Every person, whether a U.S. citizen or not, deserves basic human rights that no government agency should be allowed to violate. Since Donald Trump’s second inauguration in January 2025, U.S. Immigration...

This letter represents the view of Old Gold & Black Managing Editor Maria Silveira, not the Old Gold & Black. Growing up as the granddaughter of four Cuban immigrants who left a homeland where...

Those who knew Alex Pretti praised him for his kindness, generosity and dedication to his community. Pretti was a 37-year-old U.S. citizen who worked as an ICU nurse at a Veterans Affairs Hospital and...

Groans and cheers resounded in unison from the stands at Northwest Stadium. In a box overlooking the field, President Donald Trump presided over a ceremony of servicemen and women at halftime of the late...

On September 10th, Charlie Kirk, a right-wing political activist, traveled to Utah to debate students at Utah Valley University. While Kirk was taking questions from an audience member about gun violence,...

Sydney Sweeney has quickly become one of the standout actresses of her generation, starring in HBO’s hit series Euphoria, The White Lotus, Anyone But You and even venturing into film production.  While...

 In 2008, Maya Angelou published “Letters to My Daughter”, a collection of wisdom gathered from her extraordinary life. One chapter recounts how she came to teach at Wake Forest University. In it,...

In the darkness of the night on Oct. 4, 101 members of the California National Guard entered Oregon on a plane, authorized to pass over state lines by President Donald J. Trump.  His rationale: Portland,...

On Friday, Sept. 12, Judge William Alsup in the Northern District of California ruled that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) did not have the legal authority to terminate probationary employees...

Lately, it feels like everything is being labeled as performative. Men are “performative” for drinking matcha. Women are “performative” for following Formula 1. Even wearing loafers or pleated...

As a young girl, all of my role models were NBA players. I idolized Kevin Durant, wearing his jersey every day, and had his life-sized fat head on my bedroom wall. My dream was to be the first female player...

For the past six Thursdays, University Marketing and Communications has included artificial intelligence-generated cartoons in their “WFU Should Know” emails.  These messages are broadcast to all...