Updated 3/10/21 at 6:48 p.m. Emory University announced that its “gathering policy limit” will increase from 10 to 25 individuals for events held both indoors and outdoors, a Wednesday email from Associate Vice President and executive Director for COVID-19 Response and Recovery Amir St. Clair read. A faculty or staff member is no longer required [...]
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The racial reckoning sparked by George Floyd’s killing in May 2020 was the tipping point for dozens of Emory Panhellenic Council (EPC) members to drop. Citing discrimination against minority communities, economic barriers and internal resistance to change, former sorority members told the Wheel that last summer’s revelations follow years of “cognitive dissonance” about being part [...]
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For the first time since 1992, a Democratic presidential candidate has won the state of Georgia. CNN and NBC reported on Friday that Georgia’s 16 electoral votes would go to former Vice President Joe Biden, bringing Biden’s projected win to 306 electoral votes. Biden’s victory solidifies the state’s transition from a Republican stronghold to a [...]
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Former Vice President Joe Biden is poised to become the 46th president of the U.S. after winning the state of Pennsylvania, according to projections from the Associated Press and other news outlets on Saturday. The announcement comes four days after Election Day, a delay largely attributed to high volumes of mail-in ballots as a result [...]
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With millions of votes still uncounted, the fate of the presidency once again depends on a handful of states. The end of this election cycle, characterized by a pandemic and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, marks a tipping point for many Americans who believe democracy, racial justice, climate policy and recovery from [...]
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