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.
MASTHEAD
EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
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.
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 EDITORS
Executive Editor | Opinion
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.
Managing Editor | Arts & Life and Editorial Board
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!
Managing Editor | Sports
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.
Managing Editor | DEI
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.
Managing Editor | Multimedia
Jack Rutherford (he/him)(27C) is a managing editor at The Emory Wheel. He is from Louisville, Ky., majoring in economics on the pre-law track. When not working for the Wheel, he can normally be found rowing with Emory Crew, where he serves as president, or at an Atlanta Opera performance. In his free time, Rutherford enjoys listening to music and walking in Lullwater.
Managing Editor | News
Lauren Yee (she/her) (24Ox, 27C) is a managing editor at The Emory Wheel. She is from Hong Kong, majoring in religion and minoring in German. Outside of the Wheel, Yee is the president of the Hong Kong Student Association. In her free time, you can find her playing the saxophone, watching musicals, listening to Taylor Swift or enjoying an iced oat milk chai!
EDITORS
News Editor
News Editor
Jacob Muscolino (he/him) (28C) is an news editor at The Emory Wheel. He is from Long Island and plans to major in History and East Asian Studies. Outside of the Wheel, he is involved in Emory Reads and Emory Economics Review. You can often find Jacob watching the newest blockbuster for his Letterboxd, dissecting The New York Times and traveling to the next destination on his bucket list.
Editorial Board Editor
Carly Aikens (she/her) (27C) is majoring in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology & Cultural Anthropology. She is from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Outside of the Wheel she enjoys collecting moths, scrolling on Fragrantica and list-making. You can find her acting as a research assistant for the Nia Project at Grady Hospital.
Opinion Editor
Opinion Editor
Cayden Xia (he/him) (26Ox) is from Wellesley, MA, and is majoring in Chemistry. Apart from the Wheel, he also writes and edits for Sci-Ox, a scientific magazine, and designs tests for Emory and Georgia Tech Science Olympiad. Outside of school, Xia likes to watch Tottenham Hotspur (COYS,) speed solving the Rubik's Cube, or binging a TV Show (recently, the Big Bang Theory.)
Arts & Life Editor
Hunter Buchheit (he/him) (28C) is a freshman from Georgia. He loves writing about music, politics, and public education. In his free time, Hunter plays piano, runs, and spends far too long crafting Spotify playlists.
Arts & Life Editor
Amelia Bush (she/her) (28C) is majoring in English. She is from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and enjoys walking around their many lakes. Outside of the Wheel, you can find her reading, scrapbooking, or playing tennis.
Sports Editor
Sammy Brodsky (28C) is majoring in QSS and minoring in Film and Media. He is from Phoenix, Arizona. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, rooting for Philadelphia sports teams, golfing, and analyzing music. He loves sports analytics and journalism, and is excited to see what he can do for the Wheel.
Sports Editor
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.
Visual Editor
Ivana Chen
Meiya Weeks (she/her) (28C) is officially from Cambridge, Mass., but she 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.
Senior Editor
Clement Lee (he/him) (24Ox, 26B) is majoring in Business with area depths in Information Systems and Operations Management and Business Analytics. He is originally from Strasbourg, France, but now resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Outside the Wheel, Clement enjoys watching movies, running long distances and playing golf. You can find him leisurely reading Marcel Proust's, "In Search of Lost Time" on the Quad.
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.
Copy Chief
Angela Chen
Senior Copy Editor
Disha Kumar
Copy Editor
Malia Yap
Copy Editor
Amiee Zhang
