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One hundred and twenty new students, chosen from 7,102 applicants, are beginning their medical education at the School of Medicine.

The grainy images of a young woman dying on the streets of Tehran have become an instant symbol of the recent unrest in Iran. David Lubin, Charlotte C. Weber Professor of Art, explains why.

Winston-Salem isn’t only a great place to come to college: according to BusinessWeek.com, the city is also one of “the 10 best places in the country to start over,” based on projected job growth.

For the first time ever, two Wake Forest players were selected in the first round of the same NBA Draft, with James Johnson drafted by Chicago and Jeff Teague chosen by Atlanta.

Tom Walter, who led the University of New Orleans baseball program to national prominence, has been hired as head coach of the Wake Forest baseball team.

Tom Marshburn (MD ’89) will have to wait a little longer for his first flight on the space shuttle. Endeavour’s planned launch on Saturday was postponed until at least June 17.

Sophomore guard Jeff Teague has decided to leave school early to jump to the NBA. He joins fellow sophomore James Johnson, who had earlier declared his intentions to enter the draft.