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Aine Pierre, News Editor

Aine is a freshman from Cherry Hill, New Jersey. She intends to major in Classics and Political Science. When not in the OGB office, you can find her watching Avatar: the Last Airbender with her friends, obsessively refreshing fivethirtyeight.com or freaking out about the dog that she just saw. 

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Kelli Frangoulis - Classical Languages

Kelli Frangoulis – Classical Languages

May 7, 2021
Savarni Sanka - Spanish

Savarni Sanka – Spanish

May 7, 2021
Anna Campbell - Latin

Anna Campbell – Latin

May 7, 2021
Promoting the arts amidst COVID-19

Promoting the arts amidst COVID-19

April 29, 2021
Teach-ins, which helped galvanize the youth activist movements of yesteryear, are the focus of the Sociology 390 class final project.

Sociology class holds teach-ins

April 29, 2021
Black Lives Matter protests took place across Winston-Salem following the murder of George Floyd. University officials and the Winston-Salem community celebrated Chauvin’s arrest and called for full racial justice.

WFU students, faculty react to guilty verdict for Chauvin

April 22, 2021
Among the projects at the conference will be an analysis of food availability in Winston-Salem and its surroundings, presented by Dylan Tynes and Ashley Peake.

Wake Forest hosts conference on inequality

April 22, 2021
Speaker of the House Ally Swartzberg was elected president, Speaker Pro-Tempore Braden Strackman was elected speaker, Senator Cate Pitterle was elected secretary and Senator Brooke Blair was elected treasurer.

SG officers-elect look forward to year of new opportunities

April 15, 2021
The Deacs defeated four schools en route to the championship.

WFU out-debates reigning champs

April 15, 2021
University plans mostly normal Fall semester

University plans mostly normal Fall semester

April 8, 2021
Catalytic converters, which contain precious metals, have been the target of six thefts in the Freshman and Sophomore parking lots and the target of over 100 thefts in the Winston-Salem area at-large.

Police release guidance in wake of car part thefts

April 8, 2021
Deacon Profile: A Bostwick Rat

Deacon Profile: A Bostwick Rat

April 1, 2021
Students in Group Three (namely student employees) and parts of Group Four (those who have serious health conditions) are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in North Carolina.

WFU vaccinates Group Four students

March 25, 2021
Former Secretaries of State Colin Powell (who served under George W. Bush) and Madeline Albright (who served under Bill Clinton) will speak about bipartisanship in this polarized era.

Famous diplomats headline conference

March 18, 2021
Students were able to ask Wente not only about the enzyme they are studying in class, but also her vision for heading up the university as a woman in science.

Dr. Susan Wente visits WFU biology class

March 18, 2021
RA Rue Cooper, who now serves as a member of the action group, helped organize the protest last month that brought RA working conditions into the spotlight as a campus-wide issue.

Group forms to address RA concerns

March 11, 2021
The off-campus Chi Psi fraternity house where the floor collapsed last weekend was deemed “unsafe for habitation.” The party resulted in no arrests and no serious physical injuries.

Floor caves in during off-campus party

March 4, 2021
Of the students surveyed, none rated their mental health above a seven on a scale of one to ten. Seventy-eight percent of students cited isolation and quarantine as major sources of stress.

Students struggle with mental health

February 25, 2021
Students protest at university gates demanding COVID-19 accountability from administration

Students protest at university gates demanding COVID-19 accountability from administration

February 13, 2021
Democratic Party must push for larger stimulus checks

Democratic Party must push for larger stimulus checks

February 11, 2021
Taken from https://ourwayforward.wfu.edu/covid-19-dashboard/, this dashboard shows known, verified tests through the University’s testing of asymptomatic students

University in process of acquiring more hotel rooms

February 10, 2021
University moves to modified Orange level restriction as cases mount

University moves to modified Orange level restriction as cases mount

February 6, 2021
Susan R. Wente selected as WFU's next president

Susan R. Wente selected as WFU’s next president

February 4, 2021
Deacon Profile: Susan Wente

Deacon Profile: Susan Wente

February 4, 2021
Students from halls on South Campus and on Hearn Plaza, including Poteat, have reported issues with the temperature of their showers. Despite work order requests, nothing changed.

Multiple dorms experience shower woes

February 4, 2021
The university foresees its social distancing and mask requirements lasting at least until herd immunity is reached through vaccination.

University tightens COVID-19 restrictions

January 29, 2021

Wake Forest to establish School of Professional Studies in Charlotte

December 6, 2020

Twitter implements unnecessary feature

November 19, 2020
Pitsgiving, an event which normally features pit-sitting in which students stay at the pit all day, will be moved to take-out only, as the Pit can only hold 160 students during COVID-19 (Will Zimmerman/Old Gold & Black)

Pitsgiving retools amid COVID-19 pandemic

November 19, 2020
Alex Trebeck served as the host of the television game show Jeapordy! for 30 years. Often portrayed as the star, Trebeck claimed the true stars were the contestants (Photo courtesy of imdb.com)

Alex Trebeck leaves incredible legacy

November 12, 2020
Students flocked to Hearn Plaza to Roll the Quad after news broke on Saturday morning that Joe Biden was projected to win the presidential race, as he picked up key votes in the state of Pennsylvania (Melissa Cooney/Old Gold & Black)

Students react to Biden win in 2020 election

November 12, 2020

Cast of The West Wing reunites for a cause

November 5, 2020
The university did not give department chairs any modality requirements for spring (Katie Fox/Old Gold & Black)

Looking ahead to academics in the spring

November 5, 2020
Photo courtesy of lawfareblog.com

Your OG&B Election Day Preview

November 2, 2020

MLB: Dodgers win a strange World Series

October 29, 2020
Though the LGBTQ Center (left) and Women’s Center (right) are closed to visitors, virtual programs can still occur to support students (Aine Pierre/Old Gold & Black)

Women’s, LGBTQ Centers navigate the pandemic

October 29, 2020
Life at WFU with furry friends

Life at WFU with furry friends

October 22, 2020
Signs pasted to the entrance of Campus Gas (pictured) require entrants to wear a mask and keep groups to under six people (Aine Pierre/Old Gold & Black)

SG prompts review of off-campus eateries

October 22, 2020
MLB’s Wild Card Series lives up to hype

MLB’s Wild Card Series lives up to hype

October 8, 2020
Antiracism comes to the math classroom

Antiracism comes to the math classroom

October 8, 2020
Respect Green Day singer’s grief

Respect Green Day singer’s grief

October 1, 2020
OLAS celebrates Latinx Heritage Month

OLAS celebrates Latinx Heritage Month

October 1, 2020
Club soccer ready to kickoff 2020

Club soccer ready to kickoff 2020

September 24, 2020
Wake Club Swimming ready to dive into 2020

Wake Club Swimming ready to dive into 2020

September 17, 2020
University engages in census process

University engages in census process

September 17, 2020
Wake Forest club tennis squad ready for action

Wake Forest club tennis squad ready for action

September 10, 2020
Racism calls for campus-wide response

Racism calls for campus-wide response

September 3, 2020
Infektionsschutzzentrum im Kulturquartier/Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum, Köln

Wake Forest begins random testing

September 3, 2020
ZSR pens letter against proctoring services

ZSR pens letter against proctoring services

August 27, 2020
Letter to the Editor: Incoming Freshman Reflects on the Student Experience

Letter to the Editor: Incoming Freshman Reflects on the Student Experience

April 24, 2020
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