Chipper Jones Chosen to Speak at Class Day
Retired Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones will address students at Class Day, an annual event for graduating seniors, on Thursday, May 9. Jones, who played for 19 seasons with the Braves starting in 1993, holds the Braves’ record for career on base percentage and places third in the team’s all-time home run list. In addition, he received the National League’s Most Valuable Player Award in 1999 and the National League Silver Slugger Award in both 1999 and 2000. Michael Kloss, Emory’s executive director of University events and chief of protocol, wrote in an email to the Wheel that Jones’…
Sequester to Impact Financial Aid Programs
This article is part of a new series focusing on the effects of the sequester on Emory. Next Week: How the sequester will affect research funding. Emory students who receive financial aid to fund their educations might soon feel the effects of the sequester, a series of federal budget cuts that took effect March 1. The sequester, mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011, resulted from Congress’ failure to enact legislation to reduce the federal deficit. The automatic federal budget cuts resulting from the sequester will impact funding for several financial aid programs at colleges and universities across the…
Fraternity Council Wins SEIFC Awards
The Interfraternity Council (IFC) won three awards at the annual Southeastern Interfraternity Conference (SEIFC) last month, earning recognition for recruitment, risk management and community outreach. SEIFC is a collaboration between more than 100 fraternity governing councils in the Southeast that aims to “bring together institutions and individuals with a commitment to fraternity life on college and university campuses,” according to the organization’s website. The conference was from Feb. 21 to 23 in Atlanta, and four IFC executive board members attended. College junior and IFC President Jason Stern wrote in an email to the Wheel that Emory IFC won awards for…
Officials Reflect on Falsified Admissions Data
Six months following the exposure of misreported admissions numbers at Emory University, Dean of Admission John Latting is pleased with the changes he’s seen in the Admissions Office. A new Data Advisory Committee (DAC) has been implemented. And perhaps most importantly, he said, valuable lessons have been learned. “I think we’ve come away from the episode with priorities put in perspective in a healthy way,” Latting said. “When we’re reporting a success it should be real and demonstrated and verifiable in some way. And then, we can celebrate those successes because they’re real.” At Emory, though, the University community first reacted…
Lectures Featuring Paul Simon Postponed
Those who had originally planned on attending the Richard Ellmann Lectures in Modern Literature featuring musician and songwriter Paul Simon from Sunday through Tuesday will now have to re-register and get new tickets at a later date. According to a Feb. 8 University-wide email announcing the change, Simon’s representatives informed the University Friday that he had the flu. The Ellmann Lectures have been postponed to a later date, to be announced. For the Emory community, the series was highly anticipated. Tickets — limited to two per person, per event — went on sale on Dec. 3 and sold out in…
Rita Dove Selected to Speak at Graduation
Rita Dove, a former U.S. Poet Laureate and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, will address the Class of 2013 at this year’s Commencement ceremony on May 13, the University has announced. Currently the Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia, Dove served as Poet Laureate of the United States and Consultant to the Library of Congress from 1993 to 1995. She was also the special consultant in poetry for the Library of Congress from 1999 to 2000 and the poet laureate of Virginia from 2004 to 2006. Dove has received several awards and honors for her…
Emory to Assess Dining Options
College senior Conor Kelly wishes there was a Korean barbecue food venue on campus. College junior David Stess wants a location in Cox Hall that serves pasta, similar to the Rollins Café. And for months, members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community have been calling for Chick-fil-A’s removal. For those students who have wished for different dining opportunities at Emory, they may now be in luck. The Division of Campus Life and Emory’s food-service provider Sodexo will begin evaluating retail dining brands and venues on main campus this semester in an effort to satisfy the preferences of…
Webpage Offers Overview Of Credit-Hour Changes
Students with questions about the credit-hour changes that will take place next fall can now find several answers online. In a College-wide email sent to students yesterday evening, the University announced the launch of a webpage providing information on the credit-hour changes. “We have tried to anticipate some of the biggest questions that students will have regarding these changes,” Steve Savage, communications specialist for the Office of Undergraduate Education, wrote in the email. “To help answer those questions, we are launching an information webpage. This site outlines some of the biggest questions we think students will have, and we’ll continue…
Sorority Rush Sees Major Rise in Bids
The number of bids given during this year’s underclassmen sorority recruitment rose about 50 percent. This change resulted from an increase in the number of sorority participants, and the fact that Alpha Epsilon Phi (AEPhi), whose charter was revoked in 2011, and Sigma Delta Tau (SDT) did not participate in rush, according to College senior and Intersorority Council (ISC) President Camille Sheppard. The number of girls a sorority can accept is based on a quota, Sheppard wrote in an email to the Wheel. Because of a rise in the number of girls who rushed this spring, the recommended quota for…
HB 29 Would Allow Guns on Georgia Campuses
Since the tragedy at Newtown, Conn. shook the United States on Dec. 14, the debate over gun control has made its way back into the national spotlight. In the past month alone, several state legislatures have taken steps to either enhance or reduce gun control measures in the country. In Georgia, State Representative Charles Gregory (R-Kennesaw) introduced four bills last month that would eliminate many of the state’s current restrictions on concealed weapons. This includes House Bill (HB) 29, or the Campus Carry Act of 2013, which would allow those with permits to carry guns at both public and private…
