Editors

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Editors in Chief

Madi Olivier

Madi Olivier

Editor in Chief

Madi Olivier (she/her) (25C) is from Highland Village, Texas, and is majoring in psychology and minoring in rhetoric, writing and information design. Outside of the Wheel, she is involved in psychology research, the Emory Brain Exercise Initiative and the Trevor Project. In her free time, you can find her trying not to fall while bouldering and obsessively listening to Hozier with her cat.

Sophia Peyser

Sophia Peyser

Editor in Chief

Sophia Peyser (she/her) (25C) is from New York City, majoring in creative writing and environmental science. Outside of the Wheel, Peyser has worked as a content writer and freelance journalist. You can find her reading Sally Rooney novels or working shifts at a Brooklyn bakery.

Executive Board

Clement Lee

Clement Lee

Managing Editor | Arts & Life and DEI

Clement Lee (he/him) (24Ox) is from Virginia Beach, Va., majoring in finance and information systems and operations management. Outside of the Wheel, he is the chief operating officer of Project V Solutions Consulting and works with various environmentally conscious companies. In his free time, Lee enjoys going on long runs, reading Marcel Proust’s “In Search of Lost Time” and playing the clarinet.

Ellie Fivas

Ellie Fivas

Managing Editor | Opinion and Editorial Board

Ellie Fivas (she/her) (24Ox) is from Cleveland, Tenn., and is majoring in political science and history on the pre-law track. She manages the Wheel’s opinion section and the Editorial Board. When she is not writing for her political column Electoral Ellie, she works in prison education, leads a human rights club and works at the Emory Writing Center. In her free time, you can find her reading trashy romances and The New York Times, basking on the Quadrangle and doing crossword puzzles.

Madeline Shapiro

Madeline Shapiro

Managing Editor | Sports and Multimedia

Madeline Shapiro (she/her) (26C) is from Stamford, Conn., majoring in creative writing and classic civilizations. She manages the Wheel’s sports and multimedia sections. Outside of the Wheel, Shapiro can be found playing low-stakes games of soccer, spending time outdoors and watching as many Premier League games as possible.

Spencer Friedland

Spencer Friedland

Managing Editor | News

Spencer Friedland (26C) is from Long Island, N.Y. While not working at the Wheel, he is a member of Emory Disability Rights, Education Activism and Mentoring and the Franklin Fellows program. In his free time, he can be found watching the New York Yankees or going to the movies.

Section Editors

Catherine Goodman

Catherine Goodman

Arts & Life Editor

Catherine Goodman (she/her) (26C) is from Savannah, Ga. She is double-majoring in English and art history. Outside of the Wheel, Goodman is the president of Women’s Club Basketball and a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She loves listening to music, attending concerts, staying active and watching reality TV!

Alex Gerson

Alex Gerson

Arts & Life Editor

Alex Gerson (he/him) (27C) is from Bethesda, Md., and plans on majoring in film and media with a concentration in film and media management. Outside of the Wheel, he hosts a weekly radio show called “Discography Discoveries” on WMRE Radio. He is a die-hard Washington Nationals fan and watches “Curb Your Enthusiasm” religiously.

Safa Wahidi

Safa Wahidi

Opinion Editor

Safa Wahidi (she/her) (26C) is from Sugar Hill, Ga., and is double-majoring in political science and English and creative writing. At the Wheel, she is an opinion section editor and pop culture enthusiast. In her free time, Wahidi enjoys writing fiction, watching rom-coms and anticipating the next Taylor Swift album. You can find her working at the Emory University Bookstore or exploring Atlanta restaurants.

Lola McGuire

Lola McGuire

Opinion Editor

Lola McGuire (she/her) (26C) is from Nashville, Tenn., double-majoring in political science and history. Outside of the Wheel, McGuire is the social justice coordinator for Young Democrats of Emory, an intern with the local Georgia government and a nanny for three sweet boys. In her free time, you can find her basking in the sun, drinking coffee, listening to Billy Joel or thrifting with friends.

