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Goodbye fall semester 2012
December 14, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Life on Campus, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Historically, Wake Forest undergrads pass in and out of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library nearly 25,000 times during exam week. To help with the long hours and anxiety of final tests and papers, the community comes together to offer students some welcome breaks.
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Turkeypalooza feeds the hungry
November 21, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Life on Campus, Community, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories
The sixth annual Turkeypalooza brought student and faculty volunteers together during the week of November 13 to prepare and deliver more than 400 Thanksgiving meals to local organizations.
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Exploring new traditions
October 31, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Life on Campus, Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories
Students create new event traditions at Wake Forest, celebrating fun and service, while still honoring tried and true autumn happenings.
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An enchanted Halloween
October 26, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Life on Campus, Admissions, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
The 24th annual Project Pumpkin brought more than 1,400 Winston-Salem area children to campus for an afternoon of fall celebrations. Sponsored by the Volunteer Service Corps, Project Pumpkin is one of WFU’s largest community events.
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The student-athlete balance
October 12, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Life on Campus, Athletics, For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Recognition, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Established in 2005, the Dean’s Cup recognizes the Wake Forest athletic team with the highest grade point average each academic year. Recently, men’s track and field/cross country and women’s golf celebrated a three-peat. Each team has captured three consecutive titles.
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Hit The Bricks turns 10
October 3, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Life on Campus, Alumni, Community, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Staff, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories
When Hit the Bricks began in 2002, it raised about $3,000 and had only a handful of teams participate. Last year, the competition raised more than $26,000 and had 89 teams enroll. This year, a new record of 93 teams ran laps to support the Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund Drive.
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Faculty House Calls
August 31, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Life on Campus, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Life on Campus, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
On August 30, more than 40 faculty members representing 13 academic disciplines visited first-year students in their residence halls. Each faculty pair, along with a residence life and housing staffer, welcomed an average of 60 students in the Class of 2016 through a program called Faculty House Calls.
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One Day Without Shoes
April 11, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Life on Campus, Community, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories
On April 10, more than 180 students walked barefoot on Hearn Plaza and lined the Quad with paper feet to show support for children in sub-Saharan Africa who walk to school without shoes.
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A clothesline for human rights
April 5, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Life on Campus, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories
Though junior Ariella Akeza was born in the U.S., her family’s experiences during the civil war in Burundi have inspired her to help educate others that human rights are imperative for global peace.
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Fun and fellowship at ‘Camp Hatch’
March 29, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Life on Campus, Events, President, Student, Top Stories, Uncategorized, Wake Forest College
Neither wind, nor rain, nor the threat of lightning dampened the spirits of 30 students at Camp Hatch 2012. Students camped out on the front lawn of the President’s home while enjoying food, games, and the chance to interact with Hatch and his wife, Julie.
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