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Winston-Salem Journal
Wake Forest’s men’s basketball team has had two practices, and there’s still plenty to get used to, including where the Deacons are practicing – the pristine Shah Basketball Complex, which had its grand opening less than two weeks ago. “I mean, who doesn’t love new things? It’s great, I love the new gym, I love the new nutrition facility,” senior guard Brandon Childress said. There was an excitement that came with the opening of the building — all 22,371 square feet of it — especially for Childress, who’s the only player on the roster entering his fourth season in the program.
September 26, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
The Center for Entrepreneurship (CE) goes beyond simply teaching students how to start a business successfully. Like most things at Wake Forest — where the motto “Pro Humanitate” reigns supreme — the Center empowers students to create real change in the world. “Many of our students are interested in making the world a better place,” says Dan Cohen, executive director of the CE. “They may be interested in an idea that solves a social problem, improves the environment, or makes us more sustainable. Regardless, we enthusiastically support students using their abilities and efforts to bring valuable innovation to the world.”
September 25, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
NC Republicans criticize impeachment inquiry
John Dinan, a political science professor at Wake Forest, said U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has worked hard to restrain several progressive House Democrats who have been eager to begin impeachment proceedings. Pelosi wanted to protect “some more moderate Democrats in swing districts from having to take difficult votes on impeachment and in part also because of a concern that focusing on impeachment would take away from coverage of other Democratic policy priorities on health care and other issues.”
September 24, 2019
Cheddar
Elizabeth Warren’s Climate Risk Disclosure Act tries to do what the SEC didn’t
In 2010, at the prodding of state officials, investor advocates and climate groups, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued guidance suggesting how companies might go about disclosing the risks related to the impact of climate change. “It did not change any of its rules. It just said our current rules mandate addressing the risks of climate change,” explains Alan Palmiter, a business law professor at Wake Forest. Despite some initial fanfare, the guidance didn’t seem to have much impact on how many — or how much — companies disclosed about their climate risks. Palmiter notes that “during the first years after the SEC guidance, fewer than three-fifths of companies in the S&P 500 mentioned climate change in their 10-K annual reports” and that most of these were simply “a short one-paragraph risk factor.”
September 23, 2019
PBS NewsHour
Peru looks for reforms after mining decimates the Amazon
Gold extraction isn’t illegal everywhere in Madre de Dios, but is never allowed inside national reserves or the buffer zones around them. One such area has become a mining hotspot, La Pampa. Luis Fernandez’s group, which is run by Wake Forest, is partnering with the government to reform mining practices in permitted areas, accelerating a process Peru started in 2011, but which had little impact. The goal is to improve environmental protections and working conditions in previously unlicensed mining sites.
September 22, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
Allegacy makes $2 million commitment to Wake Forest business school center
The Winston-Salem financial institution Allegacy Federal Credit Union has made a ten-year, $2 million commitment to establish the Allegacy Center for Leadership & Character at Wake Forest’s School of Business. The goal of the center is “facilitating the integration of leadership and character development (through) building strategic alliances and creating sustainable systems for developing the school’s faculty, staff and students along these dimensions.”
September 22, 2019
Twin City Talks
Kami Chavis, professor of law and director of the criminal justice program at the Wake Forest School of Law, appeared as a guest on the podcast, “Twin City Talks” to discuss hate crimes and how they are judged in court. Chavis explained the difference between the ways that state and federal hate crimes are prosecuted, as well as the difficulty in reaching convictions despite the increase in charges in recent years.
September 21, 2019
Qcitymetro
Film fest welcomes noted creatives
The 2019 OUT at the Movies Int’l LGBT Film Festival will be held from Oct. 2-6 at Wake Forest’s Byrum Welcome Center and University of North Carolina School of the Arts. On Oct. 3, North Star LGBTQ Center will host the screening of “Proper Pronouns,” which will include a reception and a Q&A session after the screening with the film’s director and featured clergy, moderated by Angela Mazaris, founding director of the Wake Forest LGBTQ Center.
September 20, 2019
WGHP
Currie hits the ground running
“It takes energy to be the leader of an athletic department, but it takes passion and unwavering faith in your school. John Currie has it,” said a WGHP reporter who recently followed new Wake Forest athletic director, John Currie, on the day of the Sutton and Shah Centers’ ribbon-cutting ceremonies. “We’re working hard to connect with our grassroots fanbase to make sure the hospitality of our events reflects the hospitality and welcome of our community and Wake Forest,” said Currie.
September 20, 2019
Winston-Salem Journal
Naxos American Classics has released the world premiere recording of Dan Locklair’s Symphony No. 2 “America,” along with his “Hail the Coming Day,” “Concerto for Organ and Orchestra,” and “PHOENIX” for orchestra. Locklair is Wake Forest’s composer-in-residence. The pieces all have thematic roots in North Carolina. Symphony No. 2 “America” has been featured multiple times on the popular nationally syndicated radio program, “Performance Today,” and on many N{R classical music stations nationwide. the album also features arrangements commissioned by the Winston-Salem Symphony, Arizona MusicFest and the City of Winston-Salem.
September 20, 2019
The Chronicle
Wake continues Voices of Our Time series with Mitch Landrieu
As part of the university’s Voices of Our Time speaker series, Wake Forest recently invited Mitch Landrieu, former mayor of New Orleans, to discuss his time spent in office, how he helped lead the rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the removal of four Confederate monuments in The Crescent City. As a state representative, Landrieu became well known as a reformer and an advocate for a non-partisan approach to government.
September 19, 2019
U.S. News & World Report
What to consider about campus safety, wellness
U.S. News & World Report recommends that prospective college students gather information on issues of student safety and wellness and how a school supports students’ mental and emotional health. At Wake Forest, students who need help with issues including time management and getting enough sleep can meet with certified well-being coaches. Wake Forest and other colleges also take measures to limit alcohol and substance abuse. “Schools should have multi-pronged education and prevention programs, evidence-based intervention services for those who need help, and recovery services for those committed to sobriety” said Peter Rives, assistant director of well-being, alcohol and substance abuse prevention at Wake Forest.
September 19, 2019