"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

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

ChatGPT shows that AI has become a staple of modern life, and it isnt going anywhere.

It’s time for Wake Forest to turn to Chat GPT

Alexandra Meier, Contributing Columnist October 10, 2023

ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence softwares have revolutionized the typical college learning environment. The infiltration of ChatGPT into higher education has prompted an ongoing conversation...

Sophomore Leilei “Ray” Pu performs a song on the Chinese pipa before a crowd of spectators.

Editorial: Celebrations bring vibrancy to campus

Executive Board October 5, 2023

If you noticed a certain energy on campus these last few days, you probably were not the only one. While the fall leaves and cooler temperatures have likely contributed to some of this spark, we at the...

No element of the situation involving Dr. Omaar Hena, including the Title IX investigation reported by the Old Gold & Black last spring, has been addressed by the university or Hena.

Accountability must be taken for Omaar Hena situation

Sophie Guymon, Senior Columnist October 5, 2023

Since Wake Forest students discovered and publicized Wake Forest English Professor Dr. Omaar Hena’s Reddit, which was filled with explicit videos and photos, Hena has been subject to a lot of unfair...

 Police guard the entrance of a New York courthouse during Trumps first arraignment (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Oval Offense: You’re backfired

Dillon Clark, Senior Columnist October 5, 2023

Following Jan. 6, 2021, it seemed unfathomable to many that former President Donald Trump would have a chance in the Republican primaries and — even further — the 2024 election. Yet, even with his...

Tommy Tuberville is blocking military appointments in the Senate (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Oval Offense: The Tuberville Tirade

Dillon Clark, Staff Columnist October 3, 2023

Being from Washington D.C., I have heard the city be called “the gridlock” more and more recently. There are two main reasons for this: First, the traffic is terrible. Second, and more importantly,...

A woman speaks at a meeting regarding womens rights in Sierra Leone (Courtesy of Lucy Ellis).

Politics in Sierra Leone serve as a mirror to American government

Lucy Ellis, Contributing Columnist September 26, 2023

This summer, I had the privilege of working with a non-profit organization called Media Matters for Women. As I closely followed Sierra Leone’s June 2023 elections, I learned the political and social...

The Old Gold & Blacks favicon logo

Editorial: The rankings are flawed, but so are we

Executive Board September 22, 2023

The talk of campus this week was the university’s fall from top-30 glory.  The decline was largely due to U.S. News’ overhaul in its methodology. The news organization did not consider small class...

Wake Forest should not compromise on its values as a liberal arts institution, writes Virginia Noone.

Drop in rankings exemplify America’s ongoing attack on liberal arts education

Virginia Noone, Photography Editor September 21, 2023

Liberal arts education is under attack, and the changes in the U.S. News & World Report rankings is just the latest example. On Monday, Sept. 18, our campus awoke to find we had dropped in the U.S....

Administration should work to improve Wake Forests ranking, writes Hope Zhu.

Rankings matter to international students

Hope Zhu, Staff Columnist September 21, 2023

I vividly recall the winter afternoon when I first learned that Wake Forest University had granted me early admission. It was during my senior year of high school, and I was thousands of miles away from...

Wake Forest is best off ignoring the US News rankings, writes Alex Mojica.

Wake falls 19 spots in the college rankings, and it’s all your fault

Alex Mojica, Staff Columnist September 21, 2023

It’s Sept. 18, 2023. You woke up and learned that the U.S. News overhauled its methodology to create their 2024 Best Colleges rankings and, as a proud Wake Forest student, you’re about to see where...

North Carolinas 15 electoral votes could decide the election, writes Dillon Clark.

Oval Offense: North Carolina will be the biggest battleground state in the 2024 Election

Dillon Clark, Staff Columnist September 21, 2023

As the 2024 presidential election approaches, candidates are focusing more and more on North Carolina. Historically, it's always been considered a swing state but tends to swing towards the Republican...

Hasan Minhaj speaks on The Blocks Podcast. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Emotional truths, meet hard reality

Shaila Prasad, Opinion Editor September 21, 2023

This morning, I read Clare Malone’s article in the New Yorker: “Hasan Minhaj’s ‘Emotional Truths.’” In the article, she exposes the popular comedian and former host of “The Daily Show”...

Load More Stories