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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"

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The university foresees its social distancing and mask requirements lasting at least until herd immunity is reached through vaccination.

University tightens COVID-19 restrictions

Aine Pierre, News Editor January 29, 2021

Students returned to Winston-Salem this week after an unprecedented two-month winter break in which COVID-19 cases across the United States skyrocketed. In the last weeks of break, a new, deadlier strand...

The Intercollegiate Marching Band, of which five Wake students were a part, performs at the College Football Playoffs National Championship.

Five students named to Intercollegiate Band

Christa Dutton, Staff Writer January 28, 2021

Five Wake Forest marching band students were selected to represent Wake Forest University and the Spirit of the Old Gold & Black (SOTOGAB) in the prestigious College Band Directors National Association...

As campus reopened to the same Orange status precautions that ended last semester, FDOC saw many students taking their classes on Zoom rather than in a classroom.

Third pandemic semester begins

Alexandra Karlinchak, Editor in Chief January 28, 2021

Wednesday, Jan. 27 marked the first day of class for the spring semester on campus. The bright weather throughout the day Wednesday mirrored the sunny dispositions of all those walking around campus....

Facing a new influx of patients in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University Counseling Center (UCC) is struggling with staffing shortages, most recently the departure of two counselors.

Another two counselors leave the UCC over break

Cate Pitterle, News Editor January 28, 2021

As the University Counseling Center (UCC) continues to struggle with funding cuts and an influx of new patients, two more counselors left the office over winter break. The office has been feeling the...

Savarni Sanka awarded Rhodes Scholarship

Savarni Sanka awarded Rhodes Scholarship

Cate Pitterle, Assistant News Editor December 6, 2020

When senior Savarni Sanka started writing her Rhodes Scholarship application in August, the process ahead appeared long and arduous. Four months later on Nov. 21, when she was announced as Wake Forest's...

Wake Forest to establish School of Professional Studies in Charlotte

Aine Pierre, Assistant News Editor December 6, 2020

Wake Forest will move forward with a plan to expand its influence in Charlotte, N.C. next year by opening a new school of professional studies. This initiative, which became public just after students...

With the COVID-19 pandemic making normal campus operations impossible, students had to adapt to online learning. Outdoor activities became the norm on campus in a socially-distanced semester (Katie Fox/Old Gold & Black)

Students reflect on a tumultuous semester

Cate Pitterle, Assistant News Editor November 19, 2020

Despite students bracing for a taxing semester amid the COVID-19 pandemic, spikes in cases across campus and operation status changes made it, nonetheless, a challenging term.  As students reflected...

Students had the option of getting tested on Monday and Tuesday before going home (Will Zimmerman/Old Gold & Black)

University prepares for students’ departures

Rafael Lima, News Editor November 19, 2020

 On Aug. 17, Wake Forest students started to move to campus amid many uncertainties over how their first semester during the COVID-19 pandemic would go.  News had just broken that UNC-Chapel...

Larry Hopkins (‘72) led Wake Forest to its first ever ACC Championship in 1971 (Photo courtesy of Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame)

In Memoriam: Dr. Larry Hopkins

Charlie Benedict, Business Manager November 19, 2020

 Former football standout and university trustee Dr. Larry Hopkins (‘72, MD ‘77) passed away early Monday morning at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center at the age of 70.  After spending...

WFU shifts to single-use dining products

Michaela Barrett, Contributing Writer November 19, 2020

 In a semester when the health and safety of the community trumps all other regular operating procedures, sustainability and the health of our planet are being put on the backburner. “Everything...

WFU shifts to single-use dining products

Michaela Barrett, Contributing Writer November 19, 2020

 In a semester when the health and safety of the community trumps all other regular operating procedures, sustainability and the health of our planet are being put on the backburner. “Everything...

RIPI increases awareness of racial inequality

Elizabeth Maline, Online Managing Editor November 19, 2020

The Race, Inequality and Policy Initiative (RIPI), founded in October, showcases student and faculty research that draws attention to racial, ethnic and gender inequalities. The goal of the initiative...

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