It was a wild weekend here. We got a sizeable ice storm in the early hours of Sunday, which has caused a lot of hassles for Winston-Salem. The Winston-Salem Journal reported that there were 100 roads blocked by downed trees yesterday, and there are […]
I don’t know if many of you have reason to go to the main wfu.edu page, but I was out there today and the story on the main page caught my eye. The main page photo is of the green, lush Amazonian forest, which is […]
It is really cold here, and last night the wind was fierce. For any students already here on campus, bundle up. I got a message today asking for some clarification on when residence halls will be reopening. Here is the exact language that was used […]
Last night I got a message from my friends in Residence Life & Housing about a change to the schedule for students to return to campus: “As you may have seen, the Winston-Salem area is expected to experience some inclement weather, with the potential for […]
Today is a bit of a hodgepodge in the Daily Deac. I got a message this morning saying that due to December’s weather, the Fraternity and Sorority Life office rescheduled the Interfraternity Coucil Recruitment webinar for Thursday, January 17th at noon. Registration information for the […]
Today’s Daily Deac offers some advice for parents of female students who will be participating in the Panhellenic recruitment process (formerly called “rush”), which begins this week. Here is my annual disclaimer: I have no dog in the fight about sororities. I neither want to […]
Happy Friday, Deac families. It is another soggy and wet one here. I am starting to fear that I will need to build an ark. For all in the Daily Deacdom who live in perpetually-sunny places, please send some of that our way. Because it […]
It is the New Year and that means many of us are making resolutions. If you are still looking for some, there are two that I would like to offer as potential suggestions: Before you do something related to your Deac’s experience, ask yourself 1) […]
Staff are back on campus today. Well, most staff. I am home one more day with Class of ’27 because the older he gets, the more I realize that one of these days he will be in college and I won’t have the luxury of […]
Happy New Year, Deac families! 2019 must feel a little extra special for our P’19s who will have Deacs graduating in May, and for our P’23s, whose incoming Deacs will start their college careers. We continue our “Question of the Day” on the topic of […]