"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

Baseball suffers tough weekend in Miami

Baseball suffers tough weekend in Miami

Jake Stuart, Assistant Sports Editor March 18, 2021

After over two weeks in the dugout due to COVID-19 protocols, Wake Forest baseball is back. The Demon Deacons immediately faced a challenge against the Miami Hurricanes, who overcame top-ranked Florida...

Head Coach Jen Hoover posing with We are in signage after the reveal.

Deacons return to March Madness

Essex Thayer, Sports Editor March 18, 2021

The night of March 15, the Lady Deacons exited the Joel Coliseum for the last time this season, yet no game had been played. Instead, players, coaches and families had gathered to watch the NCAA Women's...

The Notre Dame team surrounded junior guard Trey Wertz in celebration after his buzzer-beating bucket stuns the Demon Deacons.

Wake Forest falls in heartbreaking fashion

Christian Odjakjian, Staff Writer March 18, 2021

Heartbreak. There’s no other word to describe it. For most of their opening game in the ACC Tournament, Wake Forest was in dreamland, playing their best basketball since the Florida State game a month...

An expert’s preview of the NCAA Tournament

An expert’s preview of the NCAA Tournament

Conor Robbins, Staff Writer March 18, 2021

The teams have been seeded, and the bracket has been set. Nets will be cut down, tears will be shed and legacies will be made. Most important, however, after experiencing a very different kind of March...

Deacon Spotlight: Hosei Kijima

Deacon Spotlight: Hosei Kijima

Khushi Arya, Staff Writer March 18, 2021

Hosei Kijima is a sophomore on the men’s soccer team. Though he is a defender, he essentially plays all positions. Originally from Yokohama, Japan, Kijima moved to the U.S. when he was 12 years old and...

Prescott got what he was looking for with a four-year deal.

Dak Prescott and Dallas Cowboys reach deal

Cooper Sullivan, Staff Writer March 18, 2021

The biggest off-season drama of the NFL is over. No more hastily made jersey-swap edits on Twitter, no videos of dumb fans burning their $129 jersey, and the talking heads can finally move on to other...

“I’m kind of the wrong guy to actually go at because I do my homework,” James said in response to Zlatan.

Zlatan attacks LeBron for statements on justice

Michael Pitts, Staff Writer March 18, 2021

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the star striker on A.C. Milan, is celebrated as one of the most decorated soccer players of all-time, earning 31 total trophies from awards, tournaments and league championships. He...

Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas is prepared to accept their full capacity, now that the state has dropped COVID-19 mandates.

MLB teams prepare to host fans on Opening Day

Delaney McSweeney, Contributing Writer March 18, 2021

Fans cheering, vendors shouting and die-hards fighting to catch a homerun ball. All of these could return for some of the Major League Baseball teams in as soon as two weeks. With Opening Day right around...

Freshman Hosei Kajima falls to his knees in relief at the final whistle.

Kijima’s brace leads soccer to first ACC win

Christina Denovio, Sports Editor March 11, 2021

In soccer, when a team is down 2-1 with five minutes left, the game is typically considered over. The Wake Forest men’s team disproved this notion on Saturday night when freshman Hosei Kijima scored...

(From left to right) Senior Gina Conti, freshman Jewel Spear and junior Christina Morra celebrate after the 
final buzzer. Spear scored 29 points off of seven made three-pointers, an ACC tournament record.

Women’s basketball downs UNC

Essex Thayer, Sports Editor March 11, 2021

In a hard-fought battle that at one point had the Demon Deacons on the ropes, Wake Forest found a way to pull out a massive victory against UNC-Chapel Hill. The win may have just been enough to squeeze...

Bush competing on Day 2 of the ACC Indoor Championships.

Two Demon Deacon athletes achieve ACC glory

Ben Conroy, Print Managing Editor March 11, 2021

Junior Tony Jones and redshirt junior Anna Bush made the Wake Forest community proud as they each captured individual championships for their respective events at the ACC Track & Field Championships....

Dream Gap Tour makes first stop in NYC

Dream Gap Tour makes first stop in NYC

Will Zimmerman, Online Managing Editor March 11, 2021

On Sunday, Feb. 28, the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) made history, playing the first-ever professional women’s hockey game at the world’s most famous arena: Madison Square...

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