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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

How to Lose Half of Your Senior Spring Without Losing Your Mind

How to Lose Half of Your Senior Spring Without Losing Your Mind

Natalie Alms April 28, 2020
Read the Old Gold & Black’s interview with Professor Eranda Jayawickreme below
COVID-19 Financial Fallout Leads to Sweeping University Budget Changes

COVID-19 Financial Fallout Leads to Sweeping University Budget Changes

Natalie Alms April 28, 2020
As Wake Forest is set to receive $3.4 million from federal aid legislation, the university announces changes to next year's budget
Contract Workers Face Financial Instability Following University Closure

Contract Workers Face Financial Instability Following University Closure

Natalie Alms April 9, 2020
Although multiple funds have been set up to help Aramark, Budd Group and Follett employees, they are still filing for unemployment
Wake Forest University hosts the 2016 Commencement Ceremony on Hearn Plazas on Monday, May 16, 2016.  The graduates process onto Hearn Plaza.

“I Didn’t Even Get To Say Goodbye:” Seniors’ Spring Semester Comes To A Halt

Natalie Alms March 22, 2020
Now the senior class is waiting for answers about whether classes will return to an in-person format this semester and about graduation.
Presidents Commission Works To Address Campus-Wide Division

President’s Commission Works To Address Campus-Wide Division

Natalie Alms November 21, 2019

Wake Forest ended racial segregation in its undergraduate college in 1962, according to a Wake Forest timeline on the Special Collections and Archives website of ZSR Library. But even with the 57 years...

The Price of Sisterhood: Financial Considerations Are Involved In Sorority Life

Natalie Alms January 17, 2019

Each January, hundreds of Wake Forest women sacrifice time, money and energy to the Greek gods. That is, they either participate in formal recruitment to join a Panhellenic sorority or recruit members...

Class And Status Affect Student Life

Class And Status Affect Student Life

Natalie Alms November 29, 2018

Julia Sawchak, senior, got a vintage Louis Vuitton bag for Christmas freshman year after she begged her mom to buy it for her. “I felt like it wasn’t very authentic to me, but at the same time I wanted...

A Defense Of The Southern Accent

A Defense Of The Southern Accent

Natalie Alms October 25, 2018

When I was growing up, all I wanted was a Southern accent. I am from a small town in Western North Carolina, so I figured I was all set. By and large, though, my parents’ past in Chicago ruined my chances,...

Magnolia Scholar Office Advises First-Generation Students

Magnolia Scholar Office Advises First-Generation Students

Natalie Alms October 18, 2018

Junior Harry Young is a double major in philosophy and accounting. He also happens to be a first-generation Magnolia Scholar. Although this is not obvious unless he is wearing his Magnolia Scholars T-shirt,...

WFU Aims To Increase Economic Diversity

WFU Aims To Increase Economic Diversity

Natalie Alms October 4, 2018

Emily Beeland, like most seniors, is working on planning post-graduate life. She has options — pursuing a career at Disney, working at Yellowstone National Park or applying to prestigious programs to...

Photo Courtesy of Maren Morris

Deacon Profile: Maren Morris

Natalie Alms April 26, 2018

Not many college students can recall a time when they were sitting in their car, dressed as Elsa from Frozen between stints at children’s parties getting some homework done. Sophomore Maren Morris isn’t...

Greek Life Wields Too Much Power

Greek Life Wields Too Much Power

Natalie Alms April 26, 2018

The Sixth Circle blog post and email  that circulated among Wake Forest students prompted some conversation on the Greek system here at Wake Forest by its direct, even gleeful, targeting of the “Tri...

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