Marc Goedemans

Marc Goedemans

Editorial Board Editor

Marc Goedemans (he/him) (25C) is from Los Angeles, majoring in international studies and comparative literature. Outside of the Wheel’s Editorial Board, Goedemans can be found attending rock concerts, watching horror movies and reading Russian literature.

Lauren Yee

Lauren Yee

News Editor

Lauren Yee (she/her) (25Ox) is a news editor at The Emory Wheel. She is from Hong Kong and is majoring in religion. Outside of the Wheel, Yee serves on the boards of the Phi Gamma Literary Society and the Oxford Ensemble of Shakespearean Artists. In her free time, you can find her playing the saxophone, watching musicals or enjoying an iced oat milk latte!

Jack Rutherford

Jack Rutherford

News Editor

Jack Rutherford (27C) is a news editor at The Emory Wheel. He is from Louisville, Ky., majoring in economics on the pre-law track. When not writing for the Wheel, he can normally be found with Emory Crew or at a Schwartz Center performance. In his free time, Rutherford enjoys listening to classical music or opera and walking in Lullwater.

Will Peck

Will Peck

Sports Editor

Will Peck (he/him) (25Ox) is from Chesterton, Ind., and is currently undecided. In his free time, he enjoys going on bike rides, watching Chicago sports and listening to music.

Natalie Sandlow

Natalie Sandlow

Visual and Web Editor

Natalie Sandlow (she/her) (25C) is from Northbrook, Ill., majoring in neuroscience and behavioral biology with a minor in women, gender and sexuality studies.  Outside of the Wheel, Natalie is a member of Emory’s Varsity Cross Country and Track & Field teams. In her free time you can find her taking and editing photos, thrifting new clothes and at a new concert each week.

Emma Kingwell

Emma Kingwell

DEI Editor

Emma Kingwell (she/her) (26C) is from West Hartford, Conn., majoring in chemistry on the pre-med track. Kingwell does research in the Tirouvanziam Lab at the Emory School of Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Atlanta, is a first-year liaison for the Emory Undergraduate Medical Review and is an emergency medical technician. She enjoys long-distance running, reading fantasy novels and studying foreign languages. You can find Kingwell rewatching Studio Ghibli movies and looking for new coffee recommendations.

Esther Fu

Esther Fu

Social Editor

Esther Fu (she/her) (27C) is planning to double-major in neuroscience and behavioral biology and computer science. She is originally from Hong Kong but lived in Cambridge, Mass., for around seven years. Outside of the Wheel, she is a coxswain and the secretary of Emory Crew and a scientific editor for the undergraduate neuroscience journal, Grey Matters. She is also an undergraduate researcher at the ViTAL lab in the bioinformatics department at the Emory School of Medicine, which strives to use artificial intelligence to improve healthcare systems.

Copy Editors

Haley Huh

Haley Huh

Copy Chief | News

Haley Huh (she/her) (25C) is from New York City, majoring in psychology and minoring in ethics on the pre-med track. Outside of the Wheel, she works as an advanced emergency medical technician at Emory Emergency Medical Services, volunteers at local Atlanta elementary schools through Emory Reads and is involved in public health research. In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking and finding Spotify gems.

Teo Taylor

Teo Taylor

Copy Editor | Sports

Teo Taylor (he/him) (27C) is a freshman from Bethesda, Md., studying economics and mathematics. In his free time, he enjoys hiking and playing spikeball.

Angela Chan

Angela Chan

Copy Editor | Arts & Life

Angela Chan (she/her) (25Ox) is from New York City, majoring in chemistry on the pre-med track. Outside of the Wheel, she is a member of the Student Activities Committee, an advising fellow for Matriculate, a layout member of the Science Oxford Scientific Research Magazine and a library staff member. In her free time, she enjoys exploring coffee shops, scrolling through TikTok and doing The New York Times mini crossword.

