Wake Forest Debate Champion Selected to Compete Internationally
December 29, 1998 | Student, University Announcement
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, a national debate champion from Wake Forest University, is one of four individuals chosen for a six-week international debate tour. “I see it as a great opportunity,” said Gartenstein-Ross of the tour featuring debate competitions and several exhibition matches. The tour begins on […]
WFDD’s Paul Brown Wins Silver Reel Award
December 29, 1998 | Community, Recognition, University Announcement
Paul Brown, program director at radio station WFDD, won the National Federation of Community Broadcasters’ 1998 Silver Reel Award for Special Entertainment Program for his music documentary, “Breaking Up Christmas: A Blue Ridge Mountain Holiday.” The program was distributed by National Public Radio and also […]
Students Head to Honduras During the Holidays
December 16, 1998 | Student, University Announcement
During the holiday break, eleven Wake Forest University students will share the holiday spirit by spending 10 days volunteering in Honduras helping victims of Hurricane Mitch. As part of the Honduras Outreach Project and Exchange (H.O.P.E.) Scholars Program, the students and one faculty leader will […]
Museum Offers Adult Education Class On Indians
December 16, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Events
Wake Forest University’s Museum of Anthropology will offer “How to Identify Real Indians,” a four-week adult education class starting Wednesday, Jan. 6. Led by Tony Layng, adjunct professor of anthropology at Wake Forest, the class will explore the stereotypes and misconceptions about Native Americans throughout […]
Wake Forest Student Named Rhodes Scholar
December 7, 1998 | For Parents, Recognition, Student
Jennifer Bumgarner, a Wake Forest University senior, was named a Rhodes Scholar Saturday. Bumgarner, 21, is one of 32 American students who won Rhodes Scholarships for study at Oxford University next fall. She is the seventh Wake Forest student to be named a Rhodes Scholar […]
WFU Wins Award for Campus Networking System
December 7, 1998 | University Announcement
Wake Forest University has received an honorable mention designation in the 1998 Awards for Excellence in Campus Networking. Presented by the higher education association EDUCAUSE, the awards recognize exemplary campus-wide network planning, management and accessibility, as well as effective use of the computer network to […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
December 3, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community, Events
ART IN THE PUBLIC EYE Public art sculptures by students in Wake Forest’s intermediate sculpture class are now scattered around campus. Ranging from an oversized half-buried book in front of the library to a steel, aluminum and copper figure called “Molting” beside Luter Residence Hall, […]
WFU Anthropology Museum to Discount Unusual Gifts
November 30, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events
Wake Forest University’s Museum of Anthropology will hold its annual holiday sale Dec. 1-24. Handcrafted jewelry, toys, masks, dolls and other unusual holiday gifts from places such as Indonesia, China, India, Africa and the American Southwest will be sold at a 10 percent discount. The […]
Sociology Class Sends Students into Community
November 30, 1998 | Community, Student
Joanna Kociecki’s group decided that Bojangles’ was probably the best option for a part-time job to supplement a $272 a month welfare check and settled on an apartment nearby in public housing. Classmate Anthony Nicastro and his group had more choices when looking for […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
November 19, 1998 | Campus Life, Community, Events, Speakers
PROFESSOR TRACES ORIGINS OF THANKSGIVING J. Edwin Hendricks, chair of Wake Forest’s history department, can trace the development of the Pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving feast in 1621 into an important national holiday. In 1789, George Washington proclaimed the first national day of Thanksgiving, says Hendricks. But, […]
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