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Eric Foner speaks in front of Spartanburg public and Wofford students This year's Chapman speaker was author Eric Foner who spoke about the reconstruction of the South.

What Reconstruction Teaches Us About America Today

Madison Bush, Staff Writer March 11, 2025

The media may portray polarization as though we are experiencing a Civil War. While this is not true, there are evident similarities between the political climate Americans face today and during the Reconstruction...

Wofford Singers performs on their first tour in Charleston, South Carolina. Wofford Singers traveled to Charleston for the first destination of their tour.

Wofford Singers on tour

Katie Kirk, Managing Editor March 11, 2025

With surrounding colleges and universities placing an emphasis on music education, Wofford tends to fall behind institutions like Furman and Converse in terms of musical arts. More musical opportunities...

David Wiley ’25  at bat at the Wofford Baseball game against UNC Asheville on February 25, 2025.

Baseball’s Exciting Season

Abby Taylor, Staff Writer March 11, 2025

Watching baseball has long been the passtime for many Americans, with a plethora of teams ranging from the rookie league at the bottom of the minor leagues all the way up to the major leagues. Spartanburg...

Wofford Beekeeping Club cares for its bee hives. Wofford has started a new Beekeeping Club for students interested in learning about and getting hands-on experience keeping bees.

What’s All the Buzz About?

Ava Cox, Staff Writer March 11, 2025

Wofford’s Beekeeping club is not just about honey and avoiding a sting. While these are two aspects of the organization, hive safety education is key. The club has officially been recognized as an...

Students observed Kimber Keene’s ‘25 exhibition “A Fed Gator is a Dead Gator.”

“A Fed Gator is a Dead Gator” : Kimber Keene’s Whetsell Fellowship

Nola Webb, Staff Writer March 11, 2025

Each year, one Wofford student is granted the opportunity to partake in the Whetsell Fellowship. This year-long project culminates with the student’s creation of their individual art exhibition in the...

Summer school students at Wofford College. Elaina Valelnte ‘26 and Claudia Dearment ‘26 attended Wofford summer school this past year.

Summer school opportunities

Catherine Lesesne, Social Media Specialist March 11, 2025

Traditionally, summer school is not popular with large swaths of a student population. Wofford is different. Summer school at Wofford is a popular way on campus to either get ahead in courses or catch...

Tony Bingham, winner of the 2024 Southern Prize for Visual Arts, speaks to the Wofford College. Tony Bingham’s artwork honors Black lives and history through creative mediums.

Commemorating Black lives through art with Tony Bingham

SK Saggu, Staff Writer March 11, 2025

Through art, the past can come alive. This is the approach that Tony Bingham, winner of the 2024 Southern Prize for Visual Arts, embraces when creating artwork that honors Black lives and stories of the...

To my staff and fellow terriers

Madison Tolomea, Editor-in-Chief February 25, 2025

My fellow Terriers, I am overjoyed to now serve as the Editor in Chief of Wofford’s Old Gold & Black. While this isn’t the path that the staff saw our paper taking, I am extremely proud and grateful...

A new way to win Greek Week

Catherine Lesesne, Social Media Specialist February 25, 2025

Greek Week is one of the most anticipated events on campus; a way for chapters to show their community participation as well as their fundraising efforts. Recently, Greek life officers discovered a way...

Dr. Tomkins and Dr. Efurd pose for a photo in front of Main Building. Professors Jessica Tomkins and David Efurd serve as coordinators for the new Ancient History Studies minor at Wofford.

Unveiling the past: Wofford introduces an ancient world studies program

SK Saggu, Staff Writer February 25, 2025

Wofford provides an array of majors, minors, and concentrations for students to pursue and has added a new discipline to this collection: the Ancient World Studies program (AWS). The coordinators of this...

Dr. Jocelyn Franklin poses for a headshot in her office. Jocelyn Franklin is the assistant professor of French and Francophone studies at Wofford.

Dr. Jocelyn Franklin: an adventurous inspiration to us all

Ava Cox, Staff Writer February 25, 2025

Wofford College is staffed with some of the finest professors, but with bustling lives and demanding schedules, students often fail to really get to know them beyond the classroom. Old Gold & Black’s...

Kevin Dempsey is featured in a graphic made by Wofford Athletic Communications. Kevin Dempsey has been hired to serve as Wofford College’s Women’s Soccer Head Coach.

Kevin Dempsey: new head coach for women’s soccer

Abby Taylor, Staff Writer February 25, 2025

With a long history of coaching under his belt, Kevin Dempsey was announced to be the new head coach for Wofford’s women’s soccer team. The announcement brings a new excitement and energy to the team. Originally,...

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