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Muellers Report Is A Referral For Impeachment

Mueller’s Report Is A Referral For Impeachment

Amanda Wilcox April 25, 2019

Last week, special counsel Robert Mueller delivered the most damaging indictment of a current president’s conduct since Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski established a “road map” for the impeachment...

Pete Buttigieg Shows Potential As Presidential Hopeful

Pete Buttigieg Shows Potential As Presidential Hopeful

Amanda Wilcox April 11, 2019

An early straw poll of liberal voters conducted by the progressive political action committee MoveOn in December showed a decisive front-runner in the 2020 Democratic presidential contest: “someone else.” A...

According to Dean of Admissions Martha Allman, 29 percent of applicants were admitted for a target class size of 1,373. 44 percent were admitted early decision and 33 percent are students of color. These numbers are consistent with previous years’ cohorts.

Class Of 2023 Admitted To Wake Forest

Amanda Wilcox April 11, 2019

The Office of Admissions just released admissions decisions to 12,500 applicants to the potential Class of 2023. As the admitted class takes shape, here is a look back at historical admissions statistics.

Partisan Hacks Do Not Belong At The Federal Reserve

Partisan Hacks Do Not Belong At The Federal Reserve

Amanda Wilcox April 4, 2019

Small-d democrats that we are, Americans are not often impressed by technocrats. One institution is a necessary exception — the Federal Reserve (the Fed), where coldly apolitical policymakers manage...

The Barr Letter Obfuscates Muellers Probe

The Barr Letter Obfuscates Mueller’s Probe

Amanda Wilcox March 28, 2019

This week, one person deserves unequivocal thanks from all of us, no matter whether our politics align left, right or center: Special Counsel Robert Mueller. For nearly two years, as he doggedly investigated...

Racist Instagram Post Causes Outrage At Wake Forest And WSSU

Racist Instagram Post Causes Outrage At Wake Forest And WSSU

Amanda Wilcox March 28, 2019

“He wants to build a wall between Wake and Winston-Salem State. And he’ll make them pay for it.” A racist Instagram story, featuring the previous statement, ignited outrage and concern on both Wake...

Iowa Caucus Could Stunt Democratic Competition

Iowa Caucus Could Stunt Democratic Competition

Amanda Wilcox March 21, 2019

The presidential primary election cycle is an entirely different animal every four years, but we can count on one aspect to stay the same. A mélange of intrepid senators, governors and other elected officials,...

Student Government Hosts Mental Health Week

Student Government Hosts Mental Health Week

Amanda Wilcox March 21, 2019

Left untreated, it leads to persistent feelings of hopelessness, insomnia, risk-taking behavior, decreased academic performance, psychosomatic illness and disordered eating. It increases the risk of substance...

Prospect Theory In Practice At Wake Forest

Prospect Theory In Practice At Wake Forest

Amanda Wilcox March 7, 2019

Jonathan Trattner also contributed to this article. For decades, mainstream economic theory assumed humans to be logical, deliberative calculators when evaluating decisions and judgments. For matters...

No-Deal Brexit Threatens Future Of The United Kingdom

No-Deal Brexit Threatens Future Of The United Kingdom

Amanda Wilcox February 28, 2019

A democracy that cannot change its mind is not a democracy. At the moment, the citizens of Great Britain — which consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — are reckoning with this...

Our Country Needs A New Deal For The Climate

Our Country Needs A New Deal For The Climate

Amanda Wilcox February 21, 2019

More than 80 years after President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal created a sprawling range of public-works programs that sought to combat the Great Depression, a program no less sweeping in scope is...

Deacon Dates

Deacon Dates

Amanda Wilcox February 14, 2019

For the first time ever, the Old Gold & Black sponsored a special date in downtown Winston-Salem for two lucky Demon Deacons. Fifty-seven students submitted applications, answering questions about...

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