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Emory Events Calendar, Page 2
Police Record, Page 2
Student Life, Page 9
Crossword Puzzle, Page 8
Staff Editorial, Page 6
On Fire, Page 11
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Run-Off Results for SGA, CC Announced
Paul Simon Scheduled To Visit in September
By Dustin Slade Asst. News Editor College junior Ye Ji Kim, College junior Jerry Lau and College sophomore Adam Chan were elected to the positions of Student Government Association (SGA) vice president, College Council (CC) president and CC vice president, respectively, in the run-off elections that were held Tuesday. In the student government general elections last Thursday, no candidate in these three categories received a majority of the student vote. A run-off was scheduled after the candidate or candidates with the lowest number of votes were dropped from the ballot. Kim, who has served as CC divisional treasurer in the past year, defeated Goizueta Business School sophomore, Governance Committee Chairperson and SGA sophomore representative Ted Guio for the position of SGA vice president by a final vote of 1,033 to 705. In the CC presidential election, Lau, the current CC chief of staff, defeated College junior and junior legislator Bisi Adeyemo by a count of 686 to 522 votes. Chan, a sophomore legislator, won the election for the position of CC vice president over College freshman and CC freshman legislator Reuben Lack by a tally of 655 to 479. Because “no confidence ” was an option on the ballot in the CC vice presidential election, neither of the two candidates received a majority of the vote. In the general election for SGA vice president, Guio had received 1,060 votes, Kim 937. Neither candidate earned a majority of the vote, though, because College sophomore and SGA Student Life Chair Calvin Li also ran for the position. Kim told the Wheel she was uneasy going into the run-off election knowing that she had received fewer
By Jordan Friedman Executive Editor The 2013 Richard Ellmann Lectures in Modern Literature featuring singer and songwriter Paul Simon will take place Sept. 22-24, the University announced yesterday. The event was originally scheduled for this February but was cancelled when Simon contracted the flu. This year ’s lectures will include two lectures from Simon, a musical performance and a conversation Paul Simon, former with U.S. Poet Laureate Billy member of Collins. the folk music Those who had originally pur- duo Simon chased tickets for & Garfunkel, the February event had planned will have to reto visit Emory register to get tickets for the lectures in February. in September. The series was highly anticipated for the Emory community, as tickets sold out in a record time after going on sale Dec. 3. “Paul Simon and his office have been very gracious and helpful about everything, and personally, I ’m just happy he ’s going to be able to come and do [the Ellmann Lectures], ” said Joseph Skibell, a professor of English and Creative Writing and director of lectures at Emory. Former Emory English professor
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Comedian Hannibal Buress sings “Gibberish Rap” in Glenn Memorial Auditorium yesterday. Buress is a stand-up comedian and television screen writer who was formerly a co-host of “SNL” and “30 Rock.”
Buress Brings Laughs to Dooley’s Week By Dustin Slade Asst. News Editor Comedy Central ’s 2012 Best Club Comic Hannibal Buress rocked a packed Glenn Memorial Auditorium with his stand-up comedy act last night as part of this year ’s Dooley ’s Week lineup. Buress poked fun at a range of subjects from fraternity hazing to Jesus to the cost of an Emory education to technology. Prior to Buress ’ act, local Atlanta comedian Chris Jones warmed up the crowd with a few jokes. “Is this Emory University or Emory College? It ’s Emory University? That ’s fine. I don ’t know the difference, ” Jones said. “I never went to college. ” Following Jones ’ act, Buress began the show by hyping up the crowd and running around Glenn Memorial Auditorium, standing on the church benches, high-fiving students and
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pushing his face into photographers ’ cameras. “This show is exhausting, ” Buress said. “I ’m not built for this s--t. ” Buress, who has made appearances on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, ” “Late Night with Conan O ’Brien ” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ” among others, is a former staff writer for both “Saturday Night Live ” and “30 Rock. ” He is currently the co-host of Comedy Central ’s “Eric Andre Show ” and appears as a regular expert of FX ’s “Totally Based with W. Kamau Bell. ” Buress began his act by complaining about the venue. “I know that y ’all have regular buildings, ” Buress complained. “Why you put this s--t in a church? ” Buress made jokes about fraternity hazing and historically AfricanAmerican university band hazing. “Wanna ’ play Rick Ross at halftime?, ” Buress joked. “Then I gotta
beat the s--t out of you. ” Buress also commented on dependence on technology. “There have been times I ’ve been out, and my phone battery is at nine percent, and I was like, ‘Time to go home, ’ ” Buress joked. Many students said they enjoyed the act and thought Hannibal was entertaining. “I thought he really worked the crowd and was funny, ” College freshman Mark Leone said. “A lot of people were laughing. ” Students on the Student Programming Council were glad about Buress ’ performance and explained that they believe his act was hilarious. “It went so much better than I expected, ” Student Programming Council (SPC) Speakers Chair and College senior Corey Teich said. “I was a little nervous because he ’s an
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AWARDS
By Nicholas Sommariva News Editor
