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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

Deacon Spotlight: Anne Van Hoof

Deacon Spotlight: Anne Van Hoof

Will Zimmerman, Sports Editor October 15, 2020
Van Hoof is looking forward to what she hopes will be her team’s most successful season yet (Photo courtesy of @WakeHockey Twitter)
King Henrik, the New York Rangers part ways

King Henrik, the New York Rangers part ways

Will Zimmerman October 8, 2020
Bought out of the final year on his contract, Henrik Lundqvist becomes unrestricted free agent (Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images/TNS)
Playing football amid a pandemic

Playing football amid a pandemic

Will Zimmerman October 1, 2020
It hasn't been the start the Deacons hoped for, but things could be a whole lot worse (Photo courtesy of GoDeacs.com)
WFU falls in shootout to NC State

WFU falls in shootout to NC State

Will Zimmerman September 24, 2020
The football team saw considerable improvement, but were defeated by the Wolfpack for the first time since 2016 (Photo Credit: Norm Hall/Getty Images/TNS)
Tigers trounce Deacs 37-13 in opener

Tigers trounce Deacs 37-13 in opener

Will Zimmerman, Sports Editor September 17, 2020
Clemson beat out Wake Forest in an eerily empty Truist stadium on Saturday (Photo Credit: Will Zimmerman/Old Gold & Black)
The Chicago Blackhawks' Malcolm Subban and the Edmonton Oilers' Darnell Nurse place their hands on Mathew Dumba of the Minnesota Wild during the U.S. national anthem before Game 1 of the Western Conference Qualification Round at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Canada, on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. Dumba spoke before the game about the NHL's support of Black Lives Matter and ending racism. (Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images/TNS)

NHL ramps up inclusion efforts

Will Zimmerman September 10, 2020
By any measure, the past summer has been unusually busy for the NHL (Photo Credit: Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)
Austin Slater #13 and Jaylin Davis #49 of the San Francisco Giants kneel during the National Anthem before their exhibition game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on July 20, 2020 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images/TNS)

For professional athletes across the United States, the stakes have never been higher

Will Zimmerman September 3, 2020
When the Milwaukee Bucks refused to take the court to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake, the world took notice. Athletes and their teams all across the country followed suit, leaving little doubt about where the priorities of today’s generation of professional athletes lie (Photo Credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images/TNS)
Deacon Spotlight: Emilia Migliaccio

Deacon Spotlight: Emilia Migliaccio

Will Zimmerman August 27, 2020
Emilia is a senior from Cary, N.C. and a member of the Wake Forest women’s golf team at (Photo Credit: Wake Forest Women's Golf)
A Look Inside Wake Forest Sports

A Look Inside Wake Forest Sports

Will Zimmerman August 14, 2020
Men’s and women’s teams across the sports program are looking to build upon stellar 2019-2020 campaigns
Construction work continues at Deacon Tower, the Wake Forest University football facility at BB&T Field, on Tuesday, July 29, 2008.  A view of the stadium from the roof level.

Major concerns loom as universities contemplate the risks and rewards of a fall sports season

Will Zimmerman July 24, 2020
As the realities of COVID-19 are forcing schools to reconfigure campus life, many roadblocks have arised in the path of NCAA programs hoping to begin sports seasons come fall
Jacqueline Zhu: Biophysics

Jacqueline Zhu: Biophysics

Will Zimmerman April 30, 2020
Read about Jacqueline Zhu's accomplishments within the Biophysics major
Hannah Thiessen: Music in the Liberal Arts

Hannah Thiessen: Music in the Liberal Arts

Will Zimmerman April 30, 2020
Read about Hannah Thiessen's accomplishments within the Music in the Liberal Arts major
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