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Dec 29, 2024 | 
emorywheel.com | Matthew Chupack |Isaiah Poritz |Jack Rutherford
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States who began his journey to the White House as a little-known governor from Georgia, died on December 29. At 100, he was the oldest and longest-retired president in U.S. history. Carter served 41 years as a distinguished professor at Emory University.
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May 16, 2024 | 
emorywheel.com | Matthew Chupack
“Welcome aboard the plane train. Please hold on. This train is departing.” As cliche as it sounds, I could not help but be sentimental when hearing this automated message with one month of college left. Every routine action necessary for traveling — from ordering an Uber to boarding the plane — felt loftier, as this was my last time traveling home knowing I would still return to Emory University’s campus as a student.
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Feb 28, 2024 | 
emorywheel.com | Sarah Davis |Matthew Chupack
To our readers, Each year, The Emory Wheel’s Editorial Board endorses student government candidates. As with any article, these endorsements go through four rounds of edits to make sure we can comfortably stand behind everything we publish. An earlier draft of the SGA presidential candidate endorsement article included allegations that candidate Abigail Dubinski (25B) had actively suppressed student voices and withheld resources from students in her role as SGA vice president.
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Dec 13, 2023 | 
emorywheel.com | Matthew Chupack |Sarah Davis
Emory Police Department (EPD) Chief Cheryl Elliott is transitioning to a new role overseeing the department in January, Emory University announced on Tuesday. Deputy Chief Burt Buchtinec will become the department’s next chief. Elliott has served as EPD chief since her appointment in 2021. Starting next year, Elliott will serve as the Vice President for Public Safety.
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Dec 13, 2023 | 
emorywheel.com | Matthew Chupack |Sarah Davis
To our readers, We write to you to announce an exciting change in our operations. After discussions with our Arts & Entertainment and Emory Life editors, as well as with our Board of Editors, we have made the decision to combine the Arts & Entertainment and Emory Life sections into an Arts & Life section. We believe that merging these sections will help unite and strengthen these two areas of our coverage.
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Nov 24, 2023 | 
emorywheel.com | Matthew Chupack |Sarah Davis
To the Emory community,The Emory Wheel has experienced an influx in guest submissions since the Oct. 7 outbreak of conflict in Israel and the Gaza Strip. The Wheel has published eight open letters since early October, the largest quantity of this type of guest submission over a short timespan in recent years. The Wheel lacked public and up-to-date guidelines on what constitutes a guest Op-Ed, open letter and Letter to the Editor.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
emorywheel.com | Matthew Chupack |Jack Rutherford |Sarah Davis
In an Emory University-wide email this evening, University President Gregory Fenves denounced “antisemitic phrases and slogans” used by Emory community members at an on-campus rally earlier today. Attendees were protesting the University’s financial ties to the controversial Atlanta Public Safety Training Center facility and demanding the university condemn the loss of Palestinian lives in the Israel-Hamas War.
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Oct 25, 2023 | 
emorywheel.com | Sarah Davis |Matthew Chupack
Emory University’s Atlanta and Clairmont campuses are experiencing water pressure issues and water shut-offs in some buildings after main breaks on nearby Clifton and Oxford roads. Due to the damage, water pressure will be affected throughout campus, according to an email this evening from the University’s Housing Operations office to all Atlanta residential students. Emory Housing said that although water on campus may be discolored, it is still safe to drink.
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Oct 9, 2023 | 
emorywheel.com | Matthew Chupack |Sarah Davis
Oxford College of Emory University’s new dean, Badia Ahad, sat down with The Emory Wheel to talk about the relationship between the Oxford and Atlanta campuses, her prioritized campus initiatives and recent conversations with students and staff. Before joining the College on Aug. 1, Ahad served as vice provost for faculty affairs and a professor of English at Loyola University Chicago. This Q&A has been edited for clarity and length. The Emory Wheel: What drew you to Oxford?
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Oct 4, 2023 | 
emorywheel.com | Matthew Chupack
“Black-ish” star Yara Shahidi will be the keynote speaker at Emory University’s 42nd annual Jimmy Carter Town Hall on Nov. 6. Shahidi is also the main actress and executive producer of “black-ish” spinoff “Grown-ish” and starred as the first Black Tinker Bell in Disney’s live adaptation of “Peter Pan & Wendy.” The town hall is an annual speech event put on for first-year students.
