNSON ’13

For many students, taking a class at Wellesley usually involves hours of reading, problem sets, writing essays or memorizing countless facts. ...

]]> Sat, 12 Feb 2011 1.1977035 Features MARY FRANCES JOHNSON ’13 Features <![CDATA[Revisiting multifaith action on campus]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/revisiting-multifaith-action-on-campus-1.1977034 NATASHA GEILING ’13
By: NATASHA GEILING ’13Open mind, open arms

Vivian Secaida '11 hadn't thought much about multifaith before coming to Wellesley. ...

]]> Sat, 12 Feb 2011 1.1977034 Features Secaida '11 hadn't thought much about multifaith before coming to Wellesley. ...]]> NATASHA GEILING ’13 Features <![CDATA[Celebrate New England’s Inventors]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/celebrate-new-england-s-inventors-1.1957542 STEPHANIE GALL ’14

Over winter break, I witnessed the birth of cookie robots, antigravity serum and shrink-rays when I happened to watch the animated film 'Despicable Me.' ...

]]> Wed, 2 Feb 2011 1.1957542 Features STEPHANIE GALL ’14 Features <![CDATA[B-I-N-G-O Lingo]]> http://www.wellesleynewsonline.com/features/b-i-n-g-o-lingo-1.1957532 VICTORIA HILLS ’14

Twice a semester, a truly beautiful event is hosted in Tishman Commons (at 8 p.m., if you want all the details). ...

]]> Wed, 2 Feb 2011 1.1957532 Features Tishman Commons (at 8 p.m., if you want all the details). ...]]> VICTORIA HILLS ’14 Features