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<title><![CDATA[Travelogues: Denmark]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>LISA SNIDER ’11</p><br><p>When Danes ask 'Hi, how are you? and rdquo; they actually expect to sit down for a good ten or 20 minutes and hear how you're doing, whereas for Americans, it is a greeting in passing....</p>]]>
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<title><![CDATA[The HerCampus Controversy 1]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>Galen Danskin ’11</p><br><p>From forcing our first-year interns to choose freshman from other schools to insisting that our trans students are not 'real men, and rdquo; the HerCampus founders have displayed a profound ignorance with regard to the purpose of Wellesley as a single-sex...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:15:13 -0500</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA[From forcing our first-year interns to choose freshman from other schools to insisting that our trans students are not 'real men, and rdquo; the HerCampus founders have displayed a profound ignorance with regard to the purpose of Wellesley as a single-sex...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sophomore scramble for major selection gets creative]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>CHARLOTTE KIANG ’13</p><br><p>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....</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:05:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Students venture into WZLY’s Electric Ladyland]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><br><p>Even though WZLY has been a part of Wellesley's history for over sixty years, many Wellesley students don't even know that it exists (or why they should care). and nbsp; The answer lies in the very nature of radio  and ndash; the connection between the DJ...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:39:45 -0500</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA[Even though WZLY has been a part of Wellesley's history for over sixty years, many Wellesley students don't even know that it exists (or why they should care). and nbsp; The answer lies in the very nature of radio  and ndash; the connection between the DJ...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wendy breaks from midterms to slice up some pie]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>KIMBERLY KILLEN '10</p><br><p>I finally had the time to make pie. Hallelujah! and nbsp;The big question then became, 'What type? and rdquo; When asking this question, there are several categories you must confront: audience, texture, season and price. and nbsp;...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:48:55 -0500</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA[I finally had the time to make pie. Hallelujah! and nbsp;The big question then became, 'What type? and rdquo; When asking this question, there are several categories you must confront: audience, texture, season and price. and nbsp;...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[New research explores advantages of bilingual learning ]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><br><p>On Thursday evening, Antonella Sorace, professor of Developmental Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh, spoke in Pendleton about her research on bilingual children in her lecture, 'One Brain, Two Languages, Many Advantages. and rdquo;...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:45:18 -0500</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA[On Thursday evening, Antonella Sorace, professor of Developmental Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh, spoke in Pendleton about her research on bilingual children in her lecture, 'One Brain, Two Languages, Many Advantages. and rdquo;...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Where's the "recreation" in reading?  ]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br />Zeta Alpha seeks to restore lost pleasures of the novel<br><p>Beyond Twilight: the role of recreational reading on campus....</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:39:02 -0500</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA[Beyond Twilight: the role of recreational reading on campus....]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Quick thoughts from the graduating class of ‘09]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>JENNIFER YANG ’12 </p><br><p>On June 5, 2009, 625 seniors will graduate from Wellesley. These seniors, armed with the knowledge of their impending departure, will have ties to break with Community (the forum, not the people), eclectic dining options, and the comforting dinginess of t...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:39:04 -0500</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA[On June 5, 2009, 625 seniors will graduate from Wellesley. These seniors, armed with the knowledge of their impending departure, will have ties to break with Community (the forum, not the people), eclectic dining options, and the comforting dinginess of t...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Far from the couch]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>HILLARY CLEVENGER ’12</p>A winter trip to Paris <br><p>'Hey Hill, how would you like to go to Europe for two weeks? and rdquo; and nbsp; Those were the words that Papa Clevenger nonchalantly asked me when he came home from work one day. Now my father is not one for surprises, or for being remotely spontaneous...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:35:33 -0500</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA['Hey Hill, how would you like to go to Europe for two weeks? and rdquo; and nbsp; Those were the words that Papa Clevenger nonchalantly asked me when he came home from work one day. Now my father is not one for surprises, or for being remotely spontaneous...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[The great Wellesley cupcake challenge ’09 ]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>DEBORAH DUNSMORE ’11 </p><br><p>In February, I embarked on a journey to find the best cupcake in the Wellesley area. I tried numerous cupcakes from four different bakeries near campus....</p>]]>
