"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

Old Gold & Black

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

Old Gold & Black

"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

Old Gold & Black

Students can play table tennis, air hockey and other games in the Recreation Room.

Students enjoy new recreation spaces

Evan Daane, Staff Writer February 4, 2021

With this semester’s introduction of two new COVID-19 safe socialization spaces, there are now new and exciting options for students looking to relax and unwind. Due to the university’s opening in...

San Francisco lays dormant in the throes of a lockdown imposed by Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who lifted the order last week.

Some states ease restrictions as virus rages

Sophia Tompkins, Staff Writer February 4, 2021

As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across the country — almost 26 million Americans have contracted the virus and five states have passed a death toll of one death per every 500 residents — states...

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...

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...

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...

Pitsgiving, an event which normally features pit-sitting in which students stay at the pit all day, will be moved to take-out only, as the Pit can only hold 160 students during COVID-19 (Will Zimmerman/Old Gold & Black)

Pitsgiving retools amid COVID-19 pandemic

Aine Pierre, Assistant News Editor November 19, 2020

 As COVID-19 continues to force the university to adapt, Wake Forest’s celebrated traditions have been forced to take on new forms or new restrictions.  Last week, the university announced...

University prepares for COVID-19 vaccine

Isabella Mason, Staff Writer November 12, 2020

Following biopharmaceutical company Pfizer’s announcement of a 90% effective vaccine on Nov. 9, the focus around the country has been slowly shifting to distribution efforts for when the potential COVID-19...

A sign reminding students of the university’s Orange operating status hangs between the pillars of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library (Maddie Sayre/Old Gold & Black)

Wake Forest maintains Orange status

Isabella Mason, Staff Writer November 5, 2020

 On Monday, the university announced that it would remain in Orange status for the next 10 days. As of Wednesday morning, few cases have been reported since the surge we saw last week, with only 35...

Maddie Sayre/Old Gold & Black

COVID-19 case among contract workers surfaces

Rafael Lima, News Editor October 29, 2020

On Tuesday night, students hoping to find some Tex Mex food in Benson University Center came across an unexpected sight even during the COVID-19 pandemic, as Moe’s was the only restaurant in the Benson...

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,...

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...

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
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