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Winston-Salem Journal
How can Costco sell gas so much cheaper than other stations?
Economics professor Todd McFall explains how Costco can afford to charge less than other gas stations. “All Costco purchases, from gasoline to granola bars to grapes, fall under what’s known as a two-part tariff. Part One is the membership. Part Two is where the customer decides to what extent they want to go to incorporate Costco wares into their lives. The more they buy, the lower the per purchase price of the membership becomes.”
June 2, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
Wake professor has a different take on gun debate
“Average Americans, I think, have a broad and deep middle ground where people can respect the right to keep and bear arms while recognizing that there are some constitutional limits that can be set. Where that line is … that’s the hard part,” said sociology professor and U.S. gun culture expert David Yamane. His most recent book, “Gun Curious” published on June 1.
May 31, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
New name, new excitement: International Black Theatre Festival debuts
This year’s newly christened International Black Theatre Festival, set for July 29-Aug. 3, will provide an introduction to the company’s first-ever managing director, India Mack; roll out a new theater award; present “Finding Holy Ground,” a partnership with Wake Forest University; and provide programming to invite the entire Winston-Salem community to enjoy Black theater.
May 31, 2024
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Why people are leaving their Black Greek organizations
Law professor Gregory Parks, the editor of “The Law of Fraternities and Sororities, said people making their grand exits are both renouncing and denouncing Black Greek organizations. “One tension comes with swearing an oath to one’s fraternity or sorority, which some Divine Nine members of faith see as a religious conflict.” Parks added that Divine Nine organizations, for better or worse, can also be “greedy,” or demanding of a person’s time.
May 30, 2024
Mirage News
Unpacking gun culture In America
In a Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2023, 72% of U.S. gun owners say protection is a major reason they own a gun. That far surpasses the number of gun owners who cite other reasons including hunting and sport shooting. Wake Forest University Professor of Sociology David Yamane, an internationally recognized authority on gun ownership in the United States, offers insights about the nearly 100 million American civilians who own firearms.
May 30, 2024
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
Brown appointed Chancellor at Winston-Salem State University
Bonita J. Brown has been named Chancellor of Winston-Salem State University. “It is a true honor and a privilege to return home to lead this great institution,” said Brown. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Wake Forest University and a juris doctor degree from Wake Forest University School of Law.
May 30, 2024
Nature
Competitive eating in Serengeti
A study led by biology professor Michael Anderson used data from a camera-trap survey, GPS-collared herbivores and fecal DNA to analyze the timing, arrival order and interactions among the animals in the park. “Our study provides a glimpse of what terrestrial ecosystems across Australia, Eurasia and the Americas, might have looked like when communities of large herbivorous mammals roamed freely across these continents,” Anderson said.
May 29, 2024
The Charlotte Observer
Some pardon applicants in NC wait years. Experts point to broken system.
“There’s no procedure, so there’s no due process,” said law professor Mark Rabil, who directs the school’s Innocence and Justice Clinic.
May 29, 2024
BroadwayWorld
Latest news, videos & tickets from Broadway
The NC Black Repertory Company, in conjunction with the School of Divinity and Wake the Arts, have announced dates for the world premieres of two plays whose playwrights, JuCoby Johnson and Eljon Wardally, each won a $10,000 commission announced in September 2022. “Finding Holy Ground” is funded by a $250,000 grant received by Wake Forest from the Henry Luce Foundation.
May 28, 2024
Winston-Salem Journal
‘Go and do good’ – Wake Forest honors class of 2024
Wake Forest University conducted Monday graduation ceremonies for its Class of 2024, the first in which undergraduates spent their entire college years living and learning under the COVID-19 pandemic’s shadow. Both Wake Forest president Susan Wente and commencement speaker Dr. Mandy Cohen urged the more than 1,226 undergraduates and nearly 800 graduate students to exit the Reynolda campus being truly intentional on living out the Pro Humanitate (For Humanity) motto.
WXII, WFDD, WRAL, WFMY, and Spectrum News also covered commencement.
May 21, 2024
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Embracing 50/50 custody is best for children
Experts argue that with effective communication and cooperation between parents, challenges can be overcome. Linda Nielsen, a professor of adolescent and educational psychology at Wake Forest, suggests that parents can work together to create consistent routines and rules across households, providing stability for the children.
May 18, 2024
POLITICO
Most of the academic programs that place Washington interns steer students away from virtual internships: “Why would you come to Washington for a semester if you’re going to be working remotely two days a week or more?” said Jennifer Richwine, who runs Wake Forest University’s program in the capital. “If you’re in person, you’re learning just from osmosis of being in an office. They don’t get to do that if you’re working remotely, or if no one’s there.” �
May 17, 2024