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Since Feb. 1, 272 young alums have contributed $18,139 to the university as part of the Challenge, which was issued by ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ alumna and trustee Kerrii Brown Anderson ’79, former CEO of Wendy’s International, to boost participation in annual giving among graduates of the past decade. The Challenge, including a 5-to-1 match by Anderson, concludes on Feb. 28.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ and the School of Communications will be hosting the third annual North Carolina College Media Association conference from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20 in the McEwen Communications building.

From the East Wake News (2/17/10): Two town commissioners who met last month with a Wake County economic development official held another closed-door meeting last week, this time with property owners who own land in an area the town wants to turn into an office park.