  We present new results for the SU(3) "sextet model" with two flavors
transforming according to the two-index symmetric representation of the gauge
group. The simulations are performed using unimproved Wilson fermions. We
measure the meson and baryon spectrum of the theory for multiple bare quark
masses at two different lattice spacings. To address the pressing issue of
whether the model is inside or below the conformal window, we compare the
spectrum to the expectations for a theory with spontaneous chiral symmetry
breaking and to those of an IR conformal theory. Regardless of the answer
(conformal or chirally broken), the theory is a cornerstone in our
understanding of near-conformal and composite dynamics, ranging from
Technicolor models to unparticle physics. It is also interesting for the
composite dynamics of vector-like singlets with respect to the Standard Model
interactions.
