Recent Articles by Salvador Rizzo

Administration: Top Emory Officials Make Trip to Capital
A cadre of Emory administrators and notable faculty traveled to Washington, D.C., this week to address the National Press Club on crucial issues such as the upcoming presidential race, American values and the role universities play in conflict resolution. University President James W.

Student Government: SGA Wraps Up Semester's Work
The Student Government Association wrapped up the semester by funding several initiatives at its last legislative meeting on Monday.

Commission Marks 30 Years of Change
The President's Commission on the Status of Women celebrated 30 years of advocating for Emory women's concerns on Wednesday. At a ceremony outside the Woodruff Library, past, present and incoming commission members, as well as some founding members, commemorated the commission's history and achievements.

Campus in Mourning
After her first class on Monday, Virginia Tech freshman Alex Fields couldn't leave the building...

Faculty: Professor Wins Poetry Pulitzer
Creative writing professor Natasha Trethewey won the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her 2006 collection Native Guard, the Pulitzer Board announced on Monday.

Randall Kennedy Interview

Student Government: Student Body Votes To Redress Concerns
Under former Student Government Association President Ryan Paddock, student government cut the executive cabinet from 15 to eight members to improve efficiency. One of the scrapped posts was the vice president for graduate affairs, a de facto job for the Graduate Senate's president.

Student Government: SGA Launches Task Forces, Funds Events
The Student Government Association created two task forces and provided supplemental funding for three events on Monday. One of the initiatives established a task force to evaluate the late-night shuttle program, which was recently rejuvenated by the College Council when funds ran out near the end of March.

Admissions: Admission Rate Drops to 26% for 2011 Class
Emory received a record number of applications for its incoming class and accepted a lower percentage of applicants than last year, keeping with the trends at top universities across the country.

Administration: University Adopts Plan for Sudan Divestment
In an effort to discourage the genocide in Sudan's Darfur region, the University's financial arm has divested about $17 million from companies that have been accused of enabling warfare in Darfur. After meeting with the student activist organization Paperclips for Peace early last year, University President James W.

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