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

Old Gold & Black

"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

Old Gold & Black

Anti-Racism Coalition Hosts Speak Out On Campus

Anti-Racism Coalition Hosts Speak Out On Campus

Olivia Field April 25, 2019

With a sign reading “End WFU’s White Supremacy” centered in the background, students took to a makeshift stage on Manchester Plaza to share their experiences as persons of color on Wake Forest’s...

Notre Dame Cathedral Represents Resiliency

Notre Dame Cathedral Represents Resiliency

Olivia Field April 18, 2019

When I opened up my phone to a photo of Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral billowing with smoke, I immediately developed a pit in my stomach. At first, I attributed the unsettling feeling to the fact that...

Anti-Racism Coalition Distributes Pamphlet To Admitted Students

Anti-Racism Coalition Distributes Pamphlet To Admitted Students

Olivia Field April 18, 2019

By the time they leave Campus Day, accepted students have a wealth of information in the form of fliers, pamphlets, booklets and handouts that they received at every corner. This year, some accepted students...

Faculty Resolutions Addressed

Faculty Resolutions Addressed

Olivia Field April 11, 2019

At the April 8 faculty meeting, the administration presented their response to the four anti-racism resolutions that were introduced by Wake Forward, a group of self-described progressive faculty. They...

Mesfin Wins Student Government Presidency

Mesfin Wins Student Government Presidency

Olivia Field April 4, 2019

After a close race resulted in a runoff for Student Government President, junior Mellie Mesfin was elected to the position on March 29. She collected 56 percent of the vote, or a total of 1,093 votes,...

Faculty Pass Anti-Racism Resolutions

Faculty Pass Anti-Racism Resolutions

Olivia Field April 4, 2019

Wake Forward, a group of self-described progressive faculty, are currently awaiting the administration’s response to a set of four resolutions that were written by faculty and passed at the March 18...

Deacon Profile: Zachary Bynum

Deacon Profile: Zachary Bynum

Olivia Field March 28, 2019

Senior Zachary Bynum spearheaded the College Advocacy Summit, which was a six-hour conference that focused on advocacy and social justice for college students. Bynum was inspired to create the summit after...

Deacon Profile: Craig Fansler

Deacon Profile: Craig Fansler

Olivia Field March 21, 2019

After studying art in college, Preservation Librarian Craig Fansler has been able to use his skills to help upkeep the materials in the university’s special collections and archives. Although he has...

Learning A Language Can Change Your Worldview

Learning A Language Can Change Your Worldview

Olivia Field March 7, 2019

If you asked me what I thought about learning a foreign language before my college career began, I would have replied with some sort of galling speech about the tiresome workload, impossibilities of truly...

Tartuffe Is A Comedic Commentary

Tartuffe Is A Comedic Commentary

Olivia Field February 28, 2019

When Molière wrote Tartuffe in 1664, Louis XIV was the king of France, New Jersey just became a British Colony and the plague finally dissipated from Europe. Despite its ancient origins, WFU Theatre’s...

Staff Panel Discusses Inclusion And Diversity

Staff Panel Discusses Inclusion And Diversity

Olivia Field February 28, 2019

“The enduring truth is that everyone has something to contribute to this conversation.” Dave McIntosh, vice president and chief inclusion and diversity officer at Wake Forest Baptist Health, finished...

Photo Sparks Conversation On Race

Photo Sparks Conversation On Race

Olivia Field February 21, 2019

On Saturday, Feb. 9, students began to circulate a photograph that depicted an unidentified male student with a rope draped across his back and shoulder, which many students interpreted to be a noose. The...

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