Georgia’s controversial heartbeat bill went into effect July 21, banning abortions once a doctor can detect “embryonic or fetal cardiac activity” in the womb six weeks into the pregnancy. Gov. Brian Kemp signed the bill, also known as the Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act, into law in 2019, but the law had been [...]
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Music Midtown has been canceled due to Georgia gun laws preventing the festival from imposing a gun ban at the concert venue. Although Music Midtown has remained indiscript in its decision, local and national media confirmed the festival's firearm rationale. “Due to circumstances beyond our control, Music Midtown will no longer be taking place this [...]
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Carla Freeman, executive associate dean of Emory College of Arts and Sciences (ECAS) and Goodrich C. White Professor of women’s, gender and sexuality studies (WGSS), was selected as ECAS interim dean, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Ravi V. Bellamkonda announced in a July 21 email to ECAS students. “Dr. Freeman has been [...]
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Protests erupted across the United States in response to the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to overturn Roe v. Wade. Retracting an almost 50-year precedent protecting the right to abortion, the controversial 6-3 ruling gives states the power to ban abortions. Below is a map with photos from [...]
Read MoreTo the Emory community, This past academic year, the Emory community endured several student, faculty and staff deaths, including the passing of two Atlanta students from the Class of 2024 in the spring semester. During this time, the Wheel examined how we approached the death of community members in the past, and re-evaluated how we [...]
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