Hit the Bricks
One of the greatest events in the WFU year is coming up in just a few weeks: Hit the Bricks. This is a one-day team race around the Quad to raise money for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund. Brian Piccolo was the subject […]
The Four Senses of Tuesday
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 […]
Please Be Safe – a Plea from a Former WFU Parent
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 […]
How to Get a Job With a Philosophy Degree – WFU in the NY Times Magazine
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 […]
My New Favorite Place – Zick’s
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. […]
Carolina Chocolate Drops tonight
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 […]
Remembrance
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 […]
National Suicide Prevention Week
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 […]
A Very Special Birthday
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 […]
Old Gold and Black Editorial
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 […]