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"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

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"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

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The images above are examples of the lefts perceived lack of engage- ment with complex world issues by simplifying their solutions.

It’s simple: Everything is really complicated

Adam Coil, Arts & Culture Editor November 16, 2023

One of the biggest weaknesses on the left-leaning side of the political aisle today is a tendency to oversimplify issues. This weakness is partially due to the increasing rapidity of digital “journalism,”...

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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...

Through shared posts and interactions, connections are formed and virtual friendships can blossom into real-life companionships.

Everything is good in moderation, even social media

Lourdes Lopez, Staff Writer November 14, 2023

In today's digital age, it has become commonplace to hear peers decry social media as a time-wasting, harmful distraction. There are enough scientific and psychological studies certifying the negative...

Mike Johnson of Louisiana is the current speaker of the house (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Oval Offense: The Speaker Sh*t Show Part 2

Dillon Clark, Senior Columnist November 10, 2023

The recent Speaker of the House drama can be best summarized as a bunch of headless chickens running around — total chaos. But after numerous candidates, nominees and voting procedures, the GOP has settled...

“Imagine you’re a Wake Forest freshman, and your parents just drove away after they moved you into your tiny Collins Residence Hall dorm.”

Freshman year sucks

Mattie Stillerman, Contributing Columnist November 8, 2023

Imagine you’re a Wake Forest freshman, and your parents just drove away after they moved you into your tiny Collins Residence Hall dorm. A dorm that has been deemed “the freshman kiss of death” by...

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...

Many students spend a large portion of their time outside of class in ZSR Library.

Wake Forest’s culture of over-committing is leaving us burnt out

Prarthna Batra, Staff Columnist November 2, 2023

It is halfway through the semester here at “Work Forest,” and as the weather outside gets colder and the workload gets harder, I still often think back to summer and how I miss the bliss of no homework...

Those who study abroad can see sights like the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel, pictured here.

Here’s why you should study abroad

Walker Newman, Staff Columnist October 31, 2023

The sound of 10 different types of music surrounds me as I push through a crowd of people. I’ve just had the most delicious meal of my entire life — the soft pillows of pasta are sure to revisit me...

Alix Earl (left), Emma Chamberlain (second from the left), Margot Robbie (second from the right) and Taylor Swift (right) each have an aesthetic that girls think they must follow perfectly.

Enough with your eras

Virginia Noone, Photography Editor October 26, 2023

From wearing pink and crying while watching Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” to combining random ingredients on paper plates to make “girl dinners” to trading friendship bracelets in honor of Taylor Swift’s...

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...

From Exec: Pain demands to be heard

From Exec: Pain demands to be heard

Executive Board October 19, 2023

It is never easy to learn in the shadow of tragedy. The atrocities we have witnessed in Israel and Gaza may be half a world away, but for many on our campus, the violence could not be closer to home. As...

“McCarthy, in my opinion, was not remotely satisfactory as Speaker of the House. His problems can be summarized in a single word: unreliability.” (Courtesy of NPR)

Oval Offense: The Speaker Sh*t Show

Dillon Clark, Senior Columnist October 19, 2023

Who wouldn’t want to be the Speaker of the House? Third in line to the presidency, the power of appointment to committees, presider of house sessions and a significant platform to grow as a politician....

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