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Oct 9, 2024 | 
emorywheel.com | Ellie Fivas
In sixth grade, I read Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” for the first time. While it was an odd choice for a middle school English class, I rolled with it. Bradbury writes about a dystopian American future in which all books are banned and, by extension, freedom of speech has become a lost concept. Even with all the media out there about censorship, nothing reminds me more of our present moment than Bradbury’s words.
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Apr 27, 2024 | 
emorywheel.com | Ellie Fivas |Safa Wahidi |Lola McGuire
One year ago, the Emory University Police Department (EPD) and Atlanta Police Department (APD) removed peaceful student protestors from the Quadrangle. On Thursday morning, the same law enforcement organizations forcibly removed Emory students and community members from that same Quad. While deplorable, this scene is eerily familiar, speaking to a long legacy of student suppression and state violence on Emory’s campus.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
emorywheel.com | Saanvi Nayar |Pierce McDade |Sara Perez |Sara Pérez |Ellie Fivas
Burst the BubbleCollege is both transitory and transcendetal; everyone at Emory is interconnected because we are all students at this institution – and that’s where the similarities end. Dichotomies persist in our individual experiences: Oxford and the Atlanta campus, being a white student or a student of color, living on campus off, staying in Decatur for all four years or making Atlanta a larger part of your time here.
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Mar 6, 2024 | 
emorywheel.com | Ellie Fivas
I have always been terrified of not being good enough. School, friendships, relationships, family, clubs, internships — all are areas I desperately try to latch onto and not let go for fear of falling behind, or worse, being left behind purposefully. I struggle with being vulnerable in front of others and mourn moments of self-perceived weakness. Yet the wonderful thing about this world is its ability to fully transform perspectives at the opening of a door.
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Jan 24, 2024 | 
emorywheel.com | Ellie Fivas |Electoral Ellie
The 2024 Iowa caucuses represented a race for second place. With the unsurprising results of the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, nothing has defined the official start of the 2024 election season more than American preoccupation with Iowa’s runner-up contest, the New Hampshire-Biden write-in campaign and, of course, the evergreen stronghold of Trump Republicans.
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Nov 15, 2023 | 
emorywheel.com | Ellie Fivas |Electoral Ellie
Americans under the age of 45 will comprise more than half of the voting populous in the 2024 presidential election. This means millennials and Generation Z will have more pull than ever in determining the makeup of American politics. In 2024, young voters will be more politically engaged than before, according to The Washington Post, making it the biggest election year for young voices ever. Despite this, neither Republicans nor Democrats have chosen to prioritize Gen Z’s political aspirations.
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
emorywheel.com | Ellie Fivas |Electoral Ellie
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) is not the only U.S. leader who needs to retire. I can guarantee you this: the chairs on Capitol Hill are molded to the backs of the same old, same old. “It would be a great thing if both President Biden and former President Trump would stand aside,” Romney said shortly after announcing his own retirement from politics on Sept. 13. Romney has been in politics for 30 years, and he has held his well-worn seat in the U.S. Senate since 2019.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
emorywheel.com | Ellie Fivas
For the first time since elementary school, the expectation of icebreakers at the beginning of this semester excited me. Getting to chat with friends on move-in day — and make some new ones — was less daunting. Walking to the dining hall and skipping a night out caused fewer voices whispering what-ifs inside my head. “What did you do over the summer?” played on repeat throughout my classes, and the same thought answered back in my head every time.
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Aug 30, 2023 | 
emorywheel.com | Ellie Fivas
Ah, freshman year. Never once does the grass look greener nor the food from the dining hall taste more heavenly. However, despite its looks, the first few weeks on campus can — and will — be completely exhausting. To help all you new first-years out, we, the Emory Wheel’s Opinion editors, have compiled a few of the best and worst experiences you’ll have during your first weeks at Emory University. We promise that not only will you survive the bad, but you will greatly enjoy the good.
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Jul 11, 2023 | 
emorywheel.com | Ellie Fivas |Sophia Peyser
In Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts’ June 29 majority opinion addressing affirmative action cases against Harvard College (Mass.) and the University of North Carolina, a new standard is set for American higher education: a “race-neutral” precedent that could doom the future of equitable race-based admissions practices at institutions across the country, including Emory University.
