Stories this week at Wake Forest

Symposium to Focus on Multiculturalism

“Identities in Question: German, European, American,” a symposium examining multiculturalism in Germany and the United States will be held Friday and Saturday, Nov.7-8, at the Benson University Center, Room 401. Experts in politics, literature, cultural studies and a variety of other fields will participate in the symposium. Event highlights will include keynote speaker Cem Oezdemir, the first German Federal Parliament member of Turkish descent. The event is sponsored by Wake Forest and the German Academic Exchange Service. For more information or to register, call 910-758-5557.

Are We Alone in the Universe?

Chemistry professor Dilip Kondepudi and assistant physics professor Eric Carlson will discuss the likelihood of life on other planets from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in the Benson University Center’s third floor rotunda. The informal discussion is part of the Benson Center’s “Discovery Series.”

Conference to Address Natural Law

Some of the nation’s leading scholars on natural law — unwritten laws such as the right to life and property that arise from moral truths and reasoning instead of legislative acts — will convene at Wake Forest Nov. 21 and 22 in DeTamble Auditorium of Tribble Hall for the Tenth James Montgomery Hester Philosophy Seminar, “Natural Law Theory: Historical and Contemporary Issues.” Considered one of the most extensive gatherings of scholars on the subject, the seminar will feature such writers and thinkers as Robert George, a Princeton University professor. All seminar sessions are open to the public.