Delightfully pleasant 80-degree temperatures set the tone for a smooth, efficient freshman move-in day Aug. 26. A record-number 1,633 freshmen moved into the residence halls on the South 40, assisted by students like sophomore Melany Lopez. Classes for the 2010 fall semester begin tomorrow. FULL STORY

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With the opening of a new dining facility on the South 40, students can feast on food from around the globe, grown in the Midwest. The state-of-the-art eating establishment offers plenty of  options to an increasingly diverse university community. FULL STORY

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When he returned from Vietnam and service at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, D.C., Louis “Pepper” Dehner, MD, set out to make himself into a pediatric surgical pathologist. FULL STORY

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Victoria J. Fraser, MD, the J. William Campbell Professor of Medicine and co-director of the Division of Infectious Diseases, has been named interim head of the Department of Medicine. FULL STORY

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• Tuesday, Aug. 31. First full day of classes.

• Daily Record resumes. With this issue, the Record has shifted into its academic year schedule. Look for daily e-mails in your inbox throughout the academic year when classes are in session. The Record website, record.wustl.edu, also will be updated daily.

• Men’s soccer ranked second in conference. The men’s soccer team was picked second in the University Athletic Association preseason coaches’ poll. The Bears return nine starters from last year’s team, including eight of its top 10 goal scorers and the entire starting backfield, a unit that allowed just 16 goals in 2009. WUSTL opens the season at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, at Francis Field against Webster University.