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Faculty and students discussed the historical significance of the inauguration of Barack Obama during a program in the Z. Smith Reynolds Library on Jan. 20. Library director Lynn Sutton opened the discussion on “The Dream Realized? What Barack Obama’s Election Means to America”. Speakers included seniors Fred Parent, Jermyn Davis and Matt Triplett; professors Rhon Manigault and James Bryant; and and Wanda K. Brown, associate director of the ZSR Library.

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center has announced plans to expand the Comprehensive Cancer Center and to build a pediatric emergency department.

Wake Forest, 16-0, is the top-ranked men’s basketball team in the country according to the Associated Press and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll. It is the first time since 2004-05 the Deacons have been in the No. 1 spot. They take on Virginia Tech Wednesday night.

An emergency medicine researcher at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center has just published the results of a three year study on the use of Tasers by law-enforcement officers.

Sam Cronin was selected with the second pick in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft on Thursday, and Michael Lahoud was selected ninth. Six Wake Forest players were drafted, the most from any school.