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Mixing it up
November 1, 2010 | For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories, Wake Forest College, Working Together
Junior Brandon Turner’s research integrates multiple fields and comes under the mentoring eye of Jacque Fetrow, dean of the college. He received the 2010-2011 American Physical Society Scholarship for Minority Undergraduate Physics Majors.
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Project Pumpkin magic
October 29, 2010 | Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Students turned Hearn Plaza into Hogwarts for this year’s Harry Potter-themed Project Pumpkin. The 22nd annual Halloween Festival brought more than 1,100 Winston-Salem area children from local agencies and organizations to campus for an afternoon of scary and not-so-scary fun.
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Black feminist: Progress being made
October 28, 2010 | Pro Humanitate, Speakers, Top Stories
Barbara Smith, an activist against sexism and racism, told an audience on campus that the American public is more aware of the importance of diversity. She also cautioned that there is work to be done for black feminists.
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Horror movie history
October 28, 2010 | Arts & Culture, For Alumni, Top Stories
Associate Professor of Communication Mary Dalton shares her insights into why horror movies are popular and makes recommendations for Halloween viewing.
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A top value among private schools
October 28, 2010 | For Alumni, For Parents, National, Top Stories
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has ranked Wake Forest University 21st on its 2010 list of the best values in private universities.
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The power of forgiveness
October 27, 2010 | International, Speakers, Top Stories
Deo Gashagaza, the executive director of Prison Fellowship Rwanda, spoke to students about the Rwandan genocide and the power of what has been called “radical forgiveness.”
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Law student argues in appeals court
October 27, 2010 | For Alumni, For Parents, School of Law, Student, Top Stories
Megan Curran, a third-year law student, had a chance to argue before the N.C. Court of Appeals when judges heard arguments in two cases at Worrell Professional Center, the home of the School of Law.
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The scary new American cemetery
October 27, 2010 | For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Top Stories
Legal scholar Tanya Marsh examines 60 years of cemetery law and finds commercialization has replaced individual choice, family custom and religious belief in burial decisions.
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Hatch addresses campus
October 26, 2010 | For Alumni, For Parents, President, Speakers, Top Stories
In his State of the University address, President Nathan O. Hatch recognized the faculty for being committed to Wake Forest’s tradition of educating the whole person.
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Trustee killed in plane crash
October 26, 2010 | Top Stories, University Announcement
Wake Forest trustee James “Jim” Judson Jr. (’80) and his wife, Beth, were killed Tuesday when their private plane crashed in Mississippi. Judson, a successful Atlanta businessman, served on the board of trustees from 2004 – 2008 and began a second term on the board this summer.
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