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Wake Forest Debate Team Wins National Competition

October 31, 1996  |   Media Advisory, Student

Two members of the Wake Forest University debate team, Justin Green and Brian Prestes, won the University of Kentucky Thoroughbred Round Robin competition held Oct. 3-4 in Lexington, Ky. For the past seven years, Wake Forest has competed in the tournament, which only extends invitations […]

Stories this week at Wake Forest

October 24, 1996  |   Events, Faculty, Student

Students Ready for Project Pumpkin Costumed Wake Forest students will offer a safe alternative to trick-or-treating through city streets for nearly 1,500 Forsyth County children Wednesday, Oct. 30. Project Pumpkin, a Halloween event started in 1989, will be held from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in […]

WFU Orchestra to Host Midnight Halloween Concert

October 22, 1996  |   Arts & Culture, Events, Student

At midnight on Halloween, the Wake Forest University Orchestra will don costumes and perform spooky music in Brendle Recital Hall. The 12 a.m. concert on Thursday, Oct. 31, will feature the haunted house favorite, Bach’s Toccata in d minor. David Hagy will conduct a surprise-filled […]

Wake Forest Concert to Showcase Student Talent

October 22, 1996  |   Arts & Culture, Events, Student

Wake Forest University musicians will appear in a Student Showcase Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, in Brendle Recital Hall. Part of the Year of the Arts, the special concert will highlight outstanding student performers selected by the music faculty. Pianist Kerry Grow, soprano […]

Wake Forest to Host Poetry Reading

October 22, 1996  |   Arts & Culture, Events, Student

Reetika Vazirani, winner of the 1995 Barnard New Women Poets Prize, will read her poems at Wake Forest University Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. in Scales Fine Arts Center, Room 102. Author of a recently published volume of poetry entitled “White Elephants,” Vazirani teaches […]

Stories this week at Wake Forest

October 17, 1996  |   Community, Events, Speakers, Student

Students Prepare for Project Pumpkin Wake Forest University students will offer a safe alternative to trick-or-treating through city streets for nearly 1,500 Forsyth County children Wednesday, Oct. 30. Project Pumpkin, a Halloween event started in 1989, will be held from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in […]

Stories this week at WFU

October 3, 1996  |   Arts & Culture, Events, Faculty, Student

Presidential Debate Can Affect Election Wake Forest debate coach Allan Louden says history has proven a debate performance can affect a candidate’s chances of winning the presidency. Kennedy and Reagan got a boost from their debate appearances. For some voters, Sunday night’s face off between […]

Fashion Show To Benefit Breast Cancer Services

September 30, 1996  |   Community, Events, Student

The Panhellenic Council at Wake Forest University will present a fall fashion show on Sunday, Oct. 6, to raise funds for Breast Cancer Services Inc. of Forsyth County. The fashion show is scheduled from 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Benson University Center, Room 401. […]

WFU, Foundation Create New Scholarships

September 23, 1996  |   Admissions, Media Advisory, Student, University Announcement

Wake Forest University and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation announced today the creation of the North Carolina Leadership Scholarships for as many as 100 students with financial need throughout the state. “I see these scholarships as a way to ensure that young people of modest […]

This Week at Wake Forest

September 19, 1996  |   Events, Faculty, Speakers, Staff, Student

Beverly Sills to Speak at Opening Convocation Opera legend Beverly Sills, one of America’s most prominent advocates for the arts, will speak at Wake Forest University’s opening convocation Tuesday, Sept. 24. Sills, chairman of the board of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, will […]

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