WFU Symposium features Cuban political leaders, artists, scientists and other experts
March 7, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
Wake Forest University’s Symposium on Cuba March 20-21 will bring a rare mix of experts on Cuba to the United States. Speakers will include a best-selling author, a leading expert on biodiversity and several political dignitaries from the island nation. “Americans have not had […]
Cuban string ensemble to perform Secrest Artists Series concert
March 5, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Events
The all-female Cuban string ensemble, Camerata Romeu, will perform March 21 at Wake Forest University to conclude the 2001-2002 Secrest Artists Series. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall. The all-female, classical string ensemble is known well in their homeland, […]
Wake Forest University police charge student in child pornography case
March 1, 2002 | Media Advisory, University Announcement
Wake Forest University Police on March 1 charged Shaun Ian Smith, a 21-year-old Wake Forest sophomore from King, with 11 counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and 11 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. The second-degree charge involves distribution of child […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest University
February 28, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Speakers
WHAT WILL COACH SAY AT THE ACC TOURNEY? — “After a while, if you listen to enough coaches, you begin to think you’ve heard it all before,” says John Llewellyn, associate professor of communication. “And the odds are, you have.” Llewellyn studied newspaper reports of post-game […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian to speak at Wake Forest
February 28, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Events, University Announcement
Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War historian James M. McPherson will speak at Wake Forest University on March 20. McPherson’s talk, “When Will This Cruel War Be Over? The Problem of Peace, 1863-1865,” will begin at 8 p.m. in Benson University Center’s Pugh Auditorium. The lecture […]
Free performance of ‘Marx in Soho’ to be held Saturday at WFU
February 27, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Events
Wake Forest University will host a free performance of “Marx in Soho” March 2 at 7 p.m in the MainStage Theatre inside Scales Fine Arts Center. “Marx in Soho” was written by Howard Zinn, author of “A People’s History of the United States.” Brian Jones […]
Visiting historian to discuss the old south
February 27, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Speakers
John Boles, editor of the Journal of Southern History, will present “What’s New About the Old South: Reinterpreting the Past” at 7 p.m. on March 5 in Tribble Hall’s DeTamble Auditorium. Boles is also the William Pettus Hobby Professor of History at Rice University. The […]
Wake Forest Irish Festival to celebrate Irish poetry and culture
February 26, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events
Irish films, poetry and music will highlight Wake Forest University’s Irish Festival on March 16-21. Irish Festival events are sponsored by the Wake Forest University Press, the premier publisher of Irish poetry in North America. This year marks the 26th anniversary of the press. […]
Wake Forest Orchestra to perform Brahms
February 26, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Events
The Wake Forest University Orchestra will present a free concert at 8 p.m. March 5 in Brendle Recital Hall. The program features ten instrumental and vocal soloists who won the Wake Forest music department’s recent Concerto Competition. The diverse concert will include music by Vivaldi, […]
‘The Terrorist’ to be shown at Wake Forest Feb. 27 as part of Year of Unity and Hope
February 25, 2002 | Arts & Culture, Events
“The Terrorist,” an Indian film about a young woman revolutionary, will be shown at Wake Forest University Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in Greene Hall, Room 145. Helga Welsh, associate professor of political science, will give a short lecture before the 95-minute film is shown. […]
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