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Aine Pierre, News Editor

Aine is a sophomore 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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Residence Life and Housing will be providing housing for students over Winter Break, the office announced in an email sent on Nov. 10. The change came after students expressed concern over logistics.

Residence Life updates Winter Break policies

November 18, 2021
Deacon Profile: Brad Wood

Deacon Profile: Brad Wood

November 11, 2021
Renowned activist and scholar Cornel West speaks to Wake Forest students and community members in a Wait Chapel lecture on Nov. 4. West spoke on the importance of love and humanity.

Cornel West speaks on campus

November 11, 2021
State Senator and U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Jackson takes questions from students, faculty, staff and alumni at a town hall event in Pugh Auditorium Monday afternoon.

Jeff Jackson holds town hall

November 4, 2021
A recent email from the Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) fraternity made its way throughout campus as the message contained disturbing and sexual language, leading to pushback.

Vulgar fraternity email sparks mass outrage

October 28, 2021
Couric lacks basic journalistic integrity

Couric lacks basic journalistic integrity

October 28, 2021
The site of the crash

University releases details about Saturday night crash

October 24, 2021
Sex Week comes to Wake Forest

Sex Week comes to Wake Forest

October 14, 2021
A table at the LGBTQ+ Centers national Coming Out Day celebration on Oct. 11 decked out with rainbow baked goods attracts the attention of passers-by.

LGBTQ+ Center marks Queer History Month

October 14, 2021
Campus dialogues event centers naming guidelines

Campus dialogues event centers naming guidelines

September 30, 2021
According to an Association of American Universities survey, only 15% of survivors report sexual violence that happens in college to campus or local authorities. Where one reports can have significant impact on the nature of the process, however.

Comparing Title IX and the courts

September 23, 2021
Katie Fox / OGB

Class of 2020 returns to campus for commencement

September 18, 2021
As COVID-19 cases fall following a large spike, university officials plan to loosen restrictions in a transition to Yellow operating status. Prevalence of the virus is estimated to be 0.5% as of Feb. 28.

COVID-19 cases rise above 100

September 16, 2021
Life Through the Lens - Aine Pierre

Life Through the Lens – Aine Pierre

September 9, 2021
The Old Gold & Black’s September 13 issue featured extensive coverage of the attacks and aftermath on campus.

Reflecting on September 11, 2001 on campus

September 9, 2021
Katie Fox / OGB

Difficult realities: Wake Forest grapples with sexual, racial violence

September 2, 2021
Hundreds of students marched around Hearn Plaza demanding accountability from university administrators.

“Keep our forest safe:” protest draws hundreds

August 28, 2021
On Jan. 20, 2018, a Winston-Salem State University student was shot and killed at the Barn. For the past several years, the university has been a defendant in a lawsuit which alleges negligent wrongful death.

Family of shooting victim appeals in Barn lawsuit

August 26, 2021
Deacon Profile: Gabbie Coffy

Deacon Profile: Gabbie Coffy

August 26, 2021
Exploring the arts at Wake Forest

Exploring the arts at Wake Forest

August 19, 2021
How to not lose your mind at college

How to not lose your mind at college

August 19, 2021
The LGBTQ+ Center’s lounge is a great place to hang out and meet other queer people. A lot of students basically live there.

Out and about: queer life at Wake Forest

August 19, 2021
RLH will not move students off-campus

RLH will not move students off-campus

July 23, 2021
University will begin removing unvaccinated students from courses, housing

University will begin removing unvaccinated students from courses, housing

July 14, 2021
University announces intention to rename building, yet again

University announces intention to rename building, yet again

June 1, 2021
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
Police release guidance in wake of car part thefts

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
Dr. Susan Wente visits WFU biology class

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 9, 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 WFUs 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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