Yesterday was an absolutely beautiful day on campus. It was sunny with a light breeze, low 70s. Warm if you sat in the sun, cool if you sat in the shade. The sky was full of very large and puffy white clouds. It was the […]
Over the weekend, someone sent me a copy of this article from the Duke Chronicle, its student newspaper. It was written by a former Wake Forest parent Linda Oliver Grape (P ’07) about the loss of her son Matthew, who had been a senior at […]
Happy Monday, Deac families! It is sunny and beautiful this morning. Right now it is cool – mid 60s – but will reach nearly 80 today. This kind of day is perfect. Yesterday was a pretty great day too. Weatherwise, we had similar (if a […]
Yesterday was a new experience and a rare treat for me. I went to have lunch for the first time at Zick’s – our new pizza/hangout place in Poteat Hall. I was surprised and delighted by Zick’s, and on multiple fronts. First – the food. […]
Tonight there is an opportunity for your students to enjoy – for free! – what promises to be a rousing musical performance. The Secrest Artists Series brings national and international acts to campus, and tonight they are hosting the Carolina Chocolate Drops in Wait […]
I noticed on the Events calendar that today, on the anniversary of 9/11, Wait Chapel will be open all day for quiet reflection and remembrance. The Chapel bells will toll at 8:46 am, when the first plane hit. It’s hard for me to imagine that […]
Today’s Daily Deac is a heavy topic, but one that bears talking about because all too frequently it is *not* talked about. And that is the topic of suicide. This week is National Suicide Prevention week. I admit I have a vested interest in this […]
On Saturday, there was a very special Wake Forest event: a combination birthday party and campaign launch to name the Main Stage Theatre after Harold C. Tedford, former chair of the department. Dr. T, as he is affectionately known, came to Wake Forest in […]
Friday morning on campus is a time when some of us drink our morning coffee and read the Old Gold & Black, the WFU student newspaper. I was reading the OG&B online this morning, and stumbled across this editorial entitled Developing One’s Identity Is […]
I was walking on campus earlier this week to a meeting in the library. It was early – before 9 am – and as I was coming down the stairs from the Quad by Reynolda toward the Benson Center, I witnessed an unexpected moment of […]
