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#BREAKING
: Officers from the Emory Police Department, Atlanta Police Department and Georgia State Patrol began using gas and arresting protestors around 10:20 a.m. this morning. The protestors had set up an encampment on the Quadrangle around 7:30 a.m. Story to come.
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#BREAKING
: In an undergraduate student referendum, 73.5% of voters expressed that they have no confidence in Emory University President Gregory Fenves following the University's response to pro-Palestinian protests on campus.
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#BREAKING
: Emory University will eliminate all need-based loans and replace them with institutional grants and scholarships for domestic undergraduate students starting this fall. Story to come.
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#BREAKING
: President Joe Biden will meet with Georgia “Asian American leaders” at the University at 3:35 p.m. and deliver remarks at 4:40 p.m. Follow the Wheel for more updates.
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On April 26, Marianne Williamson visited Emory University for a campaign event centering on corporate greed, LGBTQ issues, the war in Ukraine and a “21st century economic Bill of Rights.”
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Police officers detained several protestors at an “encampment for Gaza" on Emory University's campus this morning. The officers released irritant gas on the protestors.
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The Opinion Editorial team writes, "Instead of a vicious cycle of oppression, we urge you to see Emory’s social justice legacy as a virtuous one: A cycle of students rising up against oppressors."
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UPDATE: Emory plans to enroll all international students in a one-credit, in-person class, which will meet visa guideline requirements, said a member of the Student Government Association familiar with the matter.
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#BREAKING
: University President
@gregfenves
announced that all Emory faculty and staff must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for the fall semester. Story to come.
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#BREAKING
:
@EmoryUniversity
has passed a proposal to gradually increase minimum wage for all student workers to $15 by Spring 2024 following student advocacy. Story to come.
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Actress
@MsJackieCruz
will speak at Class Day May 4, acc. to the Office of University Events. Cruz is best known for her work on
@OITNB
.
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#BREAKING
: Rapper and hip-hop artist
@JColeNC
will headline Dooley's Week 2015,
@emoryspc
announced at Asbury Circle.
http://t.co/uWF2b1O8dX
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“[Artists] have a choice whether or not we want to use that platform to get involved in things outside of just selling records and concert tickets,”
@johnlegend
said in an interview with the Wheel.
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On April 25, the Emory College of Arts and Sciences’ (ECAS) College Senate voted to send out an electronic ballot to all ECAS faculty to vote on whether they still have confidence in University President Gregory Fenves.
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“Even though ‘Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun’ goes by quickly, the series is chockablock with meme-worthy content and unforgettable moments.”
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#BREAKING
: NIAID Director Anthony Fauci will speak to the Class of 2021 virtually on May 16 and receive the Emory University President’s Medal, University President Greg Fenves wrote in a Feb. 24 email.
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#BREAKING
@EmoryUniversity
will expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all faculty, staff and students beginning this Thursday following an announcement today from Georgia Gov.
@GovKemp
that everyone aged 16+ can get the vaccine then. Story to come.
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The celebrities are starting to pile in.
@SnoopDogg
,
@mariolopezviva
and
@BryceHall
have all been spotted. The fights are expected to start in the coming hours.
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#BREAKING
Emory University President
@gregfenves
announced that all students are invited back to campus for the Fall 2021 semester. Story to come.
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#BREAKING
: Emory University is relocating the 179th Commencement Ceremony to the Gas South District in Duluth, Ga. The University also canceled several annual events for graduates, such as Class Day Crossover.
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#BREAKING
: Emory will provide need-based aid to undocumented students starting this fall, according to President James W. Wagner.
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#BREAKING
University President
@gregfenves
announced that Emory will require all students to be immunized for COVID-19 for the fall 2021 semester. At this time, vaccinations for faculty and staff will not be required.
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LIVE: Megan Rapinoe takes the stage. She thanks Emory and President Carter for “stepping aside” and letting her take the reigns.
She jokes that unlike the Carters she wants to be retired before her 90s.
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“I realized I had reached the limits of what I could do in the minority party ... and if I was going to continue my fight to restore tuition free tech college, I was just going to have to become the governor,” GA State Rep. Stacey Evans (D-Smyrna) said.
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Garang Buk Buk Piol (20G), who was a victim of armed conflict and a child soldier in Sudan in the 1990s, dodged violence and poverty before he ended up at Emory.
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Emory University President Gregory Fenves emailed the Emory community at 11 a.m. today apologizing for his response to the detainment of 28 pro-Palestinian protestors during an encampment on April 25.
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Emory senior security officer Dennis House, a U.S. Army veteran, credits his ability to work late shifts in the Robert W. Woodruff Library to his natural love for being around people.
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#BREAKING
: Emory University students, faculty and staff will have until Jan. 19 to receive a booster shot for the spring semester, which University President Gregory L. Fenves called “the next step in an evolving public health strategy” in a Dec. 16 email.
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Law enforcement arrested 28 individuals, including 20 Emory University community members, during this morning’s pro-Palestine encampment on the Quadrangle, Emory Vice President for Public Safety Cheryl Elliott wrote in a University-wide email this evening.
