"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

Old Gold & Black

'Covers the campus like the magnolias'
"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

Old Gold & Black

"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

Old Gold & Black

Public Transportation Dictates The Lives Of Many Americans

Public Transportation Dictates The Lives Of Many Americans

Kasy Heath February 21, 2019

November 2020 can’t come fast enough. I’m over the theatrics and our country being run by an administration that so blatantly abuses power. I’m calling Donald Trump’s emergency declaration for...

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the  El Paso County Coliseum on Feb. 11, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. Trump continues his campaign for a wall to be built along the border as the Democrats in Congress are asking for other border security measures. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/TNS)

New Tax Law Puts Undue Strain On Citizens

Kasy Heath February 14, 2019

I just filed my taxes, and uh, there’s a problem here. Not a little problem like, “Damn I forgot to let out my dog before I left for school so now there’s probably poop in my living room,” but...

School Systems Take A Reductive Approach To Black History

School Systems Take A Reductive Approach To Black History

Kasy Heath February 7, 2019

This week was difficult for me to decide what to write on because I love to call out stupidity and that’s all I’ve seen in the past week. Do I rip Ralph Northam apart for the blackface allegations...

Docu-Series Highlights Celebrity Abuse

Docu-Series Highlights Celebrity Abuse

Kasy Heath January 17, 2019

In the midst of all the chaos that has ensued with my returning to Wake Forest after two semesters on break, I finally got to watch the controversial docu-series Surviving R. Kelly. Episode after episode,...

Pro Humanitate and Racism Cannot Coexist

“Pro Humanitate” and Racism Cannot Coexist

Kasy Heath February 2, 2018

Before I begin, I want to make something very clear: I don’t think all white people are racist. In fact, I’m someone who will take the time to listen to white people to try to understand where they’re...

Values and Ethics Emerge from Critical Thinking

Values and Ethics Emerge from Critical Thinking

Kasy Heath December 15, 2017

I’m beginning to think that a part of being in college is being constantly conflicted with how you were raised and how you want to be. I was raised as a Protestant Christian, and my father told me...

Saying Merry Christmas disregards inclusivity

Saying “Merry Christmas” disregards inclusivity

Kasy Heath December 3, 2017

Every year following Thanksgiving, I look forward to the following things: my mom being in a good enough mood to cook for me every day when I come home, seeing my relatives get drunk and argue over nothing...

Misconceptions surround the issue of immigration

Misconceptions surround the issue of immigration

Kasy Heath November 17, 2017

With the walkout in protest of the rescinding of DACA, I think it’s appropriate to revisit the subject of immigration. There are still the typical Trump apologists who, no matter how cruel or discriminatory...

Lower-income students belong here at Wake Forest

Lower-income students belong here at Wake Forest

Kasy Heath November 10, 2017

Within the parking lots filled with luxury cars, sea of Louis Vuitton bags used as backpacks and salmon colored Vineyard Vines polos and khaki shorts, are undergraduates who come from, and still grapple...

The negative stigma of mental illness is not beneficial

The negative stigma of mental illness is not beneficial

Kasy Heath November 2, 2017

It’s been a long week. Not as in busy, but as in depressing. When I say depressed, I don’t mean sad because my imaginary boyfriend broke up with me, but true depression and anxiety. I attended one...

Sexual assault is a not a matter that should be laughed at

Sexual assault is a not a matter that should be laughed at

Kasy Heath October 28, 2017

On this episode of not enough is being done about misogyny and our society is too advanced to be stuck in patriarchal control, my classmates exhibited a fundamental misunderstanding of what sexual assault...

Student athletes deserve more respect on our campus

Student athletes deserve more respect on our campus

Kasy Heath October 19, 2017

Since being at Wake Forest I’ve acquainted myself with and befriended several athletes. I’ve seen how busy and tired they are from practice, workouts, tutoring and class. I’ve built a special empathy...

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