Demystifying the Writing Process
Author Gustave Flaubert became known for flinging open the shutters and reading his prose aloud to busy streets, desperate to hear his words to get a glimpse of what they sound like on the page. Boisterously reading sections of his latest book, Flaubert anxiously sought clarity and precision in his writing, welcoming criticism and the search for "le mot juste," or the perfect word. He wanted his thoughts and words to share one meaning.
Categories: Experiential Learning, Research & Discovery
Randy Paris, a junior political science major and religion minor, from Pittsburgh, Pa., spent the fall semester working at the White House through The White House Internship Program and gained a unique perspective into the daily workings of the Obama administration.
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.
Born in the midst of a civil war in Sudan, senior Leek Deng spent his early years living in a refugee camp in Kenya. Last summer, nine years after leaving Sudan for the United States, he returned to Africa to volunteer at a hospital in Kampala, Uganda. 
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. 
Sustainability director Dedee DeLongpré Johnston received a gift for the campus just in time for the holidays: the newest-model solar-electric hybrid shuttle that will begin serving the campus in 2010.