Stories this week at Wake Forest
February 26, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Events, Student
Drumming Workshop Brings African Beat to Campus Community members will explore the rhythms of West African drum music at Wake Forest University during a workshop taught by members of the world-renowned percussion quintet NEXUS on Saturday, Feb. 28. The hands-on workshop, “West African Drumming,” begins […]
WFU Students Address Rape Awareness
February 2, 1998 | Campus Life, Community, Events, Speakers, Student
A Wake Forest University student organization, PREPAR (Policy Group for Rape Education, Prevention and Response), will sponsor its annual Rape Awareness Week February 9-12. “The goal of the week is to raise awareness of the prevalence of sexual assault, provide information about the prevention of […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
January 15, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community, Events, Student
Service Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. A public program at Wake Forest honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held today at 11 a.m. in Wait Chapel. The service will feature an address by the Rev. John Thomas Porter, a pastor and long-time […]
WFU Senior To Explore Works of Spanish Composers
November 24, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events, Student
Wake Forest University senior Jamie Miyares will present a lecture-recital titled “Reflections of a Year in Spain” at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3. She will perform and discuss works by two Spanish composers, Enrique Granados and Isaac AlbÈniz. In addition to the musical performance, Miyares […]
Tests Confirm Initial Diagnosis in Death of WFU Student
November 15, 1997 | Student, University Announcement
The Student Health Service at Wake Forest University learned this morning that testing has confirmed that Wake Forest student Alexander Philip Gedicks died of meningococcemia, a bacterial infection. A 19-year-old freshman from Orem, Utah, Gedicks died at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Thursday […]
WFU Student Dies of Sudden Illness
November 14, 1997 | Student, University Announcement
Alexander Philip Gedicks, a Wake Forest University freshman from Orem, Utah, died after a sudden illness Thursday night at The Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. The student appears to have died of a bacterial infection, presumably meningococcemia. University officials are awaiting autopsy results for […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
October 23, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers, Student
Students to Face Famous Whale in All-Night Reading Students will begin a non-stop reading of Melville’s novel “Moby Dick” at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25. Students will camp out in front of Wait Chapel, eat clam chowder and read the 470-page novel aloud until […]
Students Will Camp Out for Reading of “Moby Dick”
October 22, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events, Student
For a group of Wake Forest University students, a caldron of clam chowder and a blustery night are the perfect ingredients for a marathon reading of “Moby Dick.” Students will spend the weekend camping out and taking turns reading aloud the 470-page novel until it […]
WFU Wins Beyond Computing Magazine Award
October 9, 1997 | Campus Life, For Parents, Student, University Announcement
Wake Forest University is featured this month in Beyond Computing magazine as a winner of the magazine’s second annual Partnership Awards. Wake Forest is among 10 winners recognized in the magazine’s October issue as having successfully aligned their information technology operations with their primary missions. […]
WFU Student Dies of Leukemia at Age 22
October 2, 1997 | Student
Amanda Lee Edwards, a Wake Forest University senior, died of leukemia on Monday, Sept. 29, at her home in Wayland, Mass. Edwards was 22. Diagnosed with leukemia in March of this year, she was unable to graduate with her class in May, but was awarded […]
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