A day of new beginnings
Wake Forest's class of 2009 graduated May 18 on a history-making, cool, blustery day on Hearn Plaza, with a send-off by Vice President Joe Biden-the first time a sitting vice president has ever given Wake Forest's Commencement address. For former basketball star Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues, Commencement meant that he's now a Wake Forest parent, in addition to an alumnus. Bogues' daughter, Brittney, was one of about 1,600 students — including 1,000 undergraduates — who received their degrees.Categories: Happening at Wake
Senior Lauren Gaston has won the top prize for costume design in a competition sponsored by the Southeastern Theatre Conference. 
Through 37 years of teaching law students, David Shores had a simple approach. “Probably the most important message I tried to convey to my students was the value of professional competence, the need to take every task seriously, and to be prepared. 
As a volunteer with Mothers for Justice, senior Mary Little supports women in the community who are struggling to negotiate an often-complicated justice system.
Ecologist and Renaissance man Pete Weigl of biology has conducted research on five continents during his 41 years on the faculty.