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Capturing stories

April 7, 2014  |   Arts & Culture, Student, Top Stories, Uncategorized

“Songs of Hope,” which chronicles the lives of a group of homeless women, will screen at RiverRun International Film Festival on April 11 at the Hanesbrands Theatre.

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Choirland

March 31, 2014  |   Arts & Culture, International, Student, Top Stories, Uncategorized

Fifty-two concert choir members, across multiple majors and years, gave four performances during the department of music’s eight-day tour of Ireland over spring break.

Media Advisory: Mock car extrication demonstration at Wake Forest University

March 24, 2014  |   Campus Life, Uncategorized

On Friday, March 28, the Winston-Salem Fire Department and Forsyth County Emergency Medical Service (EMS) will do a mock car extrication demonstration on the Magnolia Quad on Wake Forest’s campus at noon. The emergency response demonstration is one of several events scheduled during Wake Forest’s […]

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Taking a break to build communities

March 19, 2014  |   Campus Life, Campus Life Highlights, Community, Pro Humanitate, Student, Sustainability, Top Stories, Uncategorized

This past week, more than 100 Wake Forest students spent their spring break hard at work in the spirit of Pro Humanitate in cities across the country. In the past five years, Wake Alternative Break (WAB) has doubled the number of service trips it offers.

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Summer school in Charlotte

March 5, 2014  |   Admissions, Faculty, Student, Top Stories, Uncategorized

Sophomore Christa Harris (’16) originally planned to spend her summer living at home and taking courses at another university. But when she learned that Wake Forest is offering classes in her hometown, enabling her to study and pursue internship opportunities at the same time, she changed her plans.

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3D model measures coal ash spill

February 26, 2014  |   Community, Research, Sustainability, Top Stories, Uncategorized

With a 3D model created using aerial images from an unmanned aircraft, Wake Forest researchers have received widespread national media attention by providing a new look at the extent of coal ash contaminants recently leaked into a North Carolina river.

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Hitting the right note

February 24, 2014  |   Alumni, Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Faculty, Mentoring, Student, Top Stories, Uncategorized

The 37th Giles-Harris Competitions in Musical Performance have grown into a major event for Wake Forest’s pianists, singers, and instrumentalists.

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Student Storyteller: A ticket to Prague

February 10, 2014  |   Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Events, Faculty, International, Mentoring, Student, Top Stories, Uncategorized

One theatre class led Johanna Beach (’15) on an amazing journey to Prague. Now assistant director of “Embers and Stars,” she is sharing the story of Petr Ginz, who was a young teen during the Holocaust.

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‘Hoop Dreams:’ 20th anniversary

January 17, 2014  |   Alumni, Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Faculty, Mentoring, Student, Top Stories, Uncategorized

Hoop Dreams won numerous awards, but as Peter Gilbert explains, it was the story that made Hoop Dreams live on, not the technology.

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Student Storytellers: Saturdays with math and jicama

December 19, 2013  |   Alumni, Campus Life, Community, Humanities, Life on Campus, Mentoring, Pro Humanitate, Research, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Uncategorized

Erin Hellmann (’14) and Logan Healy-Tuke (’14) founded The Ashley Explorers Saturday Academy to strengthen the reading and math skills of elementary students in Winston-Salem.