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1 week ago | 
ajc.com | Safa Wahidi
Local food insecurity rates are on the rise, according to a new study from Feeding America, a nonprofit organization that acts as a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks that feed more than 46 million people through food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other community-based agencies. Each year, the organization conducts research on regional access to food, eligibility for federal food assistance programs and the shortfallbetween people’s budgets and prices at the grocery store.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
emorywheel.com | Safa Wahidi
When I was 18 years old, my mom took me to Serendipity 3, a restaurant on the Upper East Side. Our excursion followed a particularly overwhelming bout of college applications during my senior year of high school. She told my teachers that we were touring colleges — and technically, we were — but the trip was also my chance to channel Ferris Bueller while frolicking around the early spring lawns of Central Park and the hallowed halls of the Museum of Modern Art.
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
emorywheel.com | Safa Wahidi
In a sea of talented student-athletes, freshman swimmer Allison Greeneway has quickly found success on Emory University’s swimming and diving team, setting a program record in the 200-yard individual medley (IM) and then shattering her own personal best a month later. Earlier this season, Greeneway clocked a time of 2:01.23 on Nov. 8, 2024, breaking a 200-yard individual medley (IM) record at the Emory Fall Invitational that had previously been held for seven years.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
emorywheel.com | Safa Wahidi
An old adage attributed to Hans Christian Andersen states “Where words fail, music speaks.” Despite the axiom, on Jan. 17 in Emory University’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, words and music worked in tandem to transcend time and explore the relationship between two virtuosos turned from allies to adversaries.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
emorywheel.com | Safa Wahidi
As daylight turned to dusk on Jan. 4, hundreds of people braved frigid temperatures and gathered outside the Carter Center to honor the life of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
emorywheel.com | Safa Wahidi
My birthday always lands on the week of Thanksgiving, meaning that my annual case of the birthday blues is only magnified by the sense of nostalgia, melancholy and malaise that the holiday season inspires. A common experience, birthday blues refer to feelings of sadness and pensive reflection that can recur on a day riddled with ridiculously high expectations. This year, I feel particularly sentimental because I’m turning 21 years old.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
emorywheel.com | Safa Wahidi
Indie pop artist Maude Latour performed with a “Whirlpool” (2024) of emotion to a packed crowd at the Coca-Cola Roxy on Sept. 29. Clad in a miniskirt and chunky black boots, the 24-year-old coquettishly warmed up the Atlanta audience while opening for Fletcher’s “In Search of the Antidote Tour.” A singer-songwriter born in Sweden and raised in London, Hong Kong and New York City, Latour first rose to fame when her song “One More Weekend” (2020) exploded on TikTok.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
spoonuniversity.com | Emory’s independent |Safa Wahidi
There’s salt in the air and rust on the doors. While the end of summer is imminent, it’s officially the best time of year to keep folklore on repeat and get lost in a fictional love triangle. This was the era that gave rise to the iconic knit cardigan, and from lyrics about August “[slipping] away into a moment in time” to cover artwork of misty gray woods, something about folklore evokes the sentimentality of the transition from summer to fall.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
spoonuniversity.com | Emory’s independent |Safa Wahidi
While some of us are busy soaking up the last days of summer, pumpkin spice season is already in full swing. Fall cereals and cold foams have hit the shelves at Target, spiced lattes are making their way back onto menus, and even Halloween decorations are available now at party supplies stores. This week, a batch of new seasonal items is slated to enter discount grocery chain Aldi. Here’s a roundup of all the fall items available at Aldi for your next shopping run.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
spoonuniversity.com | Emory’s independent |Safa Wahidi
Although summer’s official end isn’t until late September, pumpkin spice latte season is already upon us. As of August 14, the seasonal beverage is back on the menu at Whole Foods Market Coffee Bars, and a slew of other retailers have also embraced autumn’s most iconic flavor. Here’s where where pumpkin spice lattes are available already to start getting into the fall spirit.
