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"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

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"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

Old Gold & Black

Struggling to justify their major’s relevance in a career-driven world, more Wake Forest students are leaving subjects like literature, history and religion, instead turning to business and social science studies.

Reclaiming the Value of Humanities Degrees at Wake Forest

Sydney Pasceri and Noah Bryant March 7, 2025

With rising tuition costs and uncertain job markets, students are choosing majors that promise immediate returns. As they struggle to justify their major’s relevance in a career-driven world, more students...

Prospective Students receive tour of Hearn Plaza

A deep dive on tour guides

Bianca Reznic, Staff Writer March 5, 2025

As the weather gets warmer and high school students receive college acceptance letters, Wake Forest students commonly see tour groups eagerly walking around campus. Some students are reminded of their...

Awake Forest members meet on Wednesday evenings in the basement of Reynolda Hall

Awake Forest offers space for community and reflection

Kate Reilly, Contributing Writer March 5, 2025

From a young age, senior Eric Rosenblum has been curious about consciousness, spirituality and the human experience. As a child, he would play in his yard and watch worms wriggle through the dirt and wonder...

Nate French (right) with students at the “First in the Forest Welcome Back” event in August 2024

First in the Forest continues to flourish

Virginia Noone, Senior Writer February 21, 2025

Wake Forest University prides itself on admitting a wide variety of students from across the globe. With a unique application process and emphasis on a liberal arts education, the university attracts students...

Children engage in a Freedom School activity: a free six-week summer literacy program for rising third through fifth-grade students

Summer Freedom School promotes literacy among local elementary students

Jt Taylor, Contributing Writer February 21, 2025

Students gathered in Annenberg Forum in Carswell Hall to listen to a guest speaker, discuss readings in Tribble classrooms and chat over lunch in the Pit.  This could describe any ordinary day at Wake...

The Reynolda House Museum of American Art. (Photo Courtesy of Kait Sharkey)

The legacy of the Reynolds Women: A Brief History of Reynolda Village

Bianca Reznic, Staff Writer February 19, 2025

The history of Reynolda Village, the Reynolda House Museum and Wake Forest itself are linked to the history of the Reynolds family.  Their story begins with a fortune made in the tobacco industry....

Cole and Kim Parsons holding their rescue dogs, Tucker and Millie.

Sit and Stay at Tucker’s Tap Yard

Virginia Noone, Senior Writer February 18, 2025

When the COVID-19 pandemic took the world by storm, approximately 23 million American households adopted a pet as they waited for the quarantine restrictions to be lifted. Tucker Parsons, a four-year-old...

Cole Bray proudly displays his trophy after finishing the marathon on Friday night.

600 laps and 26.2 miles

Alexandra Meier, Features Editor February 10, 2025

Cole Bray is a sophomore from Lexington, Ky., majoring in Finance. He gained media attention when his friend Chris Ellis (‘27) posted a viral TikTok video of Bray walking a marathon in the Pit, Wake...

Dr. Cohen gives keynote address at The Summit for Transformative Learning

Daniel Cohen takes Center for Entrepreneurship to New Heights

Alexandra Meier, Features Editor February 4, 2025

When Daniel Cohen was 12 years old, he gained the affectionate nickname ‘Mr. Side Hustle’. From shoveling snow in his neighborhood to expanding his newspaper route, a young Cohen seized every opportunity...

Students slide into freezing temperatures after returning from break

Snow much fun! Wake Forest transforms into a winter wonderland

Mary Wallace Sutton, Contributing Writer February 3, 2025

The childlike excitement of a snow day is palpable even on a college campus. As Wake Forest students approached the final days of sorority rush or traveled back to campus after winter break on Friday,...

Caroline Khalaf stands on the Venice Canal enjoying the many opportunities the Casa Artom program has to offer.

A semester abroad at Casa Artom

Caroline Khalaf, News Editor January 27, 2025

Venice, Italy is associated with weaving canals, grand palaces, delicious food and roaming tourists. To me, though, Venice is not just a beautiful and unique city – Venice is home and home is Casa Artom.  I...

Starting at the Worrell House, Harshil Jani’s semester abroad was a journey of discovery, connection, and personal growth.

Wake Forest to Worrell House — My Journey in London and Beyond

Harshil Jani, Staff Writer January 22, 2025

There is a certain magic to stepping off a plane in a new country –– one that doesn’t fully hit you at first. I became immersed in this feeling when I arrived in London in August. At first, I...

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