North Carolina weather can easily be compared to the mood swings of an average high schooler — unpredictable and unreliable.
But there are some things that are simply well-known. Storms roll into...
The sun was blazing when Peyton Alley woke up in the Walmart parking lot in Winston-Salem on Saturday, Sept. 2. The lead singer of The Barons had played at Auburn University the previous night in southern...
Aine Pierre, Online Managing Editor
• September 20, 2023
It is a crisp, fall afternoon in 2017, and the LGBTQ+ Center is bustling. As you walk by, you may notice the distinct smell of baked macaroni and cheese and the unmistakable sound of roaring laughter....
On an overcast Saturday last November, bells rang out from the carillon in Wait Chapel at Wake Forest University. Inside, people found old friends, giving them hugs and saying, “It’s been too long.”
Death...
Margaret Bolt, Contributing Writer
• September 6, 2023
My supervisor lets out a small gasp. I glance over at the HIV test results of the 23-year-old, pregnant woman in front of me: there’s a red line — her test is positive.
The woman hangs her head....
Killian Noe arrived at work one day at Recovery Café to find a man sitting alone on the front steps. She knew the man because he frequents Recovery Café, a community space she founded that helps people...
Drug overdoses claimed the lives of more than 100,000 U.S. citizens this past year — a toll greater than the 2021 gun-related deaths and motor-vehicle deaths combined.
“It is a huge problem,”...
Every spring, the Old Gold & Black publishes its graduation edition, a 28-page tabloid that tells the story of one esteemed graduate-to-be from every academic major at Wake Forest. These majors all...
As soon as I entered J.D. Wilson’s home, I could tell he is a man who loves art. Small sculptures sat on shelves, and large paintings hung on the walls. He proudly displays his grandchildren’s crafts...
The Artivisits, of which Maya Whitaker and Dianna LaTerra are co-presidents, seek to transform the social environment of Winston-Salem through art and visual communication. This comes in the form of creating...
For junior Derick Mejia Torres, tracing the roots of his activism for undocumented immigrants is easy. He reflects on being in middle school, where, shortly after making the 2,000-mile journey as an unaccompanied...
When the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly shut down the world, millions were left isolated in their homes. Before this, our overly regimented lives were scheduled down to the minute, crammed with school, sports...
