As we continue to feature the top finalists in the Senior Orations, today we hear from Benjamin Magee. ———————- “Trail Blazing” My mother’s mother was a 4-foot, nine-inch woman with a towering personality. Those who met her at the end of her life in […]
Today we are featuring the senior oration of Meenu Krishnan. Enjoy it! —————————— An Education, Or Something Like It I found myself in fairly improbable circumstances the first time I seriously considered the purpose of higher education. Slogging knee-deep in murky waters through Mumbai to […]
We continue to feature our top ten submissions in Senior Orations. Today we hear the thoughts of Meredith Browne. ———————– Service Done Right While attending a meeting to prepare for the Volunteer Service Corps trip to Kolkata, India, we discussed our own personal philosophy of […]
Intern C (’13) was busy yesterday covering the Wake n Shake kickoff. Wake n Shake is a 12 hour dance marathon that benefits the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund. Wake n Shake will take place on March 23rd, and this is a wonderful way for […]
The Office of Multicultural Affairs is hosting an event tomorrow evening that might be a very interesting one for our students. On February 13th at 7 pm in the ZSR Library Auditorium 404, Dr. Bob Zellner, a prominent Civil Rights activist, will be lecturing on […]
Leading up to Valentine’s Day, the Daily Deac is reflecting on some of the reasons we love Wake Forest. Today’s reason is: We help students discover their passions – sometimes ones they didn’t even know they had. This can happen in a lot of […]
Today I looked at the University Calendar and I saw that we have several different events that might appeal to a wide range of people on campus. Here’s a snapshot: It is the last day to add a course – so if your student’s […]
There is a Study Abroad Fair tomorrow (Tuesday 1/29) from 11 am-4 pm in Benson University Center Room 401. If your student has not gone abroad yet as part of his/her college experience, please recommend the Study Abroad Fair to your student. I […]
At a school where we challenge our students to learn more than just what is in their textbooks and labs, but about their roles and responsibilities as global citizens, it seems especially fitting that we think this weekend about our school motto, Pro Humanitate (for […]
Deac families, you are going to want to mark your calendars for noon today, because that’s when Spring Family Weekend Registration will go live. Just as they did in the fall, Student Union has crafted a wonderful schedule of events for parents and family members […]
