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"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

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Students protest at university gates demanding COVID-19 accountability from  administration

Students protest at university gates demanding COVID-19 accountability from administration

Aine Pierre, News Editor February 13, 2021

On Friday afternoon, students gathered with picket signs at the University Parkway entrance to protest Wake Forest’s quarantine-in-place policy. Chants of “where is the consent?” “no humanitate”...

(Courtesy of Student Government)

Student Government Report from February 9th

Jessica Schmidt, Staff Writer February 13, 2021

In response to the questions and concerns surrounding the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, student government spent the majority of their assembly answering direct questions raised by constituents. Dean...

Groups of students continue to congregate at Campus Gas

Groups of students continue to congregate at Campus Gas

Julia Ochsenhirt, Staff Writer February 11, 2021

Active, on-campus COVID-19 cases have skyrocketed from 30 to 369 within the past week and a half. Large gatherings at nearby bars and restaurants may be partially responsible for the spike. Campus Gas...

University honors Black History Month despite COVID-19 restrictions

University honors Black History Month despite COVID-19 restrictions

Lily Klett, Contributing Writer February 11, 2021

Despite a campus-wide COVID-19 spike and the increased restrictions that have the Wake Forest community will come together to celebrate Black History Month — though it will look different. Events...

Facilities crews finish campus-wide construction

Facilities crews finish campus-wide construction

Cooper Sullivan, Staff Writer February 11, 2021

Students were greeted with scaffolding, dumpsters and rolls of caution tape when they returned to campus for the spring semester. The most notable of these construction projects surrounded almost the entirety...

Taken from https://ourwayforward.wfu.edu/covid-19-dashboard/, this dashboard shows known, verified tests through the University’s testing of asymptomatic students

University in process of acquiring more hotel rooms

Aine Pierre and Isabella Mason February 10, 2021

Wake Forest is finalizing an agreement with two local hotels to provide additional space for students isolating with COVID-19, according to multiple university officials. The two hotels cannot be named...

University dispels rumors of COVID status change

University dispels rumors of COVID status change

Alexandra Karlinchak, Editor-in-Chief February 7, 2021

University administrators and student government leaders scrambled Sunday afternoon to quell a rumor that the school would be transitioning to Red status in the coming week. An email regarding Wake...

University moves to modified Orange level restriction as cases mount

University moves to modified Orange level restriction as cases mount

Aine Pierre and Cate Pitterle February 6, 2021

As the number of campus COVID-19 cases reached 229 on Friday, several new restrictions were put in place to mitigate the spread of the virus. These new constraints include closing large buildings like...

Susan R. Wente selected as WFUs next president

Susan R. Wente selected as WFU’s next president

Cate Pitterle and Aine Pierre February 4, 2021

Susan R. Wente was named the 14th president of Wake Forest on Sunday after a months-long international search process. Wente, a cell biologist by trade, is the provost and vice-chancellor at Vanderbilt...

New restrictions could take effect Friday, including those on dining and study spaces as the university attempts to flatten the COVID-19 curve.

Virus spike means more restrictions

Cate Pitterle, News Editor February 4, 2021

After almost two weeks on campus, Wake Forest has recorded just under 100 COVID-19 cases among students and faculty, worrying administration. The university plans to enact more restrictions after discussing...

Deacon Profile: Susan Wente

Deacon Profile: Susan Wente

Cate Pitterle and Aine Pierre February 4, 2021

Susan Wente will become the 14th president of Wake Forest on July 1. She is currently serving as provost and vice-chancellor at Vanderbilt University. Between August 2019 and June 2020, she served as Vanderbilt's...

Deacon Profile: Nathan Hatch

Deacon Profile: Nathan Hatch

Cooper Sullivan, Staff Writer February 4, 2021

Dr. Nathan Hatch is the 13th President of Wake Forest and joined the university in July 2005 after nine years as provost of Notre Dame University in South Bend, Ind. As president, Hatch has overseen the...

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