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On Sunday, July 12th, the 34 new student athletes who began classes on the previous Tuesday came to the ZSR Library in small groups of 6-10 students each. They were participating in a program called “Deacon Discovery”, a scavenger hunt around campus to introduce these news students to the various services available at WFU! In... Continue reading “Deacon Discovery 2009 at ZSR!” ›
I’m told it’s my turn … Did you know . . . I have 6 brothers & 5 sisters, and somewhere around 60 nieces & nephews. My bachelor’s degree is in music, but I started college as a math major, and studied Spanish translation for a time. My favorite dessert is ice cream; I also... Continue reading “Did you know … ?” ›
ZSR wikis have a new feature! We have added support for embedding mathematical formulas (using TeX syntax) into our wikis. If you currently have a ZSR wiki or if you plan on requesting one and want to use this feature, please let us know. For more information on using the <math> tags and TeX syntax,... Continue reading “ZSR adds support for embedding mathematical formulas in a wiki” ›
Painting by Shanta Hauser Wire sculpture by Daniel Whitmer Continue reading “Asolare Exhibits- second installment” ›
In our last Speak Out gathering Lynn mentioned that she would like to bring back the “Did You Know” feature in the Library Gazette. Did you know… I’m an NC native and habitually proselytize about barbeque (pork, of course). Because both of my parents hail from Eastern NC and I grew up here in W-S,... Continue reading “Did You Know…” ›
The Zephyrs were ready but not thrilled about having to brave the rain for today’s scheduled challenge, Frisbee Golf on Davis Field. We were puzzled to recieve an email this morning saying that the scheduled games were off due to the inclement weather and we were to report to Reynolds Gym at noon instead. Not... Continue reading “ZSR Zephyrs Tie for First in Today’s Olympic Challenge” ›
Starbucks became even more popular than usual on Thursday as the staff with offices in the Wilson Wing of ZSR chose to relocate there due to the power outage resulting from the damaged main transformer for the Wilson WIng. Power outlets were at a premium and power strips became a hot commodity! The study rooms... Continue reading “Working Around the Power Outage at ZSR” ›
Lauren Pressley and I led six workshops over three consecutive days this week on web 2.0 topics. These sessions came out of discussions with various members of the campus community who expressed an interest in learning more about everything from social networking applications to creating a podcast. The six workshops were: An Introduction to Web... Continue reading “Web 2.0 Workshops at ZSR” ›
In our last Speak Out gathering Lynn mentioned that she would like to bring back the “Did You Know” feature in the Library Gazette. The main reason she would like to see it brought back is the fact that several new folks have come to ZSR Library and did not get a chance to submit... Continue reading “Did You Know…” ›
The ZSR Zephyrs (or “Zephs”, since it has a little more attitude) played to a 2 Win, 1 Loss series today in Reynolds Gym, kicking of the Summer Olympics in fine style. The “A” team today consisted of Travis and Prentice, with Craig and Mary Beth acting as cleanup. The first round was played against... Continue reading “ZSR Zephs Victorious” ›