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Pants down, jokes up: Banshees close the year

Pants down, jokes up: Banshees close the year

Lydia Derris and Collyn Ballentine April 10, 2025

Editor’s note: This article reflects the views of Lydia Derris and Collyn Ballentine, not the Old Gold & Black.  The Lilting Banshees — (allegedly) Wake Forest’s sharpest comedic minds —...

 Director Michael Kamtman gives suggestions to his actors during rehearsals.

“The Tempest” blows through Tedford Stage

Adam Coil, Senior Writer April 10, 2025

Wake Forest University Theater Department’s production of “The Tempest” opened on April 7, after almost a year of effort in the making.  Its story began in the summer of last year with senior...

A couple contemplating “The Kuerners” (1971) at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art.

“Eye of the Earth”: Wyeth’s quiet fire

Lydia Derris, Arts & Culture Editor April 10, 2025

Art exhibition “Andrew Wyeth at Kuerner Farm: The Eye of the Earth,” co-organized by Reynolda House Museum of American Art and the Brandywine Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, made its national debut in...

Rick, played by Walton Goggins, awaits his fate in the season finale of White Lotus. (Courtesy of the Associated Press)

The Rule of Three

Grace Schuringa, Arts & Culture Editor April 10, 2025

Caution: this review contains spoilers. “Bad things usually come in threes.” Who would have thought that Chelsea’s superstitions would come to fruition in Episode 8 of the Season 3 culmination...

“We don’t get workouts. We don’t get nutrition. We don’t get any of that,” senior Dani O’Keefe, a team captain, said. “And that’s kinda messed up".
(Courtesy of Wake Forest Athletics)

Wake Forest Dance Team battles lack of support at UDA Nationals

Maria Silveira and Collyn Ballentine April 8, 2025

Fevers burned and energy drained as the Wake Forest Dance Team’s jazz routine failed to advance past prelims at the Universal Dance Association College Dance Nationals (UDA) on Jan. 17. With some...

President Wente shared a comment via email, detailing the importance of keeping the Wake Forest community informed and assured of the commitments of the institution.

Black women in the marathon for democracy

Sheryl Zhang, Staff Writer March 26, 2025

A webinar, “Black Women & Democracy: An Intergenerational Conversation,” was hosted on Zoom Thursday, March 6, 2025, by the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies of Wake Forest...

A panorama shot of the tobacco district in downtown Winston-Salem during the 1920s. Courtesy of Wake Forest Innovation Quarter. (Courtesy of the Associated Press)

Sowing “Fields of Fortune”

Olivia Lockhart, Contributing Writer March 26, 2025

For most of its history, North Carolina’s development has been shaped by a significant yet controversial crop: tobacco. The “golden leaf” has built cities, funded universities — including Wake...

McRae sporting her new F-1 look in the "2 hands" music video (Courtesy of the Associated Press)

Tate McRae races into her F1 Era

Emily Deaton, Contributing Writer March 7, 2025

It's been only a year and three months since the release of Tate McRae’s hockey-themed album, and she’s already pivoting into an entirely new artistic — and athletic — direction with “So Close...

Brown showed audience through the VR art gallery on the screen.

Hear me, see me — race, whiteness and power in Othello

Sheryl Zhang, Staff Writer March 7, 2025

Othello — one of Shakespeare's great tragedies — reveals the “white other,” as outlined by visiting lecturer, David Sterling Brown. Brown’s lecture “Hear Me, See Me: Sex, Violence, Silence,...

Cugino Forno in downtown Winston-Salem offers a slice of authentic Neapolitan pizza. (Courtesy of Wake Forest University)

Cugino Forno: Neapolitan craftsmanship gets Vegan-Friendly

Collyn Ballentine, Staff Writer March 6, 2025

Nestled in the heart of Winston-Salem’s Innovation Quarter — an eight-minute trip on the Wake Line from campus — Cugino Forno marries old-world Italian charm with a lively, modern atmosphere.  Located...

The cast of The 24 Hour Musical Project’s “Legally Blonde” celebrates under a shower of confetti at the conclusion of their show. (Courtesy of Wake Forest University)

Putting on a Musical in 24 Hours…What Like It’s Hard?

Kenley McClure, Staff Writer March 5, 2025

Bend, snap and caffeinate was the motto of the production team behind this weekend's musical production of “Legally Blonde.”  On Mar. 1, at 2:30 PM in Brendle Recital Hall, a sold out crowd of...

The exhibition showcases an emerging generation of contemporary creators as they grapple with redefining the notion of Blackness in their work. (Lydia Derris)

“Young, Gifted, and Black” exhibit at Hanes Art Gallery challenges and redefines history

Alexandra Hull, Contributing Writer March 4, 2025

The entrance to Scales Fine Arts center was flooded, as attendees poured into the Hanes Art Gallery. On the evening of Feb. 6., the ‘Hanes After Hours’ event was centered around the “Young, Gifted...

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