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From Emory: Voters Turn Down Transportation Tax; Park Flourishes in Emory Village ; Natasha Trethewey Named U.S. Poet Laureate ; EUH Earns Top Atlanta Spot in U.S. News & World Report Rankings; Don't Dump It Sets Donation Record ; New Head of Campus Life Selected ; Arts at Emory in Full Swing; Complete Streets DeKalb; Liberal Arts Attracts Talented, Diverse Class of 2016.

Fall 2012

Voters Turn Down Transportation Tax

Metro Atlanta voters defeated a one-cent sales tax on July 31 that would have supported $7.2 billion in road and transit improvements over the next 10 years, including a plan to bring light rail service to the Clifton Corridor.

With 100 percent of 1,077 precincts reporting, election results showed voters rejecting the Regional Transportation Referendum (also called T-SPLOST) by a margin of 63 percent to 37 percent, according to the Georgia Secretary of State's Office.

The proposed tax plan would have represented the largest single investment in transportation infrastructure in the region's history.

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Park Flourishes in Emory Village

Work on the roundabout in Emory Village was finished last year. Now, a new piazza park -- approximately 8,000 square feet -- is being added to complement the circle, at the corner of Oxford and North Decatur roads.

Enjoying the new park will be easy for the community as there are many sustainable features surrounding the 4,000 square foot plaza; for example, the topography will feature ornamental plantings that utilize a low maintenance species of palette, a sculpture located in the cascade fountain basin was constructed using old trolley rails from the construction site, and a 465-foot deep well is the source for the fountain and irrigation for the park and a portion of the streetscape.

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Natasha Trethewey Named U.S. Poet Laureate

Natasha Trethewey, Emory University professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, has been named Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2012 -- 2013 by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington.

Trethewey, recipient of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the Lillian Smith Award for her book, "Native Guard," becomes the 19th Poet Laureate, and will take up her duties this fall.

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EUH Earns Top Atlanta Spot in U.S. News & World Report Rankings

Emory University Hospital was named the top hospital in both  metro Atlanta and in Georgia in the 2012 U.S. News & World Report guide to "America's Best Hospitals." Emory University Hospital includes Emory University Orthopedics & Spine Hospital.

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Don't Dump It Sets Donation Record

Emory's 'Don't Dump It -- Donate It' program collected 20,700 pounds of clothing, furniture, small household items and food to donate to charitable organizations this year -- more than double what was collected in 2011.

The program takes items that students, in particular, won't take with them when they move out of the residence halls and other living quarters at the end of the academic year. All donations were repurposed and diverted from local landfills.

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New Head of Campus Life Selected 

A scholar and student affairs leader whose interest include immigration, race and ethnicity, is the new head of Campus Life at Emory University.

Previously, Ajay Nair was senior associate vice provost for student affairs at the University of Pennsylvania. In his current role, Nair will shoulder a broad portfolio of responsibilities ranging from intercollegiate athletics and the Greek experience to student health services and residence life as Emory's new senior vice president and dean of Campus Life.

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Arts at Emory in Full Swing

As the dog days of summer come to a close, the Arts at Emory schedule remains with superb concerts, book signings and countless family-friendly events.

This year's calendar hosts over 300 events in the performing, visual and literary arts, with internationally acclaimed musicians, numerous student ensembles, a professional theater company, prize-winning poets, novelists, playwrights and beyond.

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Complete Streets DeKalb

Complete Streets DeKalb is a coalition of community based organizations working to enact a complete streets policy in DeKalb County. What are complete streets?  Streets that are designed to be safe, comfortable, and convenient for travel for everyone, regardless of age or ability – motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transportation riders.

The Complete Streets DeKalb coalition is seeking to rally support from county residents, neighborhoods, schools, organizations and businesses to persuade DeKalb County to adopt and implement a complete streets policy that enables safe access for all road users by requiring balanced investments in infrastructure for all DeKalb county roadway projects.

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Liberal Arts Attracts Talented, Diverse Class of 2016

The new first-year students — 1,371 currently enrolled for Emory  College and about 470 for Oxford College — hail from five continents and from across all regions of the United States.

Students were enthusiastic in their choice of Emory College, with 46 percent admitted and enrolled through early decision. Oxford also offered early-decision admission for the first time, and 24 percent of the class entered through that option.

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