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1 month ago | 
bizjournals.com | Maddie Stopyra
Listen to this article 4 minA vintage store launched 24 years ago by a laid off textile worker is now two small businesses led by a pair of former employees. Here's how they're keeping it true to its roots, while ensuring the concept remains a key part of downtown retail for the long haul. Editor's note: This article is part of a TBJ series called Triad Icons, offering lessons learned by uniquely local restaurants, retailers, manufacturers and other fan favorites.
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2 months ago | 
bizjournals.com | Maddie Stopyra
The downtown bookstore that originated as passion project by reading enthusiasts manages to thrive in sector with competition from e-commerce and a growing number of booksellers. Here's a look at the strategies that have made this downtown shop a Triad Icon. Editor's note: This article is part of a TBJ series called Triad Icons, offering lessons learned by uniquely local restaurants, retailers, manufacturers and other fan favorites. Find other news features on Triad Icons here.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
wfuogb.com | Maddie Stopyra
Whenever I meet a new staff member nervous to take on their role, I tell them about my first article. I was a second-semester freshman without any journalism experience. I liked to write but did not do a lot of it. To be honest, the only reason I claimed an article off the news budget was because my friend Christa Dutton had just become a news editor and said she needed writers. So off I went to the Lilting Banshees show to cover my first event for the Old Gold & Black.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
wfuogb.com | James Watson |Maddie Stopyra |Skyler Villamar-Jones |Maria Silveira |María Guadalupe Silveira
Across Wake Forest’s campus and the Winston-Salem community, people came together to engage in and watch the 2024 Election unfold. From 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., individuals cast their vote at local polling stations, and the evening was characterized by watch parties of news stations such as MSNBC and Fox News.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
wfuogb.com | Maddie Stopyra |James Watson |Ella Klein |Andrew Braun
Several Old Gold & Black reporters provide live updates from Winston-Salem on Election DayNovember 5, 2024 Categories: From Maddie Stopyra, Editor-in-Chief:The Old Gold & Black is proud to present live coverage of the 2024 Election. We are dedicated to accurately and thoroughly documenting how our community engages in and responds to election day.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
wfuogb.com | James Watson |Maddie Stopyra
October 23, 2024 Categories: There are reasons to be more concerned about election misinformation this year than in years past. We need not look further than the last month of discourse on the social platform X, formerly Twitter, to figure out the public discourse we might expect after the polls close on Nov. 5. Hurricane Helene resulted in a torrent of misinformation, culminating in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) briefly pausing operations due to threats by a militia in the region.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
wfuogb.com | Maddie Stopyra
The ongoing Israel-Hamas war has affected many on Wake Forest’s campus, including community members with cultural and familial ties to the region. In the year since Hamas’ initial attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, students, faculty and administrators have responded through organized events, demonstrations and protests. Oct. 7 marks the first anniversary of Hamas’ surprise attack on Israeli towns bordering the Gaza Strip — a Palestinian territory that Israel and Egypt have blockaded for 16 years.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
wfuogb.com | Maddie Stopyra |Maria Silveira |María Guadalupe Silveira
Campus-wide email announces cancellation of event featuring Rabab Abdulhadi and a plan for two university-sponsored memorial eventsSeptember 26, 2024 Categories: Wake Forest has canceled an Oct. 7 speaker event featuring Rabab Abdulhadi, which faced significant backlash this week.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
wfuogb.com | Maddie Stopyra
Wake Forest made several changes in the Office of the Chaplain last month. The university filled the university chaplain position as well as assistant chaplain roles for Hindu life and religious engagement, Jewish life and Muslim life. Chris Donald began his role as university chaplain on Aug. 12 following a national search. Prior to Donald, Tim Auman served as the university chaplain for 25 years. Before beginning at Wake Forest, Donald served in the same position at Vanderbilt for five years.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
wfuogb.com | Maddie Stopyra
Wake Forest’s near-term campus space planning project is underway, according to an announcement by President Susan Wente. According to the message, the project aims to create 35% more academic space and 50% more student gathering space, making it the most “significant renewal of the Reynolda Campus core academic spaces” since Wake Forest moved its campus to Winston-Salem in 1956.
