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Letter to the Editor: Palestinian voices deserve to be heard

Letter to the Editor: Palestinian voices deserve to be heard

Hasan Pyarali, Class of 2024 September 30, 2024

This past week, we witnessed yet another attempt by President Susan Wente to silence Palestinian voices and deny the fundamental right to free speech on campus. I am old enough to remember when Wake...

Letter to the Editor: A violation of academic freedom

Letter to the Editor: A violation of academic freedom

Dean Franco, Winifred W. Palmer Professor in Literature September 27, 2024

The decision by the provost and president to cancel the lecture by Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi is an astonishing violation of academic freedom at Wake Forest. The lecture was initiated and organized by members...

Letter to the Editor: Wake Forest— please protect your Jewish students

Letter to the Editor: Wake Forest— please protect your Jewish students

We are writing to you as concerned Jewish student leaders who feel the need to speak up for the Jewish and Wake Forest communities. On Oct. 7, an event sponsored by Wake Forest University’s Humanities...

Letter to the Editor: Community vision becomes shared reality

Letter to the Editor: Community vision becomes shared reality

Gray Lowder, Class of 2027 September 25, 2024

Last year, I attended the first student-facing conversation regarding the Deacon Blvd. redevelopment project. After learning about the project, we launched questions at the team, demanding more details....

Students pose at the 2024 Holi celebration. (From left to right) Aksh Patel, Priya Mendiratta, Shruthi Ananth, Alizeh Chamadia, Jeevan Graywal, Kyan Patel, Sahira Desai, Sonia Luhana, Dhruvi Patel (top row), Shaan Mehta, Alistair Norwood, Anusha Vora, Meera Doran, Brinda Laddha, and Aastha Shukla (bottom row). (Photo courtesy of Anusha Vora)

Letter to the Editor: Wake Forest’s South Asian community is multifaceted and growing together

Anusha Vora, Former President of SASA April 4, 2024

Earlier this month, Ameera Moinuddin, a Staff Columnist for the Old Gold & Black, wrote an opinion article titled "Wake Forest's South Asian community feels divided."  As a past president of the...

Touching messages are left around campus for Wake Forest students. (Courtesy of Project Notecard)

Letter to the Editor: Project Notecard

Project Notecard, Wake Forest Student Initiative March 3, 2024

To the student body of Wake Forest: For the past three years, Wake Forest students may recall waking up on Valentine’s Day to notecards taped to their doors.  For the third year in a row, Project...

To the Editor: WFU must not silence Palestinian voices

To the Editor: WFU must not silence Palestinian voices

Dean Franco, Wake Forest Faculty Member February 9, 2024

The University's written response to Feb. 5 actions in support of Palestinian life and freedom is appalling.  As the Old Gold & Black reported, an unnamed group placed hundreds of flags on the upper...

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Letter to the Editor: Wake Forest must apologize to Professor Mullen

James Lutzweiler November 21, 2023

Dear President Wente, Perhaps you will recall the undersigned as having introduced you to your fellow Nebraska resident, Willa Cather, and her wonderful novel, “My Ántonia,” back in January 2022...

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Letter to the Editor: English faculty say ‘we are listening’

As faculty in the English Department we, the undersigned, want to express to the student body that we wholeheartedly support students’ rights to a safe learning environment in and beyond the classrooms...

Letter to the Editor: Humanity is not one sided

Letter to the Editor: Humanity is not one sided

Hasan Pyarali, Class of 2024 November 6, 2023

Dear Wake Forest, I want to start by thanking those who came to the vigil. It meant so much to me that each and every one of you took time out of your days to be together in this moment of prayer.  I...

Rachel Severance writes that the university has not been living up to its motto, Pro Humanitate.

Letter to the Editor: When I say Pro Humanitate, I mean it. Do you?

Rachel Severance, Class of 2015 October 24, 2023

President Wente, It’s about us, and the greater meaning of what it means to be human. Our motto, Pro Humanitate (For Humanity), is a calling to use our knowledge, talents and compassion to better...

Prospective student Connor Kerin says Wake Forest's drop in the U.S. News & World Report rankings didn't diminish his desire to be a Demon Deacon.

Letter to the Editor: Who cares about a silly number? I want to become a Demon Deacon more than ever

Connor Kerin October 17, 2023

Dear Wake Forest Community, As an early-decision applicant to your school, I write to you as a stressed-out senior going through the college admissions process. I’m not a student at Wake Forest yet,...

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