Disha Kumar

Disha Kumar

Copy Editor | Opinion and Editorial Board

Disha Kumar (she/her) (27C) is from Johns Creek, Ga., majoring in economics and psychology on the pre-law track. When she is not policing people’s grammar, Kumar can be found competing on Emory’s mock trial team, solving The New York Times word games and serving as her dog’s official paparazzi.

Desks

Abby Charak

Abby Charak

Atlanta Desk (Arts & Life)

Abby Charak (she/her) (26C) is from the northern suburbs of Chicago and is majoring in creative writing. Outside of the Wheel, she spends lots of time reading classic literature and going thrifting.

Sophie Reiss

Sophie Reiss

Features Desk (Arts & Life)

Sophie Reiss (she/her) (25C) is from Atlanta, studying history and creative writing. Outside of the Wheel, she plays on Emory Gender Expansive and Women’s Ultimate, organizes student art events with The Emory Pulse and is involved in various student theater endeavors! She enjoys oat milk lattes, basking in the sun and crocheting (badly).

Colin Ference

Colin Ference

Entertainment Desk (Arts & Life)

Colin Ference (he/him) (27C) is from Demarest, N.J. Ference intends to major in business with a specialization in the entertainment industry. In his free time, Ference enjoys rock climbing, fashion, reading and writing for pleasure, food, watching chiropractor videos and listening to anything produced by Jack Antonoff, of course.

Emily Robins-Faden

Emily Robins-Faden

Student Government Desk (News)

Emily Robins-Faden (she/her) (27C) is from Los Angeles, pursuing a double major in philosophy, politics and law and economics on the pre-law track. Outside of the Wheel, Robins-Faden is involved in JLaw, a Jewish pre-law organization, and serves as an undergraduate advisor at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion. She loves trying new coffee places and being outdoors!

Alyza Harris

Alyza Harris

Oxford Events Desk (News)

Alyza Harris (she/her) (24Ox) lives in Miami but is originally from Long Island, N.Y. She is studying economics and plans to pursue a minor in Spanish. Outside of the Wheel, Harris is a second-year senator and chair of the Transportation & Technology Committee of the Oxford Student Government Association. She is also a member of the Peer Review Board. In her free time, she loves to discover new music, try out new recipes and quiz herself on geography.

Amelia Dasari

Amelia Dasari

Atlanta Desk (News)

Amelia Dasari (she/her) (26C) is a premedical student from Sharon, Mass., majoring in neuroscience and behavioral biology and minoring in artificial intelligence. Outside of the Wheel, Dasari is involved in autism research, Emory University Symphony Orchestra, Emory Undergraduate Medical Review and Best Buddies. In her free time, she enjoys playing the violin, exploring coffee shops and reading mysteries (especially Agatha Christie).

Miranda Wilson

Miranda Wilson

Crossword Desk

Miranda Wilson (she/her) (25C) is majoring in international studies and Chinese studies. As well as writing for the Wheel, she is part of the Barkley Forum competitive debate team and the Emory Journal of Asian Studies. In her free time, she enjoys reading, watching movies and doing crosswords.

Ellen Choi

Ellen Choi

Web Desk

Ellen Choi (she/her) (25B) is a native of both South Korea and San Jose, Calif., majoring in marketing with a concentration in media management. Her multicultural background fuels her passion for entertainment and marketing, inspiring her to craft narratives that offer unique perspectives for The Wheel. Outside of her professional pursuits, Ellen enjoys narrating K-pop music playlists on WMRE Radio, dancing with her BlaeZ Dance Team teammates and savoring good food.

Hilary Barkey

Hilary Barkey

Science & Technology Desk (News)

Hilary Barkey (she/her) (25Ox) is from New York City and majoring in neuroscience and behavioral biology. Outside of the Wheel, Barkey is the biotechnology chair of Oxford’s Biotechnology and Biochemistry club and a member of Science Oxford Scientific Research Magazine. In her spare time, Barkey will likely be found at a local coffee shop or studying on the Quadrangle.

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