This week at Wake Forest University
PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SHARES UZBEKISTAN EXPERIENCE
Jessica Jackson, a 2000 graduate of Wake Forest, says it is important to put a face to the issues involved in the war on terrorism. “Most of the questions I get are about why the people there supposedly hate America so much,” Jackson says. “We have to remember that there are people behind all the politics.” Jackson will speak about her work with the Peace Corps in Uzbekistan on Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Benson University Center’s Pugh Auditorium. Jackson joined the Peace Corps after she graduated from Wake Forest and was stationed in Uzbekistan, which borders Afghanistan. She was removed from her post as an English teacher after the Sept. 11 attacks on America. To arrange coverage of the event or an interview with Jackson, contact Vanessa Willis at willisv@wfu.edu or 336-758-5237.
TV-MOVIE REMEMBERS WFU’S BRIAN PICCOLO
In the past 21 years, Wake Forest undergraduate students have raised more than $500,000 for cancer research while honoring the memory of Deacon football legend Brian Piccolo. The Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund Drive, several fund-raising activities organized by Wake Forest students, raises money for the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the university’s medical center. Piccolo died of cancer at age 26, but his legacy still gets attention beyond the Wake Forest campus. His life and interracial friendship during the 1960s with Chicago Bear teammate Gale Sayers was the subject of the 1971 movie, “Brian’s Song.” Disney has remade the film and will air it at 7 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 2 on ABC’s “Wonderful World of Disney.” To talk with the co-chairs of this year’s Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund Drive or to speak with the director of Wake Forest University’s Comprehensive Cancer Center, contact the News Service.
LOVEFEAST TRADITION CONTINUES
Wake Forest will hold its annual Christmas lovefeast and candlelight service at 8 p.m. Dec. 2 in Wait Chapel. The service will feature music by several of the university’s choral and instrumental choirs, and the Messiah Moravian Church Band. Wake Forest began holding an annual lovefeast in 1965. Students and members of the community usually fill the 2,250-seat Wait Chapel for the service. To arrange coverage, contact Cheryl Walker at walkercv@wfu.edu or 336-758-5237.
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Classes ended Tuesday for the Thanksgiving holiday and will resume on Nov. 26. As usual with the Thanksgiving holiday, Wake Forest residence halls remain open, but dining services are closed.
NEWS SERVICE CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
The News Service will be closed Thursday, Nov. 22 and Friday, Nov. 23 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
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