The Emory Wheel was founded in 1919 and is currently the only student-run newspaper of Emory University. The Wheel publishes on Wednesdays during the academic year, except during University holidays and scheduled publication intermissions.
The Wheel is financially and editorially independent from the University. It is self-funded through advertising revenue, making it the largest student business on campus. The Wheel is distributed all over campus and in the surrounding neighborhood. All of the newspaper's content is generated or edited by the Wheel's staff.
The editor in chief is chosen in February through a general election of the newspaper's staff. An editor's term lasts from the first issue after spring break to the last issue before spring break.
Business Manager is Katie Hu, katie.hu@emory.edu
Staff
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.
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.
Editors
Managing Editor | Opinion and Editorial Board
Ellie Fivas (she/her) (26C) 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.
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.
Managing Editor | Arts & Life and DEI
Clement Lee (he/him) (26 B) 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Copy Editor | Sports
Teodoro Taylor (he/him) (27C) is a sophomore from Bethesda, Md., studying economics and mathematics. In his free time, he enjoys hiking and playing spikeball.
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!
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.
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!
News Editor
Jack Rutherford (he/him)(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.
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.
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.
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.
DEI Editor
Wendy Pelayo (she/her) (26C) is from Dalton Georgia, majoring in Environmental Science with a concentration on Social Policy. She is an executive member of RAICES, a club that encourages immigration education and advocacy of undocumented students on and off campus. From interning for PIRG's to volunteering, her interests center social justice and equity initiatives to promote equality.
Visual Editor
Natalie Sandlow (she/her) (25C) is majoring in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology and minoring in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. She is from Chicago, Illinois and is a lifelong Cubs fan. Outside the Wheel she enjoys running for fun, taking concert photos, reading and going to concerts. You can find her volunteering at physical therapy clinics as well as the Atlanta Hope Lodge.
Social Editor
Esther Fu (she/her) (27C) is majoring 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 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.
Layout Editor
Meiya Weeks (she/her) (28C) is officially from Cambridge, MA, but grew up in Iowa. She plans to major in public policy analysis and enjoys playing cello in the Emory symphony. When she isn't at the Wheel, she is watching SNL or dreaming of adventures in far-away places.
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.
