Deacons run by Florida State, 86-63
Seventh-ranked Wake Forest bounced back from several disappointing losses with a convincing 86-63 rout of No. 25 Florida State at the Joel Coliseum on Saturday.
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The real Abraham Lincoln
On the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, a new book by Reynolds Professor Paul Escott offers some provocative arguments that challenge what we thought we knew about the 16th president. In “'What Shall We Do with the Negro?': Lincoln, White Racism, and Civil War America” (University of Virginia Press), Escott argues that Lincoln was a complex politician of his time, with often conflicting attitudes and policies toward black Americans, rather than the enlightened Great Emancipator.
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Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederacy
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Health care, politics and the stimulus bill
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Deacon comeback falls short
Wake Forest stormed back from 20 points down against N.C. State to pull within two late in the game, but the Wolfpack held on for the win, 82-76, Wednesday night in Raleigh.
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Gergen: Major challenges await Obama
The Obama administration’s biggest challenge this year is implementing the stimulus package to create jobs, get credit flowing and solve the mortgage crisis, political commentator David Gergen said Tuesday night in a speech in Wait Chapel.
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Deacons take on Wolfpack
Seventh-ranked Wake Forest meets in-state rival N.C. State for the first time this season Wednesday night in Raleigh.
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Fighting religious intolerance
Religion professor Lynn Neal and students in her class on religious intolerance have created a Web site to show the power of visual imagery to promote prejudice against religious groups.
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Deacons get big win over Boston College
Jeff Teague scored 27 points–mostly in the first half–and freshman Al-Farouq Aminu took over in the second half to score 26 for the game as No. 7 Wake Forest got back on track by routing Boston College 93-76 on Sunday.
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MBA marketing summit underway
The 19th annual Wake Forest MBA Marketing Summit, featuring teams from Wake Forest and other top universities, is taking place at the Worrell Professional Center this weekend.
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