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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

Administration Should Use Summer To Make Progress

Administration Should Use Summer To Make Progress

ogbwebsite April 25, 2019

 This semester, the Wake Forest campus has engaged in conversations regarding the university's relationships with racism and white supremacy, especially following the discovery of racist blackface photos...

Local Journalism Provides Intimate Coverage Of Communities

Local Journalism Provides Intimate Coverage Of Communities

ogbwebsite April 18, 2019

On Monday, the South Florida Sun Sentinel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service, which is considered to be the most prestigious of these awards. The local newspaper was lauded for their coverage...

An Open Letter To Wake Forests Admitted Students

An Open Letter To Wake Forest’s Admitted Students

ogbwebsite April 11, 2019

Last week, the Wake Forest Office of Admissions sent decision letters to applicants to the Class of 2023. To all admitted students, congratulations! Admission to a highly competitive institution such...

Use Good Judgment When Posting Online

Use Good Judgment When Posting Online

ogbwebsite April 4, 2019

Several of the gender and race-related controversies that have rocked Wake Forest's campus over the past year found their origins online and on social media. At the beginning of the spring 2018 semester,...

Students Need Improved Access To Counselors

Students Need Improved Access To Counselors

ogbwebsite March 28, 2019

Last week, Wake Forest Student Government hosted a week of activities, conversations and educational opportunities devoted to mental health. Activities during Mental Health Week, which was held in conjunction...

Editorial Board Endorses Student Government Candidates

Editorial Board Endorses Student Government Candidates

ogbwebsite March 23, 2019

Each year, the Editorial Board of the Old Gold & Black interviews all of the candidates running for executive positions in Student Government. The candidates filmed a three-minute video pitch to be...

Admissions Scandal Sheds Light On Flawed System

Admissions Scandal Sheds Light On Flawed System

ogbwebsite March 21, 2019

While Wake Forest students enjoyed spring break last week, the university was embroiled in Operation Varsity Blues: a national conspiracy between wealthy parents, athletic coaches and others to game the...

Deacons Should Practice Library Etiquette

Deacons Should Practice Library Etiquette

ogbwebsite March 7, 2019

As the week before spring break continues, another midterm season at Wake Forest has reached its height. For most students, exam periods mean long, stressful hours spent studying in the ZSR Library. Midterms...

Editorial Board Reflects On Allman, Pittard Photos

Editorial Board Reflects On Allman, Pittard Photos

ogbwebsite February 28, 2019

In the past several weeks, colleges and universities across the country have scrutinized their old yearbooks in order to confront the roles that racist imagery and memorabilia played on their campuses...

Recent Bias Incident Report Should Be Released To Student Body

Recent Bias Incident Report Should Be Released To Student Body

ogbwebsite February 26, 2019

Last week, the Old Gold & Black published an article entitled “Photo Sparks Conversation on Race.” The article detailed a recent incident in which an image of a student wearing a rope on his body...

CCRC Should Revisit The Role Of Divisional Classes

CCRC Should Revisit The Role Of Divisional Classes

ogbwebsite February 21, 2019

As Wake Forest's College Curriculum Review Committee, or CCRC, begins to make suggestions about revisions to Wake Forest's general education requirements, the place of divisional classes on campus should...

College Students Should Reinvigorate Dating

College Students Should Reinvigorate Dating

ogbwebsite February 14, 2019

This past week, the Old Gold & Black tried something new. Our newspaper sponsored a blind date for two students to have a nice dinner out in downtown Winston-Salem, in which they had the opportunity...

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