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Being Political Equates To Being An Active Human

Being Political Equates To Being An Active Human

Olivia Field November 14, 2019

Recently, someone told one of my best friends that they were surprised we were so close. After a reportedly awkward silence, my friend asked why and received the response: “Oh, because Olivia is so political!”  When...

Conceptions Of Work Affect Conceptions Of Life

Conceptions Of Work Affect Conceptions Of Life

Olivia Field October 24, 2019

After a few weeks of having internships in London, my friends and I have begun to get a good idea of what it’s like to work outside of the United States. Here, leaving the office means you are actually...

A British Education Alters Intellectual Frameworks

A British Education Alters Intellectual Frameworks

Olivia Field October 17, 2019

When you ask your older friends and classmates about their experiences abroad, you’ll hear crazy stories about traveling across Europe, how they made lifelong friends with Wake Forest students they had...

Journaling Frees The Mind Of Structure

Journaling Frees The Mind Of Structure

Olivia Field September 26, 2019

While already antsy about embarking on my journey to London for the semester, my flight last week ended up being delayed more than two and a half hours. Sitting in the heavily air-conditioned and wifi-challenged...

Reality Benefits From A Shade Of Romanticism

Reality Benefits From A Shade Of Romanticism

Olivia Field September 12, 2019

About a week ago, I found myself at a birthday party for a friend of my parents. Given the nature of the event, I was one of the only young people within a sea of middle-aged adults, subsequently making...

The Ubiquity Of English Invites Complacency

The Ubiquity Of English Invites Complacency

Olivia Field September 5, 2019

While studying in France this past summer, I was determined to put my French skills to the test. Whether ordering a drink at a bar or saying hi to fellow classmates, I tried my best to avoid using English....

Clairo Pours Emotion Into Music

Clairo Pours Emotion Into Music

Olivia Field August 29, 2019

When Clairo released her debut album Immunity in August, it had been exactly two years since she uploaded the minimalist music video that led her song “Pretty Girl” to go viral. Although the intoxicatingly...

The U.S. Should Take Its Climate Cue From Europe

The U.S. Should Take Its Climate Cue From Europe

Olivia Field August 29, 2019

If you have logged onto any form of social media in the past few months, you’ve seen the posts and read the articles: “The Amazon rainforest is on fire. Here’s what that means for the environment”;...

Young families enjoy Reynolda Village of Wake Forest University in the first weeks of September 2015.

Image copyright Lauren Olinger for Red Cardinal Studio

Where To Go In Winston-Salem

Olivia Field August 24, 2019

As Winston-Salem grows, it has become easier to break out of the Wake Forest bubble and explore the surrounding areas. Here are some of the best restaurants, coffee shops and activities that the city has...

Making New Friends And Keeping The Old Ones

Making New Friends And Keeping The Old Ones

Olivia Field August 23, 2019

I can clearly remember the 12-hour car ride heading up to Wake Forest. Mostly consisting of my dad blasting the Grateful Dead and Ozzy Osbourne in our minivan — which was chock full of clothes, toiletries...

Alec Jessar: French Studies

Alec Jessar: French Studies

Olivia Field May 3, 2019

Senior Alec Jessar is overflowing with passion. Whether talking about a piece of francophone literature or his work with the Student Association for the Advancement of Refugees (SAFAR), it is clear that...

Caroline Gardner: Elementary Education

Caroline Gardner: Elementary Education

Olivia Field May 3, 2019

Senior Caroline Gardner leaves her apartment by 7 a.m. every morning, and not because she has an 8 a.m. class she hates being late to. Rather, Gardner heads out for her full-time job as a maternity leave...

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