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'Covers the campus like the magnolias'
"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

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"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

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A Wake Forest Choirs ensemble meets over Zoom in October 2020. (Aine Pierre/Old Gold & Black)

Performance groups adapt to virus

Tommy Murphy, Contributing Writer October 29, 2020

On Jan. 24, 2020, a sold out crowd of 600 people packed into Brendle Auditorium. Behind the stage curtains, members of the Wake Forest comedy group, The Lilting Banshees, held nervous but eager ear to...

Sociology professor Dr. Ana Wahl teaches her in-person class outdoors on Manchester Plaza following the university’s switch last Thursday to an Orange operating status (Katie Fox/Old Gold and Black)

Professors express hope amid COVID-19 rise

Cate Pitterle, Assistant News Editor October 29, 2020

Even as coronavirus cases on campus surged, leading to a  switch to Orange status, leads to worry on campus, many faculty members teaching face-to-face are keeping their classrooms the same — believing,...

Though the LGBTQ Center (left) and Women’s Center (right) are closed to visitors, virtual programs can still occur to support students (Aine Pierre/Old Gold & Black)

Women’s, LGBTQ Centers navigate the pandemic

Aine Pierre, Assistant News Editor October 29, 2020

The Wake Forest Women’s Center and LGBTQ Center are embracing the shift to a virtual schedule amid the pandemic.  Since the university went virtual in March, the two identity spaces, which are...

On Tuesday, the university registered 39 new COVID-19 cases on campus, setting the highest number of new cases in a single day this semester. The sudden rise in cases comes after weeks of low daily figures (Graphic by Olivia Field/Old Gold & Black)

COVID-19 cases spike once again on campus

Rafael Lima, News Editor October 22, 2020

On Thursday, President Nathan Hatch announced that Wake Forest University is switching its campus activity operation status from Yellow to Orange after a recent spike in new COVID-19 cases saw the number...

Face to Face Speaker Forum debuts virtually

Face to Face Speaker Forum debuts virtually

Elizabeth Maline, Online Managing Editor October 22, 2020

Though the Face to Face Speaker Forum event on Tuesday was in fact not face-to-face, the live virtual discussion between political columnists and authors Peggy Noonan and Eugene Robinson, moderated by...

Signs pasted to the entrance of Campus Gas (pictured) require entrants to wear a mask and keep groups to under six people (Aine Pierre/Old Gold & Black)

SG prompts review of off-campus eateries

Aine Pierre, Assistant News Editor October 22, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across Winston-Salem, the state of North Carolina and the country at-large. North Carolina on Oct. 15 reported over 2,000 new cases, its highest single-day total...

The search committee, which includes a wide range of voices in the Wake Forest community, hopes to find a worthy successor to President Hatch (Photo courtesy of Wake Forest University)

University begins search for new president

Olivia Field, Editor-in-Chief October 22, 2020

In February of 1839, Samuel Wait was named the first president of Wake Forest University. Wait, alongside his wife Sarah, were important players in the reform of education and religion in the Southern...

President Nathan Hatch announces retirement

President Nathan Hatch announces retirement

Elizabeth Maline, Online Managing Editor October 15, 2020
After 15 years at Wake Forest, Hatch will officially leave the university in June (Photo courtesy of the Office of the President)
SG advocates for flexible election day

SG advocates for flexible election day

Cate Pitterle, Assistant News Editor October 15, 2020
Student Government passed a resolution asking faculty to cancel election day classes for (Katie Fox/Old Gold & Black)
COVID-19 cases remain stable in week eight

COVID-19 cases remain stable in week eight

Melissa Cooney, Staff Writer October 15, 2020
On and off-campus testing figures have stayed low with only 17 active COVID-19 and a total of 156 cases since the semester began
Committee reviews campus building names

Committee reviews campus building names

Rafael Lima, News Editor October 15, 2020
The Advisory Committee on Naming will review and possibly rename buildings, structures and roadways (Katie Fox/Old Gold & Black)
University sees drop in coronavirus cases

University sees drop in coronavirus cases

Elizabeth Maline, Online Managing Editor October 8, 2020
At the midway point of the semester, the university has stabilized an early surge in COVID-19 cases on campus (Graphic by Emily Beauchamp/Old Gold & Black)
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