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VOL. 95, NO. 29
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“Covers the campus like the magnolias”
Kony 2012 leads students to activism
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Student volunteers support Invisible Children movement in embattled country of Uganda By Lauren Gensler | Staff writer
Student groups engage in gayrights activism as crucial vote nears
By Julie Huggins | Asst. news editor Amendment One. You’ve probably heard of it. Chances are you have a vague idea of what it is. More than likely you know someone who is for it or against it. On May 8, the citizens of North Carolina will be voting on a new amendment to the state constitution. Labeled “Amendment One,” this new law has brought up a local political fervor. Campaigns for and against the amendment have flooded local headlines,
found their way onto Facebook, and even travelled to various colleges in the state to try and gather the young people vote. Amendment One has been called the “North Carolina Same-Sex Amendment,” and would define marriage in the state constitution as between one man and one woman. It would ban any other type of “domestic legal union” such as civil unions and domestic partnerships.
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50 YEARS LATER Faces of Courage event looks back at pivotal decision to desegregate university By Daniel Schwindt | Asst. news editor In history classes across America, students learn about the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement as if they were removed events. What many students may not know is that our university has its
own storied Civil Rights history, a history that is being remembered in a year-long celebration starting on April 27. On April 27, the university will kick off the Faces of Courage celebration of the 50th anniversary of the university’s decision to desegregate. The inaugural event, which will be held in the Byrum Center from 1 - 3 p.m., will not only serve to commemorate the decision of the Board of Trustees in 1962, but will also provide a general introduction to the plans and themes of the year-long celebration. The story of the university’s decision to desegregate actually follows the course
Since the release of the Kony 2012 video, the university’s Invisible Children chapter has grown from five to 85 members, participated in “Cover the Night” and screened the 30-minute documentary. On Friday, April 20, students and members of the community participated in “Cover the Night,” a global effort to “blanket every street in every city” with posters and murals to continue to spread the word about Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). It came over a month after the San Diegobased non-profit released a video to “make Kony famous,” which garnered approximately 100 million views in just a matter of days. Invisible Children wants to bring justice for the atrocities committed by Kony and the LRA, a paramilitary organization known for mass killings and kidnapping children for use as soldiers “The video wasn’t a one time show,” Rachel Brown, co-founder of the Invisible Children’s chapter on campus, said. “The second step is taking action and bringing it to our community.” Women soccer players, members of Greek life, small groups of friends and members of the local community were among the over a dozen volunteers who hung 500 fliers at local businesses and around campus on Friday between 4 p.m. and 2 a.m. Brown started the chapter in the fall of 2011 with Stephanie Verheyen, both of them freshmen in Bostwick Residence Hall. They had “The video wasn’t a one time show. The second step is taking action and bringing it to our community.”
Rachel Brown
Co-founder of Invisible Children chapter
of two stories. “In 1960 ten of our students here at Wake Forest joined twelve students at Winston Salem State in going downtown for a sit-in at the lunch counter at Woolworth’s,” Edwin Wilson, provost emeritus, said. “These ten students were simply inspired to go out on their own to take a stand in solidarity with students from Winston Salem State.” The students were arrested but were later released and a campus-wide debate began. “There was a great deal of talk and the talk began to move
both been part of the Invisible Children Movement in high school. Brown and Verheyen have applied for funding from Student Government starting in Fall 2012, which would support one event per semester. Brown hopes that “Cover the Night” and the video screening will encourage more students to get involved. “Join Invisible Children’s club on Wake’s campus next fall,” Brown said. “Write local Congress members giving your support to continue efforts against Kony and the LRA. “Research the movement on your own and don’t let your entire education be the video or an article criticizing the movement.”
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WFU Fellows announced for 2012-2013 year By Amanda Lomax | Staff writer
The Wake Forest Fellows Program recently accepted it’s newest class of 2012-2013 students. The new group of fellows includes 10 outstanding seniors from a variety of major across the University. The 10 seniors chosen consist of Robert O’Connor in the Office of the Dean; Carrie Stokes in the Humanities institute; Nilam Patel in the Office of Information Systems; Thomas Derry in the Office of Personal and Career Development; Kimberley Struglinski in the Office of the President; Samantha Perrotta in the Office of the Provost; Adelaide Knott in START Gallery; Kristen Bryant in the Office of Student Life; Annabel Lang in the Office of Sustainability; and Amanda Kilgore in the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Established in 2008, the Wake Forest Fellows program aims to mentor recent graduates by providing a year-
long internship in higher administration. Each of the fellows will work with key administrators and faculty in their respective offices as well as with other leaders on both the Wake Forest campus and in the Winston-Salem community. With only ten openings for fellowships available each year, there were many more applicants than spots available. “The Wake Forest Fellows program has been on my radar since sophomore year,” Samantha Perrotta said. The application process required resumes, references and multiple interviews. Many of the fellows had similar reasons to remain at Wake Forest for an additional year. Struglinski shared the motivation of many fellows. “I think the Fellows program is a great stepping stone for students who have put a lot of time and effort into improving the Wake Forest community during their time here and
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The 2012-13 University Fellows will work closely with high level administration to not only gain valuable job experience but also provide a fresh perspective for the administration.