WFU students win international math contest
April 2, 2002 | Recognition, Student, University Announcement
Two teams of Wake Forest University students won top honors in an international mathematics contest for solving a problem involving airline overbooking. The annual Mathematical Contest in Modeling gives undergraduate students the opportunity to compete in a team setting using applied mathematics to solve open-ended […]
Springfest concert to feature nationally-known ‘Acoustic Syndicate’ April 18
April 1, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events
Acoustic Syndicate— a North Carolina band that blends bluegrass, rock, jazz, funk and reggae— will headline Wake Forest University’s Springfest concert at 8 p.m. on April 18 in Wait Chapel. The concert, sponsored by the Wake Forest Student Union, will also feature The Iguanas and […]
WFU police looking into possible ‘Peeping Tom’ case
April 1, 2002 | Campus Life, Media Advisory, University Announcement
Wake Forest University police are looking into a report that a man accused of peeping into windows in Chapel Hill might have engaged in similar activity at Wake Forest. According to Raleigh television station WRAL, the man is suspected of secretly videotaping women on college […]
Cornel West to be keynote speaker at WFU Multicultural Summit for minority men
April 1, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
Wake Forest University will host a Multicultural Male Summit April 12-13 for 150 minority male students at North Carolina universities. Author Cornel West will be the keynote speaker for the summit that will be sponsored by the Wake Forest Office of Multicultural Affairs. Minority […]
Senior recital to be held at Wake Forest
March 27, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Events
Lauren Toney will perform a senior piano recital at 3 p.m. April 13 in Wake Forest University’s Brendle Recital Hall. She has also served Wake Forest as a university carillonneur. The program will open with a piece by Johann Sebastian Bach, followed by a selection […]
Students to present concert celebrating Rachmaninoff’s birthday
March 27, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Events
Three Wake Forest student pianists and one student vocalist will present a recital honoring the birthday of Sergei Rachmaninoff on April 3. The free concert begins at 8 p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall of Scales Fine Arts Center. Elizabeth Machalek, a senior from Annandale, N.J., […]
Experimental filmmaker to present documentary on Burma
March 27, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Events
Visiting filmmaker Holly Fisher will present “Kalama Sutta: Seeing is Believing” at Wake Forest University at 6 p.m. on April 11. The film contrasts the visual beauty with the political realities of Burma. The screening with the filmmaker is free and open to the public […]
Cornel West to be keynote speaker at WFU Multicultural Summit
March 27, 2002 | Events, Speakers, University Announcement
Wake Forest University will host a Multicultural Male Summit April 12-13 for 150 minority male students at North Carolina universities. Author Cornel West will be the keynote speaker for the summit that will be sponsored by the Wake Forest Office of Multicultural Affairs. Minority […]
The musical, ‘The Secret Garden,’ opens April 12 at WFU
March 27, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Events
Wake Forest University Theatre will perform the musical “The Secret Garden” beginning April 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the MainStage Theatre in Scale Fines Arts Center. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. on April 12-13, and April 17-20. A matinee performance will be held […]
Writers Reading Series features poetry reading by faculty members
March 27, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Events, Faculty
Poets Evie Shockley and Robert West will read from their work April 4 as part of the Wake Forest University Writers Reading Series. This event will be held at 5 p.m. in Tribble Hall’s DeTamble Auditorium, and is free and open to the public. Shockley […]
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