November 7, 2018

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The Emory Wheel

Emory University’s Independent Student Newspaper

Volume 100, Issue 9

Printed Every Wednesday

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

GEORGIA GUBERNATORIAL RACE

DIVISIONAL COUNCILS

College Council Gives $4K To BBA By ChrisTina yan News Editor

College Council (CC) will transfer about $4,000 of its funds to various clubs chartered under BBA Council by the end of the week, according to BBA Council President Jay Krishnaswamy (16Ox, 19B). It is unclear how CC approved the transfer. Krishnaswamy said he had “no idea” how it was approved, and CC President Radhika Kadakia (20C) and Vice President Hemal Prasad (19C) declined interviews to discuss the transfer. There is no mention of transfers between undergraduate divisions in the Student Government Association (SGA) Finance Code. The CC legislature did not discuss or vote on the transfer in any of its public meetings since the Wheel reported on Sept. 5 that the two governing bodies were negotiating a dollar amount to be transfered. CC will be named as a co-host for some events organized by BBA clubs because of the transfer, Krishnaswamy said. The events that the CC money will go toward have historically recorded higher rates of College student participation, according to Krishnaswamy.

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emory university provides shuttles to five local polling stations on Tuesday as part of the “emory votes” intiative (lefT). Student group Young Democrats of emory passed out flyers and directed students to the shuttles on campus (r iGhT).

Kemp Leads Abrams in Tight Race By Madison BoBer Multimedia Editor The nail-biting race between Republican Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams was too close to call early Wednesday, according to NBC News. Though trailing by 2.5 percent with 100 percent of precincts reporting,

Abrams refused to concede the race. Abrams campaign manager Lauren Groh-Wargo said provisional and absentee ballots still remained to be counted. “I promise you tonight, we’re going to make sure every single vote is counted. Every single vote,” Abrams said, alluding to voter suppression efforts. She added that she expects the race to

OBITUARIES

Former Ga. Supreme Court Chief Justice Dies Harris Hines (65C, 68l), Former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice

By Janvi PaMnani Staff Writer Former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice and Emory alumnus Harris Hines (65C, 68L) died on Nov. 4 at age 75, according to his son Hap Hines. Harris Hines died in a car crash on I-85 North near downtown Atlanta when he was driving back from his granddaughter’s choir concert, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. His wife, Helen Hines, was in the car with him and survived the acci-

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dent, according to a Georgia Supreme Court statement. No other vehicles were involved in the accident. Harris Hines was driving when the vehicle left the lane and flipped, according to reports.

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John Bugge, Former Professor of English

John Bugge, who taught English at Emory for 43 years and co-founded the Emeritus College, died on Nov. 5 at age 77 after he sustained injuries in a bike accident, according to Professor of English Sheila Cavanagh. Bugge suffered from severe brain injuries and cervical and facial fractures on Oct. 18, according to an Oct. 25 email from Cavanagh.

Remembered for his warmth and wit, Bugge co-founded the Emory University Emeritus College, an association of retired Emory faculty and

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staff, in 2001 and served three terms as director of graduate studies for the English Department, according to Professor of English Jim Morey. Before coming to teach at Emory in 1968, Bugge obtained his bachelor’s degree from Marquette University (Wis.), received a Fulbright grant to Germany and earned his master’s and Ph.D. from Harvard University (Mass). Bugge specialized in medieval litera-

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to a run-off between the top-two vote getters. The run-off would be held on Dec. 4. The tight race comes amid the Associated Press (AP)’s report in October that the secretary of state office, headed by Kemp, was using an “exact match” verification process for voter applications, leaving more than

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SGA

After serving as a judge for 44 years, Harris Hines retired from his position as chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court in late August. Former U.S. President and then-Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter appointed him to Cobb’s State Court in 1974, and former Georgia Gov. Zell Miller appointed him to the Georgia Supreme Court in 1995. Harris Hines was the first Cobb resident to be elected chief justice, according to the Marietta Daily

John Bugge, Emeritus College Co-Founder, Dies By MiChelle lou Editor-in-Chief

turn into a run-off. Kemp won 50.8 percent, or 1,947,503 votes; Abrams received 48.3 percent, or 1,852,995 votes; and Libertarian Party candidate Ted Metz had 0.9 percent, or 36,218 votes at 2:41 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the New York Times. If no candidate obtains more than 50 percent of the vote, the race goes

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SGA President Dwight Ma (17Ox, 19C) faces criticism for dismissing former Chief of Staff Ben Palmer (18Ox, 20C).

In SGA, Whispers of Impeachment Swirl By Carson Greene and Tanika deuskar Contributing Writers

The 52nd legislature of the Student Government Association (SGA) convened on Monday night to discuss potential impeachment proceedings for SGA President Dwight Ma (17Ox,

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19C) in wake of Ma’s decision to fire former SGA Chief of Staff Ben Palmer (18Ox, 20C). SGA Attorney General Kaia Ordal (17Ox, 19C) said Palmer’s dismissal did not violate the SGA Constitution. “Upon the Council’s analysis of our

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