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#BREAKING
: Hip-hop artist
@PostMalone
will perform Oct. 20 as part of Homecoming Week 2017, according to SPC.
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Rapinoe chronicles meeting her now-fiancé and WNBA star Sue Bird (
@S10Bird
) at the 2016 Olympics.
“We came back to Seattle and the rest is history,” Rapinoe said.
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Emory University’s Student Government Association passed a resolution condemning the “police’s use of violence on Emory’s campus” when arresting protestors during a protest on April 25.
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The Wheel won four
@spj_tweets
Mark of Excellence Region 3 awards, including Best All-Around Student Newspaper. A thread of the winners and finalists:
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Emory will not rescind offers of admission to high school students who engage in peaceful protest in wake of the Parkland, Fla., high school shooting, according to Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admission John Latting.
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#BREAKING
: Emory will be in person next fall with no holiday breaks, a virtual final exam period and mandated COVID-19 testing of all students.
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Congrats to
@myhlee
, the Wheel’s editor-in-chief from 2009 to 2010. We are so proud of you!
I'm so grateful and excited for this opportunity. Please send me your story ideas, tips and advice!
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Emory faculty and community members call on President Greg Fenves to "drop the charges" for all those arrested on April 25 during a pro-Palestine protest on campus in an open letter.
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Hey everyone, my name is Michael Mariam (
@michaelmariam_
) and I'm the Asst. Sports Editor. I'm here at the NBA All Star Game media availability sessions ahead of tonight's game in Atlanta. Follow along for updates!
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We're not sure about The Emory Daily, but the first issue of The Emory Wheel hits newsstands across campus tomorrow morning. Pick up a copy or read online at !
Tomorrow, for the first time in a year and a half, ALL of
@EmoryUniversity
's students, faculty and staff will be back on campus! I can't wait to see everyone together again. On another note, Ethan, I think you’ll enjoy reading the
@emorywheel
😅
#EmoryTogether
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Constitutional Council rules in favor of Sun Woo Park, and orders a new election excluding Rhea Kumar and Nick Paschetto. Read the full ruling here:
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#BREAKING
: The Trump administration has reversed ICE guidelines that prohibited international students from a complete online fall semester. Story to come.
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Congratulations to our former Editor-in-Chief
@juliamunslow
(18C) and Editorial Board member
@isa_bethm
(18PH) on receiving scholarships to continue great journalism!
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Students protested on campus tonight for the
#BlackLivesMatter
campaign. See tomorrow's Wheel for an update.
http://t.co/TwnXZHRT6i
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“It was definitely redemptive,” Olympic figure skater Nathan Chen told the Wheel. “I’m very happy to end my Olympic experience with a long program like that.”
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In a question about fighting burnout, Megan Rapinoe (
@mpinoe
) advises students to “take breaks” and “rest” in our society where “burnout is very real.”
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BREAKING:
@EmoryUniversity
will begin spring courses remotely due to rising Omicron cases. Exceptions will be made for clinical, research, School of Medicine courses and “other select activities.” Classes will transition to in-person learning on Jan. 31, should conditions permit.
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In a city that’s 50% Black at a university that’s 10% Black, what does it mean to identify as a Black Southerner?
In the premiere episode of Within the Margins,
@rachel_broun
discusses Southern identity, race and more. Listen anywhere you get podcasts:
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#BREAKING
: Comedian John
@mulaney
will be one of this year's Dooley's Week performers, according to
@EmorySPC
http://t.co/ehjX84UUqS
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“Being editor-in-chief has illuminated for me that journalism is not a duality,” said outgoing editor-in-chief
@madisonrbober
(20C) in her last interview with the Wheel. By
@LaurenBlaustei2
.
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Before Nessa Barrett’s concert, A&E writer Catherine Goodman “was even embarrassed to post the concert on my Instagram.” However, afterward, she identified as “a full-fledged Nessa Barrett fan.”
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#BREAKING
: Civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) has died at age 80. A long-time racial equality activist and 17-term congressman, Lewis was awarded an honorary doctor of law degree at Emory’s 169th Commencement.
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“In terms of winning a national championship, trust me, that is something I’ll never forget in my life,” former
@EmoryVolleyball
assistant coach Bri Jones said.
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“I’m really disappointed … I just think it’s unethical,” Coco Dong (22B) said. “I came to the United States because I appreciate the diversity here — I love hanging out with people from all over the world.”
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Emory University was ranked No. 21 in U.S. News and World Report’s (USNWR)'s “Best Colleges” list among national universities for the second consecutive year.
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.
@JoeBiden
visited Emory Law School in 1988 after withdrawing from the Democratic presidential primary. Read the Wheel's coverage from the archives.
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#OPED
: "I am an Asian American woman. I am from Boulder, Colorado. I live in Atlanta, Georgia. My heart is breaking for the places I call home." By
@chinncailen
.
