"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

Which Kylie Jenner Lip Kit are you?

Which Kylie Jenner Lip Kit are you?

Raven Mccorkle February 24, 2017

We all know Kylie Jenner and that she’s famous for — almost — nothing. We all also know that we’d willingly spend $30 on one of her infamous lip kits. Which Kylie Lip Kit are you based on your...

Wake Forest is not as diverse as it claims

Wake Forest is not as diverse as it claims

Raven Mccorkle February 16, 2017

Wake Forest as a community has a problem and no one is doing anything about it. Coming from a small town in North Carolina where I went to a mostly white, conservative Christian public school, I was excited...

New Old Gold swipe gives students hope

New Old Gold swipe gives students hope

Raven Mccorkle February 16, 2017

I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but whoever you are, your life just changed for the better. I’m not saying that you won the lottery or anything, but Chick-fil-a just added chicken nuggets...

Where does the Pit hide the good macaroni?

Where does the Pit hide the good macaroni?

Raven Mccorkle February 10, 2017

We all have our secrets — some small, insignificant ones, some that only your best friends will know and some that you’ll take to your grave with you. There is, however, a big group of secret-keepers...

Facts about Wake that no one would ever admit are true

Facts about Wake that no one would ever admit are true

Raven Mccorkle February 3, 2017

Among the conversations of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” I’ve decided to compile a list of the best alternative facts about Wake Forest. “I don’t love Pit breakfast.” Anyone who...

Super Bowl Recipe Guide

Super Bowl Recipe Guide

Raven Mccorkle January 26, 2017

With less than two weeks until the Super Bowl,  great food, hilarious commercials, a fantastic halftime show and a fan-worthy football game are on the horizon. One of the best parts of the Super Bowl...

Recruitment mirrors high school tryouts

Recruitment mirrors high school tryouts

Raven Mccorkle January 20, 2017

Recruitment Week: it’s stressful, fun and exciting. However, there is something else that is oddly familiar about it. Between all of the yelling, chanting, crying and matching outfits, it’s no wonder...

Transition to college is not what it seems

Transition to college is not what it seems

Raven Mccorkle December 8, 2016

I’m sure that while in high school you’ve heard the phrase, “you’re going to need this in college.” I don’t know what colleges those teachers went to, but they were very, very wrong. High school...

Wake Forests new, non-binding early action option for first-generation students will take effect this year (Henry Bonilla/Old Gold & Black Archives)

Alumni Profile: Catherine Korzen

Raven Mccorkle December 3, 2016

Catherine Korzen is a Wake Forest alumni who currently lives in Kernersville, North Carolina. She graduated from Wake Forest in 1982 after playing flute in the Spirit of the Old Gold and Black, writing...

Wake Forests new, non-binding early action option for first-generation students will take effect this year (Henry Bonilla/Old Gold & Black Archives)

Mother So Dear is a cruel and dangerous beauty

Raven Mccorkle December 3, 2016

When I first decided to come to Wake Forest, I was excited to come to a school that wanted me for me. When I got here, however, I knew that I was wrong. Either Wake Forest hates me, or some evil spirit—probably...

“Honk” is lighthearted take on Ugly Duckling

“Honk” is lighthearted take on Ugly Duckling

Raven Mccorkle November 17, 2016

On Nov. 4, the Wake Forest Theatre department’s musical production of “Honk!” opened, bringing audiences of children, their parents and Wake Forest students to Scales Fine Arts Center. The children’s...

Class induces the strangest passing thoughts

Class induces the strangest passing thoughts

Raven Mccorkle November 10, 2016

Have you ever been in a lecture class that felt like it dragged on for 17 years? If so, I’m sure you can relate to these common thoughts that we’ve all had during a lecture.  “I wonder, what is...

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