Highlights Archive

Remembering the Winston-Salem sit-in

February 1, 2010  |   Community, Life on Campus, Student

On Feb. 23, 1960, a group of Wake Forest students walked into the Woolworth’s in downtown Winston-Salem and joined students from Winston-Salem State Teachers College to protest segregated lunch counters.

Twenty-one students were arrested that day — 10 white students from Wake Forest and 11 black students from Winston-Salem State. The students’ non-violent protest, along with other protests in Winston-Salem, led to the desegregation of the city’s restaurants and lunch counters on May 23 of that year.

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Student gets an inside look into the daily workings of the Obama White House

January 22, 2010  |   Student, Students Taking the Lead, Wake Forest College

Randy Paris, a junior political science major and religion minor, from Pittsburgh, Pa., spent the fall semester working at the White House through The White House Internship Program and gained a unique perspective into the daily workings of the Obama administration.

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Understanding Hanukkah

December 14, 2009  |   Community, Life on Campus

From the Moravian Lovefeast to the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, students from many faiths celebrate their religious traditions at Wake Forest. Elena Schacht, a junior health and exercise science major from Stamford, Conn., shares her tradition of Hanukkah. Schacht is president of Hillel, the Jewish student organization at Wake Forest, and a student-athletic trainer in the sports medicine department.

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Sorting solved

November 19, 2009  |   For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Wake Forest College

It started as a classroom assignment: start your own business with $40 and run it for three days. The result: Wake Wash, launched by seniors Scott Graber, Julie Musgrave and Eleanor Smith, has lasted far more than three days and has liberated fellow students from late-night laundry room duty.

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Life in the digital age

July 27, 2009  |   Uncategorized, Working Together

Why a seminar on the social implications of digital technologies? There are so many things we can do with computers, but how these things happen is a mystery to many people. Exploring how society and technology interact, and learning more about how computers and networks […]

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Costuming talents earn theatre major Lauren Gaston (’09) commendation and a well-deserved opportunity in Italy

May 15, 2009  |   Engaging in the Arts, Uncategorized

Senior Lauren Gaston has won the top prize for costume design in a competition sponsored by the Southeastern Theatre Conference.

Connecting the University and community

March 29, 2009  |   Community, Student, Students Taking the Lead

Sophomore Ben Comer and junior Brett Apter have started their own Internet site, MySavu.com, to bring college students and the community together.

Student director takes on a dramatic thriller

February 2, 2009  |   Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, Student, Wake Forest College

Junior theatre major Brittni Shambaugh has taken on her most challenging role to date: directing the Anthony Aston Players’ production of “Death and the Maiden,” playing Feb. 5, 6 and 7 in the Ring Theatre.

Biology research in the palm of a hand – handhelds help track animal behavior

July 30, 2003  |   Research, Scholars and Scientists

In a small, segmented aquarium in Wake Forest University’s Winston Hall, three male betta fish flash their fins and fan their tails to attract a female betta fish. When the female swims in front of a particular male, Wake Forest senior Jonathan Simpson quickly records […]