Community 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.

Zipcars offer more sustainable car option

January 27, 2010  |   Community, Student, Sustainability

A new car-sharing program, Zipcar, is now available for students and others to decrease the need for privately-owned cars on campus.

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Animated film tells the “Cell Side Story”

January 20, 2010  |   Community, Research, Student, Wake Forest College

A new animated film to teach students about the inner workings of cells — made by students at Atkins High School in cooperation with Wake Forest professors — had its premiere on campus this week.

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Forgiveness and hope

January 19, 2010  |   Arts & Culture, Community, Provost

Dr. Maya Angelou talked and sang about forgiveness and hope in her keynote address during the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in Wait Chapel Monday night. “The gift Martin Luther King gave the world is hope,” she said. “Hope that we will come through this.”

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Sustainable strides

January 19, 2010  |   Community, Student, Sustainability

Last year, Wake Forest students used nearly a quarter of a million polystyrene, clamshell containers for carry-out food from campus dining rooms — about 7,000 containers per week. Containers made from polystyrene foam, more commonly known as Styrofoam, aren’t recyclable in the Winston-Salem area.

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Maya Angelou headlines Martin Luther King Jr. celebration

January 12, 2010  |   Arts & Culture, Community, Provost

World-renowned author, poet and activist Dr. Maya Angelou will deliver the keynote address at Wake Forest’s ceremony honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 18. Angelou, the Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest, will speak in Wait Chapel. The program begins at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The doors to Wait Chapel will open at 6:15 p.m.

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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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Serving the community

December 3, 2009  |   Community, Student, Wake Forest College

Wake Forest is launching a long-term initiative to partner with the International Baccalaureate Program offered by the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.

Celebrating the annual Lovefeast

December 2, 2009  |   Community

For 45 years, students, faculty, alumni and members of the community have gathered for the annual Christmas Lovefeast. A look behind the scenes at the preparations for this year’s gathering.

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Tips for an eco-conscious holiday

December 2, 2009  |   Community, Student, Sustainability

It was Bing Crosby who immortalized a white Christmas in his 1942 hit single, but these days more and more eco-conscious consumers are dreaming of a green Christmas instead. If you’re looking for ways to reduce your carbon footprint this holiday season, consider these tips from Director of Sustainability Dedee DeLongpré Johnston.