WABE's Week In Review: Emory campus votes 'no confidence' and Trump trial DA, judge up for reelection

May 10th, 2024

in just over a week, there have been two referendums on emory’s president greg fenves: one for faculty in the college of arts and sciences, another for students.

three quarters of voters said they want fenves to step down.

here’s why.https://t.co/lC1ruVmes0
— juma (@fruitofthejoom) May 9, 2024

From the courtroom to the campaign trail…

"We'll see if anyone brought their tomatoes today."

I talked to Judge McAfee, McBurney and Fulton DA Willis about this unusual year when judge, prosecutor and defendant are all on the ballot in Georgia. #gapol @wabenews🍑🍅🎧https://t.co/y9c0b8LUZD
— Sam Gringlas (@gringsam) May 9, 2024

Studying “near misses”…

Maternal near-misses are increasingly common. Researchers studying maternal mortality are studying these instances in hopes of answering a question: Why do so many women keep dying or almost dying from mostly preventable conditions? https://t.co/InBibevkbf
— WABE News (@wabenews) May 5, 2024

S-P-E-L-L-B-O-U-N-D…

“He doesn’t seem to understand how impressive it is.” Meet 10-year-old Dunwoody fourth grader Sarv Dharavane. He is the Georgia spelling bee champion heading to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Maryland on May 28.https://t.co/UGLEbDUOy8
— WABE News (@wabenews) May 10, 2024