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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

The group of students that gathered in a circle to discuss and listen to the three speakers.

WFU Students for a Free Palestine host a vigil to commemorate Palestinian lives

Skyler Villamar-Jones and Ella Klein October 14, 2024

Students and faculty placed candles, prayer mats and literature on Davis Field Thursday evening and Friday morning to commemorate the 41,500 Palestinians who have died as a result of the ongoing Israel-Hamas...

"While the festival is intended to bring new experiences to students, it also provides a sense of belonging."

World Culture Festival celebrates global flavors and traditions

Hope Zhu, Staff Writer October 9, 2024

As an array of national flags hung on Davis Field, the Intercultural Center (IC) launched the fifteenth annual World Culture Festival with a blast of Latino rock. Students and faculty gathered around a...

Attendees gathered in the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of Winston-Salem to hear Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi speak.

Rabab Abdulhadi gives lecture at local church after event is canceled by Wake Forest

Ella Klein, Features Editor October 8, 2024

Over 120 attendees gathered in a local fellowship hall on Oct. 7 to hear from Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi after her on-campus event “One Year Since al-Aqsa Flood: Reflections on a Year of Genocide and Resistance”...

A student holds a candle at an evening memorial event on Oct. 7.

Wake Forest students, administration host four events to commemorate Oct. 7

Skyler Villamar-Jones, News Editor October 8, 2024

Wake Forest students and administrators came together throughout the day on Oct. 7 for four events on campus to commemorate the first anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel and the war that followed. Two...

The Old Gold & Black recaps the events of the past year concerning the Israel-Hamas War on campus.

One year later: how Wake Forest has responded to the Israel-Hamas war

Maddie Stopyra, Editor-in-Chief October 7, 2024

The ongoing Israel-Hamas war has affected many on Wake Forest’s campus, including community members with cultural and familial ties to the region. In the year since Hamas’ initial attack on Israel...

The annual Hit the Bricks event raised over $303,000 for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund.

Annual Hit the Bricks event breaks fundraising record

Jill Yoder, Contributing Writer October 3, 2024

Despite a day of gray skies and rain, the Wake Forest community brought energy to Hit the Bricks on Sept. 26, breaking the previous year's record by raising over $303,000. Over 2,000 students, faculty,...

Wake Forest announced on Sept. 26 that the speaker event featuring Rabab Abdulhadi will not be held on Oct. 7, the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel.

BREAKING: Wake Forest cancels Oct. 7 speaker event after facing backlash

Maddie Stopyra and Maria Silveira September 26, 2024

Wake Forest has canceled an Oct. 7 speaker event featuring Rabab Abdulhadi, which faced significant backlash this week. A university-wide email from President Susan Wente and Provost Michelle Gillespie...

By the time of publication, the petition gained over 7,000 signatures.

Wake Forest Jewish students create petition to cancel Oct. 7 event featuring Rabab Abdulhadi

Maria Silveira, News Editor September 25, 2024

Wake Forest students on the Hillel and Chabad student executive boards created an online petition early this week urging the administration to cancel an event scheduled for Oct. 7 featuring speaker...

Wake Forest remains out of the top-30 in U.S. News & World Report rankings for the second year in a row.

Wake Forest remains out of the top 30 for the second year in latest U.S. News ranking

Skyler Villamar-Jones, News Editor September 24, 2024

Wake Forest finds itself below the top-30 line for the second consecutive year in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best National Universities list, which was released late last night. The media...

Student government approved the Executive Advisory Committee for the 2024 Elections on Sep. 3.

Student government passes resolution to approve the Executive Advisory Committee

Skyler Villamar-Jones, News Editor September 21, 2024

Student Government passed Senate Resolution SR 5 on Sep. 3 to approve the charge and membership of the Executive Advisory Committee on the 2024 Elections. The resolution was passed in order to approve...

Two-time Super Bowl champion Peyton Manning kicked off Wake Forest's 2024-2025 Face to Face speaker forums.

Peyton Manning inspires and entertains at Face to Face Forum

Caitlyn Wall, Contributing Writer September 20, 2024

Two-time Super Bowl champion Peyton Manning shared pivotal moments in his 18 year-long NFL career on Sep. 11, 2024 in the LJVM Coliseum for the 2024-25 Face to Face speaker forum.  Manning, widely...

Wake Forest welcomed four new staff members to the Office of the Chaplain this year. (Courtesy of Wake Forest University)

Wake Forest appoints several staff members in the Office of the Chaplain

Maddie Stopyra, Editor-in-Chief September 15, 2024

Wake Forest made several changes in the Office of the Chaplain last month. The university filled the university chaplain position as well as assistant chaplain roles for Hindu life and religious engagement,...

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