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The Laurinburg Exchange
Foxx bill would restore contracts to nonprofits serving blind, disabled
After IFB Solutions lost its Veterans Affairs contracts, the nonprofit lost 99 jobs, and the layoffs aren’t over in its optical lab in Winston-Salem. U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-5th District, is trying to change that with House Resolution 4920, which would restore preferential contract status of Ability One nonprofits, which serve the blind and disabled. Foxx hopes to fast-track the bill by putting it on the suspension calendar. The bill has better odds of passing the Democratic-controlled House because of its bipartisan co-sponsors, said Wake Forest political science professor John Dinan.
November 11, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was admitted to a hospital for a procedure to relieve pressure on his brain, caused by bleeding due to his recent falls, his spokeswoman said. The Winston-Salem Journal and the Statesville Record & Landmark published photographs from President Carter’s visit to Wake Forest. On March 17, 1978, President Jimmy Carter delivered a speech on defense policy at WFU’s Wait Chapel.
November 11, 2019
WXII
Senators Burr and Warner address public at Wake Forest University
Two senators addressed students and the public at Wake Forest to talk about the importance of setting party affiliation aside to try to get things done in government. North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr is the chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee and he said while he doesn’t agree with everything Virginia Sen. Mark Warner believes in, communication keeps their relationship strong. Warner is the vice chairman of the committee. The senators ended the night by urging the audience not to lose faith in the government and noted that there are a lot more people that get along and want to get things done many might realize.
November 11, 2019
Ecowatch
Illegal gold mining is laying waste to the Amazon
Latin America illegally extracts the world’s highest percentage of gold, according to the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime; the Peruvian government has tried fighting it with its military, but it is expensive to sustain these efforts and they are not always effective. The World Gold Council recently released Responsible Gold Mining Principles, a framework for consumers, investors and the supply chain, which, among other things, urges “respect for the environment.” Miles Silman, a Wake Forest biologist and CINCIA’s associate director of science, stressed the importance of good governance. “The profit from mining can be very large, so if a society decides to do it, they should make sure it is governed in a way where the benefits of the activity are worth the environmental destruction.”
November 10, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
Southside will present Paul and Sakkal
Southside Beer Garden presented Jacob Paul and Ali Sakkal, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Nov. 13. Paul read from his new novel, “Last Tower to Heaven,” accompanied by Sakkal on saxophone. Sakkal is a professor of education at Wake Forest University. As a musician, he draws from a blend of disparate influences: Middle Eastern music, the European classical tradition, contemporary jazz, and various funk and groove styles.
November 9, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
TV Tidbits: Rick and Morty return after a two-year absence
More than two years since we saw them last, nihilistic mad scientist Rick Sanchez and his dimwitted grandson Morty Smith are back in a new season of the cult animated series “Rick and Morty,” beginning Nov. 10 on Adult Swim. Matt Brady, an adjunct faculty member at Wake Forest and Local high school science teacher, was a co-founder of the pop culture site Newsarama and recently wrote “The Science of Rick and Morty: The Unofficial Guide to Earth’s Stupidest Show.”
November 9, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
Mahan Esfahani in concert at Brendle Recital Hall
The Secrest Artist Series presented Mahan Esfahani in concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 in Brendle Recital Hall at Wake Forest. Peter Kairoff, a WFU professor, gave a pre-concert talk. Esfahani has made it his life’s mission to reintroduce the harpsichord as a mainstream concert instrument. His creative programming and new-work commissions have drawn attention throughout Europe, Asia and North America. He was the first and only harpsichordist to be a BBC New Generation Artist (2008-2010) and a nominee for Gramophone’s Artist of the Year (2014, 2015 and 2017).
November 9, 2019
Newsweek
Zantac recall update: Another company recalls ranitidine heartburn drug over cancer fears
“The decision of the FDA to investigate the drug—and of companies like CVS, Walmart, Sandoz and Apotex Corp. to voluntarily recall the drugs – is the administration being very cautious,” said Michael D. Green, professor of law at Wake Forest School of Law. Green said he recommends consumers on ranitidine look for an alternative but added they should not be too concerned if they are taking or have taken the product.
November 8, 2019
Triad Business Journal
Four Triad schools rank in state’s top 10 in terms of starting salaries
A recent study from SmartAsset ranked the North Carolina schools where graduates have the best average starting salaries. Wake Forest ranks second in the state for graduates’ starting salaries with an average of $58,200.
November 8, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
N.C. governor calls 3.9% teacher pay hike inadequate as reason for veto over Republican bill
N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper – as expected – vetoed three minibudget bills Friday, two of which he considers as providing inadequate pay raises for public-school teachers and other state educators. “The governor may have to go just a bit further than the helpful statement he has provided with this veto by saying explicitly that he is prepared to put off the Medicaid-expansion debate for another time and is willing to sign a budget or allow teacher pay increases to be approved even if Medicaid expansion is not approved,” said John Dinan, Wake Forest political science professor.
November 8, 2019
NBC San Diego
‘We’re all in this together’: Playing a game of catch along US-Mexico border
Joel Tauber is walking seven miles, every day for 40 days, along the U.S.-Mexico border playing catch with anyone who wants to play and have a conversation. “For me, baseball is a dream of America,” said the Wake Forest professor of art. Tauber talks baseball with women, men, and children from both sides of the border. He uses the sport as a metaphor for all things good between cultures and how it can bring people from different backgrounds together. “So many of us gather around and watch sports,” he explained. “Whatever boundaries there are, whatever borders there are, we’re all in this together. We’re all on the same team.”
November 7, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest to honor indigenous people
On Nov. 4, representatives from the North Carolina Tribal Nations came to Wake Forest for an Indigenous Land Acknowledgment ceremony to unveil a plaque honoring the land on which the University now resides, as well as the land on which the original campus resided. The ceremony began with a hand drum and honoring song by Ray Silva of the Pueblo/Navajo Nation followed by a healing song performed by Ariel Hewlin of the Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe. Wake Forest first-year student Mahlea Hunt and Wake Forest graduate Savannah Baber gave remarks. Both are members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.
November 7, 2019