Wake Forest Enrolls Three Tandy Scholars
September 29, 1997 | For Parents, Recognition, Student
Three Wake Forest University freshmen are among 100 students across the country named Tandy Technology Scholars. Michele Alesia Johnson of Rutherfordton, N.C.; Sarah Holland Rackley of Charleston, S.C.; and Dan Durand of Shoreham, N.Y., were selected from a pool of 8,000 nominees with outstanding achievements […]
Gandhi’s Grandson to Lecture on Nonviolence at WFU
September 29, 1997 | Speakers
Arun Gandhi, whose grandfather Mahatma Gandhi helped India secure its nationhood through nonviolent resistance to oppression, will lecture on nonviolence Thursday, Oct. 16, at Wake Forest University for its 1997-98 Year of Religion in American Life. Gandhi’s speech, “The 21st Century is Coming, But Where […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
September 25, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community, Events
Haiti’s Secret Voodoo Societies Wade Davis, author of “The Serpent and the Rainbow” will discuss his experiences with Haitian voodoo culture in a public lecture at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30. Davis, who earned his doctorate in ethnobiology at Harvard, will speak in Benson University […]
Chinese Folk Art Exhibit Opens at Anthropology Museum
September 25, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events
Twenty-five original paintings depicting scenes of rural life in China are featured in “The Good Earth: Folk Art and Artifacts From the Chinese Countryside,” opening Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Wake Forest University’s Museum of Anthropology. The exhibit, which runs through Nov. 26, also includes clothing […]
“You Can’t Take it With You” Opens WFU Theatre Season
September 23, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events
Wake Forest University Theatre will open its season with “You Can’t Take It With You,” the 1930s madcap comedy about an offbeat Manhattan family, on Friday, Sept. 26. Performances of the farce by George Kaufman and Moss Hart run through Sunday, Oct. 5. In the […]
Buddhist Monk First Year of Religion Resident Scholar
September 23, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events, School of Divinity, Speakers
A Buddhist monk will give two public lectures and lead three classes on meditation during a Sept. 29-Oct. 2 visit to Wake Forest University for its 1997-98 Year of Religion in American Life. Abbot Hyon Gak Sunim, editor of the books, “The Whole World is […]
WFU’s New Woodwind Quintet Presents Debut Concert
September 22, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events
A new woodwind quintet, Opus 5, will perform its first concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, in Wake Forest University’s Brendle Recital Hall. Composed of Wake Forest faculty members, Opus 5 is Winston-Salem’s only professional woodwind quintet. The ensemble will perform works by Mozart, […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
September 18, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events, School of Law
Euthanasia: Can We Choose How We Die? A panel of Wake Forest professors will discuss the legal, moral, psychological, spiritual and emotional implications of euthanasia. Part of the Student Union’s Discovery Series, the program will be held from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
September 11, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events
Pine Hall Students Get Surfing Tips Fifth-grade students from Pine Hall Elementary School will be at Wake Forest Friday, Sept. 12, to get tips on navigating the World Wide Web. A number of Wake Forest students well-experienced with Web surfing have volunteered to meet with […]
WFU, Local High Schools Host National Debate Tourney
September 10, 1997 | Community, Events
Wake Forest University, along with North Forsyth and Mount Tabor high schools, will host the National Earlybird Forensics Tournament from Friday, Sept. 12-Sunday, Sept. 14. The Wake Forest debate program, which won the national intercollegiate debating championship in 1997, annually sponsors workshops and tournaments for […]
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