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Inspiring young writers
March 26, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Humanities, Alumni, Arts & Culture, Community, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities
Silk maps, B-24 bombers and avoiding anachronisms were the hot topics during Laura Elliott’s visit to Northwest Middle School in Winston-Salem. Elliott, a 1979 Wake Forest graduate who writes young adult historical novels, mixed WWII history with writing advice in conversations with 6th-, 7th- and 8th-graders as part of Words Awake! A Celebration of Wake Forest Writers and Writing on campus March 23-25.
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Son seeks father, finds literary and artistic avant-garde
March 26, 2012 | Alumni, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Speakers
Words Awake!, the three-day symposium showcasing Wake Forest’s literary legacy, launched with a spectacular start Friday evening when Tom Hayes (’79) premiered his documentary film, “Editor Uncut,” about his father, Harold Hayes (’48), who as editor of Esquire (1963-1973) marshaled the talent that established the magazine as the disquieting mirror of its age.
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WFU team wins Elevator Competition
March 25, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Entrepreneurship, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Recognition, School of Business, Top Stories
A company founded by a Wake Forest student and professor that developed a monitoring device to reduce back pain and promote good posture received a $10,000 boost for winning the grand prize in the 13th annual Elevator Competition hosted by the Schools of Business.
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Where are you from?
March 22, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Humanities, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Research, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
“We all have our own stories to tell whether we’ve been U.S. citizens for our whole lives or we just moved here,” said professor Alessandra Beasley Von Burg. She is leading a project that asks one burning question: Where are you from?
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Campus hosts Latino Awareness Week
March 19, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Diversity, Community, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
The Latin American and Latino Studies Program and the Organization of Latin American Students are co-sponsoring Wake Forest’s first-ever Latino Awareness Week. Events cover the challenges and problems faced by the Latino community worldwide.
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Reynolda Film Festival 2012
March 19, 2012 | Community, Engaging in the Arts, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Speakers, Student, Top Stories
The student-run festival includes a free week-long series of film screenings and workshops and ends on March 23 with a keynote address by Morgan Spurlock, the director of “Super Size Me.”
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Words Awake! celebrates writers, writing
March 7, 2012 | Alumni, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Top Stories
Words Awake!, a three-day celebration of writers and writing to be held March 23-25, will celebrate past and present Wake Forest writers and will inaugurate the Wake Forest Writers Hall of Fame. More than 40 alumni will return to share their experiences as professional writers.
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Take note of spring music events
March 2, 2012 | Arts & Culture, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
Jazzy tunes, electronic sounds mixed with romantic violin, piano, soprano, double bass and honor student recitals are on the schedule for spring semester music performances.
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Inspiring ideas at TEDxWakeForestU
February 27, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Entrepreneurship, Community, Events, Scholars and Scientists, Speakers, Staff, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories
For senior Mariama Holman, the creative director for TEDxWakeForestU, planning the visual design themes with her team required late nights, Skype and a sense of humor. But when all the planning came together Saturday, an audience of 1,400 walked away inspired and exhilarated.
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On stage and behind the scenes
February 22, 2012 | 2012 Highlights: Arts, Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College
Wes Hughes and Jake Meyer have been friends since their first year in Bostwick Hall. “City of Angels” is the fifth major production the two have acted in together.
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