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Emory’s No. 22 position is the University’s lowest rank in decades. Since 1994, Emory’s rank never fell below No. 21 — until now.
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Former Vice President of Campus Services Matthew Early told custodial workers at a 2017 meeting to take lunch breaks "at the back of the house," according to three employees who attended the meeting. Story by
@isaiahporitz
.
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Professor Noëlle McAfee reflects on the administrative response to April's protests, writing, "A visionary university president should understand and appreciate the democratic role of students in the public sphere."
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Senior guard Matthew Schner (
@Mschner32
) scored his 1,000th point for the Eagles, becoming the 18th member of the
@EmoryBasketball
team to do so. Check out our feature on him here:
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#BREAKING
: Outside Jolley Residential Center on Oxford campus, police officers have just placed someone into a hearse. An officer told Asst. News Editor
@sarahgdavis_
that Residence Life would release a statement shortly. Updates to follow.
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Andrew Wilson (17C) (
@awil5504
) is the first Emory Eagle and Division III swimmer to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games, leaving Japan with plenty to celebrate.
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“Be hopeful, be optimistic, never become bitter,” Lewis told Emory students in 2018. “We have to take our country back, and we have to save our democracy for generations yet unborn.”
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This week’s headlines: Biden, Harris Visit Draws Large Crowd; Univ. Extends Vaccines to All Students, Faculty and Staff; Shootings Devastate Asian Community and more. Pick up a print issue or read online at .
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Laney Graduate students vote to unionize
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Emory community continues protesting on last day of classes. Follow along for live updates.
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Octaveon Woods, who scammed Emory University out of $37,500, was sentenced to serve three years and 10 months and ordered to pay restitution.
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Celebrating 100 years of The Emory Wheel with some incredible alumni!
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“For female athletes such as myself, having role models such as
@mPinoe
is crucial to show girls that not only are their athletic dreams possible, but they can also impact the world in a way that leaves an everlasting legacy.”
@GraceReyer
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Emory students and community members are protesting at Cannon Chapel as part of the
#BlackLivesMatter
campaign
http://t.co/MMV8Cu567S
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Winners Sarah Hunter, David Kulp, Samah Meghjee and Adesola Thomas will receive a paid year of study at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland as recognition for their achievements.
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A committee found that Augustus Baldwin Longstreet “used his platform as Emory’s president to promote pro-slavery views," making it "inappropriate for his name to continue to be memorialized in a place of honor.”
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#BREAKING
:
@emoryuniversity
returned to a No. 20 spot after two years at No. 21 in
@usnews
' "Best Colleges" ranking.
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This week’s headlines: SAs to Receive Pay Starting Fall 2021, ED II Applicants Increase by Over 10%, Emory Prof. Nominated For NAACP Award and more. Pick up a print issue or read online at .
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Black men remain one the smallest groups at Emory, making up just 2% of the student population as of 2020. By
@AhnUlia
.
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"
@IsaiahPoritz
’s top priorities as editor-in-chief include expanding the current diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at the Wheel and permanently transitioning the Wheel’s print schedule to every other week to leave room for more digital content."
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Emory College admitted its first Black student 58 years ago, but its integration is ongoing. Tomorrow, in print and online, read “1963,” an investigative project led by the Wheel’s Opinion section.
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After an April 5 complaint by the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Palestine Legal, the U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into Emory University for anti-Palestinian and anti-Muslim harassment.
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“We are all unarmed students … we do not pose a threat to society," BSA Vice President Kyle Truevillian (22C) said. "I should not have to be questioned if I’m on campus if I’m a little bit darker than other people.”
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“We have really good players who really care about Emory basketball,” men’s basketball head coach Jason Zimmerman said. “They’re willing to do whatever it takes for us to try to win the UAA and get to the NCAA tournament."
@EmoryBasketball
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“I look forward to working with faculty, staff, and all of you to keep Oxford strong, vibrant, and moving forward,” Charles Howard Candler Professor of Psychology Kenneth E. Carter wrote.
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#BREAKING
: Students invited back to campus will only include first-year, international and new transfer students, among other groups.
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Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative and author of "Just Mercy," will address the graduating class of 2020.
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Emory will begin implementing its responses to Black student demands as early as the beginning of the semester, University President Greg Fenves told the Wheel in an interview.
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Congrats to Wheel alum
@reidepstein
!
We're excited to announce that
@reidepstein
and
@katieglueck
are joining the
@nytpolitics
team to cover the 2020 presidential race.
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Megan Rapinoe (
@mpinoe
) begins the Q&A portion of the night.
She jokes, “I feel like I’m at the spelling bee for some reason.”
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Hi everyone! This is
@michaelmariam_
and I'm the sports editor at the Wheel. Tonight I'll be at the
@MBStadium
covering Triller Fight Club's fight card.
Pete Davidson is hosting and will include performances from
@justinbieber
,
@DojaCat
and more.
Follow for live updates!
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#EDITORIAL
: “Exclusion is so deeply embedded into Greek life that once the mirage of positivity wears away, it uncovers a system so flawed that it must be removed.”
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