Bone named soccer’s top player
Junior Corben Bone has been named Top Drawer Soccer’s Player of the Year. Wake Forest is back in action on Sunday at Spry Stadium against UNC-Wilmington in the NCAA Tournament.

Women’s soccer faces S.C. in NCAA
The No. 14 ranked women’s soccer team takes on No. 8 South Carolina on Friday in the NCAA Tournament third round.

Examining masculinity and mass murder
With most violent crimes committed by men, it’s time to consider “masculinity as one part of the explanation,” writes Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology Andrew Smiler.

The top 10 admissions questions for ‘09
With high school students in the thick of the college application process, Director of Admissions Martha Allman (’82, MBA ‘92) offers her top ten list of the most frequently asked admissions questions.

Seniors start business to solve problem
It started as a classroom assignment: start your own business with $40. The result was Wake Wash, launched by three seniors, which has liberated fellow students from late-night laundry room duty.

North Carolina: ‘The state of innovation’
N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue toured the Institute of Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center on Monday and announced plans to brand North Carolina as “the state of innovation.”

Soccer team prepares for NCAA tourney
The third-ranked men’s soccer team has earned the third overall seed for the NCAA Tournament and a first-round bye; the Deacons will face either Charlotte or UNC-Wilmington Sunday at Spry Stadium.

Program to honor Ross Smith’s legacy
A program celebrating the life and career of debate director Ross Smith, who died in July, will be held on Saturday, in conjunction with the Shirley Classic Debate Tournament. A reception will be held at 6 p.m. in the Benson Center, followed by the program at 7 p.m.

Women’s soccer team advances in NCAA
The 14th-ranked women’s soccer team defeated West Virginia 3-0 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday to advance to face South Carolina.

Field hockey, soccer in NCAA action
The seventh-ranked field hockey team takes on No. 3 UNC this afternoon at Kentner Stadium in the NCAA field hockey tournament, while the 14th-ranked women’s soccer team battles West Virginia at Spry Stadium in the NCAA women’s soccer tournament.

Soccer teams split tournament games
The 14th-ranked women’s soccer team defeated Kennesaw State in an opening round NCAA Tournament game on Friday, while the third-ranked men’s soccer team lost to Virginia in the ACC Tournament.

Exploring the origins of superstitions
On Friday the 13th, Associate Professor of Physics Eric Carlson talks about the origins of superstitions in Christian tradition and pagan practices, while standing under a ladder and breaking a mirror.

Deacons vs. UVa. in soccer semifinals
Top seed and third-ranked Wake Forest looks for its first trip to the ACC Tournament Finals since 2007 when it battles fifth-seed and No. 6 Virginia on Friday afternoon.

Wake Forest ranked as a ‘best value’
Wake Forest is ranked 25th on Kiplinger’s latest list of the 100 “best values” in private colleges and universities, schools that provide “a top-quality education at an affordable price.”

Senior studies global health issues
Andrew Collins’ classroom for studying global health issues this semester is Switzerland, where he is conducting research on environmental health issues with international health and development organizations.

Wake Forest advances in soccer tourney
Freshman Andy Lubahn scored a pair of goals to lead No. 3 Wake Forest to a 3-0 win over Clemson in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday.

Deacons open play in soccer tournament
It’s been 20 years since Wake Forest’s storied men’s soccer program last won the ACC championship, and the Deacons begin their latest quest for the championship today against Clemson in a quarterfinal matchup.

Researching the iconic images of war
Images of the American soldier — captured by photographers on battlefields from the Civil War to Iraq and Afghanistan — have changed over time, according to professor David Lubin, who is writing a book on the imagery of World War I.

‘Deacon Battalion’ trains new leaders
Wake Forest’s ROTC program — which has experienced a significant growth in enrollment — is training the next generation of Army leaders.

H1N1 flu vaccine clinic scheduled
Wake Forest has received additional doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine and will hold a vaccine clinic for Reynolda Campus faculty, staff and students on Friday.

