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WFU breaks ground for Shah Basketball Complex and Sutton Sports Performance Center
April 21, 2017 | Alumni, Athletics, Philanthropy, Top Stories
Wake Forest University held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, April 20 for the Sutton Sports Performance Center and the Shah Basketball Complex.
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Helping middle schoolers become “contenders”
April 10, 2017 | Athletics, Community, Faculty, Student, Top Stories
Talking about sports with a Wake Forest football player is helping a group of eighth graders engage in reading. Wendell Dunn, a defensive end for the Demon Deacons, has teamed up with Wake Forest education professor Alan Brown to lead an after-school sports literacy program for students at Paisley IB Magnet School in Winston-Salem.
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WFU to toast the life and legacy of alumnus Arnold Palmer April 6
April 5, 2017 | Athletics, Events, Student
Wake Forest University students, faculty and staff will toast alumnus and legendary golfer Arnold Palmer to coincide with the first day of the Masters Tournament. The student-run Traditions Council, men’s and women’s golf teams and other members of the campus community will enjoy signature “Arnold Palmer” drinks of iced tea and lemonade, honoring the alumnus who died Sept. 25.
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Sports writer Robert Lipsyte to visit 8th grade literacy program
April 4, 2017 | Athletics, Community, Faculty, Student
Author and nationally known sports journalist Robert Lipsyte will talk about “The Contender” with a group of 8th graders who are reading his book in an after-school sports literacy program at Paisley IB Magnet School. The program is led by Wake Forest University education professor Alan Brown and Wake Forest football student-athlete Wendell Dunn.
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WFU student NCAA Tournament watch party planned tonight
March 14, 2017 | Athletics, Campus Life, Events, Student, Top Stories
Wake Forest University students will gather in the Sutton Center tonight as the men’s basketball team faces Kansas State in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament. The Screamin’ Demons and Office of the President organized the watch party, which begins at 9 p.m. Tip-off is at 9:10 p.m.
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Alumnus Mit Shah donates additional $5 million to Wake Forest Basketball
January 26, 2017 | Alumni, Athletics, Philanthropy, Top Stories, Wake Will
Wake Forest University alumnus and trustee Mit Shah (‘91) has donated an additional $5 million in support of Wake Forest Basketball and the basketball player development facility which is currently under construction.
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Deacs defeat No. 23 Temple to win Military Bowl
December 27, 2016 | Athletics, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
Wake Forest football jumped out to a 31-7 lead and held on to defeat No. 23-ranked Temple 34-26 to win the 2016 Military Bowl. The victory was the Demon Deacons’ first bowl win since 2008 and the first victory over a ranked team since 2011.
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Wake Forest finishes as runner-up in national title
December 11, 2016 | Athletics, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
After 110 scoreless minutes, the Wake Forest men’s soccer team came up a penalty kick short of the national championship, falling to Stanford, 5-4, in penalties in Houston on Sunday afternoon. WFU’s Ian Harkes was named the Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the College Cup.
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Harkes’ goal sends WFU to national championship game
December 9, 2016 | Athletics, For Alumni, For Parents
Ian Harkes netted a breakaway goal in the 103rd minute to lift second-ranked Wake Forest men’s soccer to a 2-1 victory in double overtime over Denver on Friday night to move on to the national championship game on Sunday in Houston.
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Wake Forest to face Temple in Military Bowl
December 4, 2016 | Athletics, Events, For Alumni, For Parents
Wake Forest will play Temple in the Military Bowl, presented by Northrop Grumman and benefiting the USO. The game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. The game will be televised by ESPN.
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