OPINION
In a matter of days, Emory administrators responded to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with a decisive transition to an online learning system. The University’s subsequent decision to offer optional pass-fail grading...
I can’t relate to what you’re going through. I’ve had my graduation, I’ve said my goodbyes to friends and professors, and I’ve had my “last of everything,” whether that was the last cup of Blue Donkey iced coffee or my last...
The novel coronavirus has officially taken over. Universities are closing down dorms, mandating online education and essentially ending all student activities on campus. The Olympics are postponed, over half of the states across...
Universities claiming to be bastions of equal opportunity must reinforce their ideals with tangible actions to support disadvantaged students. The novel coronavirus pandemic has highlighted just how far we have to go in the...
This past week, #TimesUpBiden and #UnEndorseBiden was trending on Twitter in response to a recent sexual assault allegation against Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden. While Biden has...
Disclaimer: This op-ed was written on Feb. 23, 2020, prior to the current COVID-19 crisis in America. On Feb. 17, the Emory Board of Trustees approved the Presidential Selection Committee’s presidential prospectus, a document...
At this moment of international crisis, we deserve transparency, honesty and action from our political representatives to combat the existential threat of the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, numerous senators, including...
My fellow “mishpachah” (family), I understand that this may be a difficult pill to swallow. Sure, when one is asked to draw up advocates for Israel, the last person that naturally comes to mind is President Donald Trump. But...
The 2018 midterm elections in Georgia were a stain on the fabric of democracy. Republican candidate for governor Brian Kemp oversaw his own election and engaged in systematic voter suppression as Georgia’s secretary of state....
A friend recently told me that if Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) didn’t win the primary, they’d rather sit out of the election than vote for former Vice President Joe Biden. Personally, I’ve criticized Biden for his poor voting...
One candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination is currently riding a wave of momentum. He has shown an ability to drive high turnout, appeal to diverse groups of voters and run on a platform that would make him...
OPINION
I can’t relate to what you’re going through. I’ve had my graduation, I’ve said my goodbyes to friends and professors, and I’ve had my “last of everything,” whether that was the last cup of Blue Donkey iced coffee or my last...
Celebrities’ influence on our decisions is both pervasive and unhealthy. In the age of social media, Americans’ obsession with reaching their unreasonable standards of beauty causes us to spend over $16.5 billion on plastic...
Since returning home to Virginia from Emory, I have had to find creative ways to maintain some of my previous daily habits. Exercise has been very important to me since I was young, so I try to run outside by myself at less...
The novel coronavirus has officially taken over. Universities are closing down dorms, mandating online education and essentially ending all student activities on campus. The Olympics are postponed, over half of the states across...
Universities claiming to be bastions of equal opportunity must reinforce their ideals with tangible actions to support disadvantaged students. The novel coronavirus pandemic has highlighted just how far we have to go in the...
This past week, #TimesUpBiden and #UnEndorseBiden was trending on Twitter in response to a recent sexual assault allegation against Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden. While Biden has...
In a matter of days, Emory administrators responded to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with a decisive transition to an online learning system. The University’s subsequent decision to offer optional pass-fail grading...
Disclaimer: This op-ed was written on Feb. 23, 2020, prior to the current COVID-19 crisis in America. On Feb. 17, the Emory Board of Trustees approved the Presidential Selection Committee’s presidential prospectus, a document...
At this moment of international crisis, we deserve transparency, honesty and action from our political representatives to combat the existential threat of the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, numerous senators, including...