The Worry Letter
Worry has been on my mind lately. First of all, I am a weapons-grade worrier myself (it’s part of my genetic makeup; I come from a long line of women who worry). Second of all, I heard a statistic about a week ago that a […]
Too Pretty Not to Share
On the heels of what we hope was a great Fall Break for your students (and hopefully a chance to see your Deacs!), here are a few glimpses of some remarkable pictures of campus. If you aren’t visiting Focus on the Forest, the photoblog […]
Hit the Bricks and Project Pumpkin
Hit the Bricks is one of two signature campus events every fall (the other is Project Pumpkin – more on that in a moment). Hit the Bricks was held this past Thursday, the day before Family Weekend started. There is a nice article on the […]
Torah Dedication Ceremony
Updated Thursday, October 10th; the Daily Deac is grateful to Richard Brenner for helping provide names of the participants. On Friday evening of Family Weekend, I had the good fortune to attend the dedication of a sacred Torah that had been given to […]
Tuesday morning
Even though Family Weekend was just this past weekend, in some ways it already feels like it is a lifetime away. For students, there is the crunch of final papers, tests, or projects before the looming Fall Break. (Interesting point about Fall Break – it […]
Dignity and Respect Campaign
On the heels of a very happy (and warm!) Family Weekend, Wake Forest is leading into another event. This one is called the Dignity and Respect Campaign, and it is both important and timely. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion sent the email below to […]
Happy Family Weekend!
As you might imagine, Family Weekend is a busy one for all of us. So we’re going to go light on the Daily Deac and enjoy all the festivities. Welcome to campus, everyone! Hope you have a terrific weekend, take your students out to […]
Final Preparations
We are eagerly awaiting everyone’s arrival for Family Weekend. Hope that you are on your way (or will be tomorrow) to come and see your Deacs. The weekend forecast is pretty spectacular – see it here. The trees are just starting to turn their […]
Hit the Bricks: You Can Be There with the Quad Cam
Hit the Bricks, our major campus event that pits teams of runners (and walkers) in a day-long relay race to raise funds for cancer research, will begin on Thursday at 11 am on the Quad. This is such a fun day – one […]
A Beautiful Start to the Week
The weather here has been absolutely glorious. It is starting to really feel like fall – highs in the mid 70s, sunny, the trees are starting to have a hint of color. There is virtually nothing to be improved upon. Hopefully your students are not […]