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<media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[The great Wellesley cupcake challenge ’09 ]]></media:title>
<media:description><![CDATA[In February, I embarked on a journey to find the best cupcake in the Wellesley area. I tried numerous cupcakes from four different bakeries near campus....]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Activist for transgender and queer rights speaks]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>ALICE LEE '10</p><br><p>Park, who presented a Transgender 101 workshop last Tuesday in the Harambee House, has an extensive history of such Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) advocacy to her credit, most of which make her one of a kind in the realm of queer activism....</p>]]>
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<media:description><![CDATA[Park, who presented a Transgender 101 workshop last Tuesday in the Harambee House, has an extensive history of such Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) advocacy to her credit, most of which make her one of a kind in the realm of queer activism....]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hands across the water ]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>KIMBERLY KILLEN '10</p><br><p>Hands Across the Water is a non-profit organization that targets two problems: domestically, it battles the excess amount of books going to landfills, and internationally, the scarcity of books in needy regions....</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:29:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA[Hands Across the Water is a non-profit organization that targets two problems: domestically, it battles the excess amount of books going to landfills, and internationally, the scarcity of books in needy regions....]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Men in the dorms after dark]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>LIBBY PROPP '10</p><br><p>March 19, 1931
Indoor Meet to be held by department of hygiene.
The indoor meet sponsored by the department of hygiene and physical education and by the athletic association will take place in the gym on Thursday, March 26 from 3:45-5:30. Teams selected...</p>]]>
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<media:description><![CDATA[March 19, 1931
Indoor Meet to be held by department of hygiene.
The indoor meet sponsored by the department of hygiene and physical education and by the athletic association will take place in the gym on Thursday, March 26 from 3:45-5:30. Teams selected...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[A capella group wearing black: The Widows ]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>Farah Ahmed '11</p><br><p>The Widows have changed since that first meeting almost 60 years ago. The octet has expanded to a thirteen-to- fifteen voice ensemble, and their clothes have evolved from flapper dresses to a sophisticated all-black look to reflect the Widows' musical sen...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:24:42 -0500</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA[The Widows have changed since that first meeting almost 60 years ago. The octet has expanded to a thirteen-to- fifteen voice ensemble, and their clothes have evolved from flapper dresses to a sophisticated all-black look to reflect the Widows' musical sen...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Recent thefts call for Honor Code reassessment]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>LIBBY KANE ’10</p><br><p>The odd rumor reaches their ears about a stolen laptop during a high-traffic weekend, but they are reassured that it was the work of nefarious off-campus guests (i.e. boys) and that the Wellesley community has been violated....</p>]]>
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<media:description><![CDATA[The odd rumor reaches their ears about a stolen laptop during a high-traffic weekend, but they are reassured that it was the work of nefarious off-campus guests (i.e. boys) and that the Wellesley community has been violated....]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hurricane Midterms]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>HANNAH TOWNSEND ’11</p>The Nine Roads to Recovery<br><p>One of the many drawbacks of midterms is the inevitable disconnect from reality that they create. Instead of nuclear winter symbolizing the 'end of the world, and rdquo; an unfinished p-set becomes a far more daunting event....</p>]]>
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<media:description><![CDATA[One of the many drawbacks of midterms is the inevitable disconnect from reality that they create. Instead of nuclear winter symbolizing the 'end of the world, and rdquo; an unfinished p-set becomes a far more daunting event....]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[What's in a name?]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>CHARLOTTE KIANG ’13</p>The real world benefits and social stigmas of attending an elite university<br><p>The question remains: how much should rankings really matter in the college search? Is admission to the 'elite and rdquo; echelon of society an inalienable social privilege, or does it cripple students more than they know?...</p>]]>
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<media:description><![CDATA[The question remains: how much should rankings really matter in the college search? Is admission to the 'elite and rdquo; echelon of society an inalienable social privilege, or does it cripple students more than they know?...]]></media:description>
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