Wake Forest-FSU game set for noon
Wake Forest’s football game with Florida State on Saturday, the last home game of the season, will kick off at noon. The game will be televised by ESPNU.

Honoring our nation’s veterans
Vietnam veteran Mike Mabe, a Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient, will be the guest speaker at Wake Forest’s annual Veterans Day program at 11 a.m. Wednesday.

A flood of support for law alumna
As Helen Jugovic (JD ’06) contemplated rebuilding her life after a flood destroyed her apartment, she never dreamed that classmates and faculty from Wake Forest would be among the first to reach out to help her.

Deacons lose another close one
Wake Forest forced No. 10 Georgia Tech into overtime, but could manage only a field goal in the extra period, while the Yellow Jackets scored a touchdown to pull out a 30-27 win.

Men’s soccer wins share of ACC title
The men’s soccer team defeated Duke 3-0 at Spry Stadium Friday night to claim a share of the ACC regular-season title and receive the No. 1 seed for next week’s ACC Tournament.

Campus voice mail system repaired
The voice mail system on the Reynolda Campus has been restored after being out on Saturday. No voice mail messages could be left or retrieved during the outage, but stored messages were saved.

Field hockey falls in ACC semi-finals
Top-seeded Maryland withstood two second-half goals by Wake Forest to defeat the fourth-seeded Demon Deacons, 3-2, in the semi-finals of the ACC Field Hockey Championship on Friday.

‘Winning on and off the field’
Following last week’s disappointing loss to Miami, President Nathan O. Hatch saluted the efforts of the football team. “I am here today to say how proud all of us are of you, the Wake Forest football team.”

Field hockey advances in ACC tourney
Fourth-seeded Wake Forest advanced to the semifinal round of the ACC Field Hockey Championship by defeating Boston College, 4-3, on Thursday, and will play top-seeded Maryland on Friday.

Student argues case before appeals court
Third-year law student Daniel Vandergriff argued an appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Va., last week, through the law school’s Appellate Advocacy Clinic.

Will ‘Race to the Top’ improve schools?
Will the Obama administration’s $4.3 billion Race to the Top Fund transform America’s schools? Not likely, says Associate Professor of Education Scott Baker.

Celebrating 10 years of conversations
Professor Hassan El Menyawi, the International Law and Human Rights Visiting Professor at the United Nations University for Peace, is speaking at the School of Law today, the 10th anniversary of the school’s “Conversation With …” series.

Life through the eyes of the dead
Senior Jennifer Malarkey, one of the actors in the Wake Forest Theatre production of “Sonnets for an Old Century,” talks about her role and her mentors in the theatre department.

Wadkins inducted into golf hall of fame
Professional golfer and Wake Forest parent Lanny Wadkins (’72), who won five individual titles and was a three-time All-American at Wake Forest in the early 1970s, has been elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame.

President Hatch: ‘Daring to Dream’
“I dare to dream for Wake Forest to ensure for students a kind of education at Wake Forest that is renowned for its quality, its attention to values, its fulfillment of our motto, Pro Humanitate,” says President Nathan O. Hatch in his State of the University address.

Skinner questionable for Ga. Tech game
Quarterback Riley Skinner is questionable for Saturday’s game against Georgia Tech after suffering a mild concussion in the fourth quarter of Wake Forest’s 28-27 loss to Miami.

Medical school to coordinate NIH grant
The School of Medicine will receive nearly $50 million from the National Institutes of Health as the coordinating center for a national study measuring the effects of lowering blood-pressure levels on cardiovascular and kidney diseases.

Researching older blood, transfusions
Professor of Physics Daniel Kim-Shapiro and a co-researcher have received a major federal grant to study why the quality of stored blood degrades over time and to investigate ways to make transfusions using older blood safer.

Musical sleuth studies composer’s works
Junior Katherine Morgan used a Richter Scholarship to study the lesser-known works of composer Arthur Sullivan in London and New York last summer.