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August 8, 2022

Wake Forest University

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New faces dominate Winston-Salem Open

September 1, 2021 Shawn Krest

WINSTON-SALEM — Coming a week before the U.S. Open, the Winston-Salem Open is often called a tuneup for the Grand Slam event. This year, however, the tournament at Wake Forest’s tennis complex instead played the […]

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Noah Rubin gets Winston-Salem Open spotlight

August 25, 2021 Shawn Krest

WINSTON-SALEM — The first weekend of the Winston-Salem Open had plenty of drama from unexpected sources. As the tournament returned to action after a one-year break due to the pandemic, the players at the center […]

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Winston-Salem Open set to return after year off

August 18, 2021 Shawn Krest

For the first time in two years, the professional tennis world will converge on Wake Forest University for the Winston-Salem Open. The tournament is back in its position as the final tuneup for the U.S. […]

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MILLER: Defund the thought police

October 7, 2020 Nan Miller

The following is the fourth of four installments that mark the low points in the Big Four universities tacking left The cover of Newsweek’s Dec. 24, 1990, issue spelled out THOUGHT POLICE in tall letters, […]

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Winston-Salem Open canceled, will return in 2021

June 17, 2020 Cory Lavalette

The lone North Carolina-based tennis tournament on the ATP Tour won’t be taking place this year. The Winston-Salem Open announced Wednesday morning that this year’s tournament, which would have taken place Aug. 22-29 and marked […]

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Financial health of NC colleges and universities in the spotlight heading into fall

June 10, 2020 Elizabeth Lincicome, North State Journal

When University of North Carolina System Interim President Bill Roper recently issued a statement that campuses would reopen this fall, he acknowledged the difficulties of digital learning and said it couldn’t replace in-person instruction. “The […]

Sports

John Currie takes the reins of Wake Forest athletics

June 20, 2019 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — Wake Forest has had only two athletic directors over the past 55 years, a continuity that is unprecedented in the “what have you done for me lately” world of college sports. So when […]

Sports

NC colleges moving closer to allowing alcohol sales

April 24, 2019 Shawn Krest

Fans at NC State or UNC games may be able to celebrate big plays — or drown their sorrows — with an adult beverage in the near future. The North Carolina House of Representatives passed […]

Sports

Wake Forest’s Jennifer Kupcho makes history at Augusta

April 10, 2019 Brett Friedlander

Augusta National Golf Club has seen its share of legendary charges over the years. Arnold Palmer turned them into an art form during his heyday in the 1960s while Jack Nicklaus produced the most famous […]

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Coaches, others plead not guilty in college admissions scam

March 27, 2019 Cory Lavalette

BOSTON — Athletic coaches charged in a sweeping college admissions scam pleaded not guilty Monday to taking bribes from wealthy parents in exchange for helping students get into elite universities such as Wake Forest. They […]

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