Food Advisory Committee Emory (FACE) held a meeting to review this year ’s accomplishments last night in the Cox Ballroom. FACE is a student organization that holds monthly open meetings to receive student feedback and relay information from Emory Dining. After attendees served themselves salad, chicken and macaroni and cheese from Emory Dining, FACE board members listed the achievements from their respective dining locations. College freshman Bryce Robertson, a Dobbs Market at the Dobbs University Center (DUC) representative, informed the nearly full ballroom about changes the committee implemented at the DUC during the past year. Some of these changes included making sure chicken is always available to students, offering cheese pizza and improving the cleanliness of dishes. The DUC also has a new head
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College senior Eduardo Garcia has received the Lucius Lamar McMullan Award for his service to the Emory and Atlanta community, the University announced on Tuesday. The McMullan award recognizes a graduating senior who “show[s] extraordinary promise of becoming our future leaders and rare potential for service to their community, the nation and the world, ” according to an April 2 Office of Undergraduate Education press release. The winner of the award receives a $25,000 prize to use as he or she wishes. Garcia will officially receive the award at the College diploma ceremony at graduation this May. “I remember that when I was sitting in Dean Forman ’s office, I was very nervous because I had no clue why they wanted to meet with me, ” Garcia wrote in an email to the Wheel. “Once they mentioned that I won the McMullan award, I was mildly confused; it wasn ’t until they told me what the McMullan award was that I was overcome with joy. ” Garcia is a Chemistry major also minoring in Global Health, Culture and Society. Additionally, he is involved in Residence Life and Housing as a Sophomore Advisor and a Resident Advisor. At Emory, Garcia has been heavily involved in community service
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Ye Ji Kim, College junior and CC divisional treasurer, will be SGA vice president. Jerry Lau, College junior and CC chief of staff, was elected CC president. Adam Chan, College sophomore and CC sophomore legislator, will be next year’s CC vice president. Results were announced on Tuesday. votes than Guio did in the general election. “I knew I needed to really reach out to the student body, ” Kim wrote in an email to the Wheel. “Although I felt troubled about the fact that I was behind some votes from the opponent, I was confident in my campaign team and all of those who had supported me throughout. ” Lau also expressed his excitement following the announcement of his victory. He also said he would not have been able to win the election without the support and help from his campaign staff. The race in the general election was so close that Lau decided to continue to campaign door-to-door with his campaign staff, he said.
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ROMAN RUCKUS
FACE Garcia Receives McMullan Reflects Award for Service to Emory On Year’s Changes By Karishma Mehrotra Asst. News Editor
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Eduardo Garcia, College senior, won the McMullan Award for his service and leadership at Emory. by “devoting much of his work to immigrant and refugee communities in Atlanta. ” “I believe that I have committed myself to my passions and allowed for this to be the driving force of all my actions, ” he wrote. “When I find something that inspires me, I do not let the momentum die out; I always try to find a way in which I can get involved in my community and help out those individuals that are in desperate need of it. ” Garcia has volunteered more than 500 hours of community service for the AmeriCorps Jumpstart Program. The program helps prepare children from low-income communities to succeed in school. He was recognized twice at Emory as Team Leader of the Year. According to Associate Director of the Honor Council Jason Ciejka, who served on the selection committee, 14 students were nominated for the award this year. The press release states that Garcia
See MCMULLAN, Page 5
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ollege junior Chris Alfonso (center) joined in Roman-themed Wonderful Wednesday fun during Dooley’s Week on Asbury Circle. In addition to an arena for gladiators, the event hosted a dance battle between The Spoke’s fake Dooley, Fooley, with two stormtroopers and the real Lord Dooley.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SGA to Use More Activities Fee Money By Rupsha Basu Staff Writer The incoming Student Government Association (SGA) will receive two percent of the Student Activities Fee (SAF) starting next semester, a one percent increase from this year, following a decision made by the outgoing legislature. The SAF consists of the $86 that students pay each semester as part of their Emory tuition. SGA and other
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divisional councils — or those that support and oversee organizations in different Emory schools, such as College Council (CC) — use the fee to fund student activities and initiatives, specifically those that SGA-chartered organizations run. SGA determines how the SAF is split among the divisional councils. In light of concerns at the most recent SGA legislative session regarding limited funds left for the remainder of the school year, SGA executive
members informed the legislature of the one-percent increase. Indeed, this year ’s SGA has been reluctant to fund certain events because of the low balance remaining in its account. During the most recent meeting, coordinators of the annual TEDxEmory event at first asked SGA for $15,000. SGA, however, only has about
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