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Dr. Tommy King, president of William Carey University, receives a pink ribbon from Deborah Murphy at the official pink ribbon dedication event kicking off October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Representatives of the WCU College of Osteopathic Medicine (clockwise from top left) Dr. Michael Murphy, founding dean of the WCUCOM; Dr. Darrell Lovins, associate dean of clinical sciences and professor of the WCUCOM; and his wife Denise Lovins attended the awareness kickoff. WCU has a variety of events designed to promote awareness and prevention of the world’s second most common type of cancer planned throughout October including a Beauty Review, “Tickled Pink” dorm decorating contest, and health lectures.