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Ending the stigma and bringing awareness: Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Madison Tolomea, Managing Editor October 29, 2024

The biggest misconceptions surrounding domestic violence are that the abuse has to be physical and that it is between husband and wife. October is domestic violence awareness month and the goal behind...

Old Gold and Black writer Abby Taylor conducted an interview with wrongfully-convicted Kristine Burch to hear her story. Wofford Innocence and Justice Initiative sheds light on the stories of various wrongfully-convicted individuals to encourage a more fair justice system.

The Wrongful Conviction of Kristine Bunch

Abby Taylor, Staff Writer October 22, 2024

Oct. 2., 2024, was International Wrongful Conviction Day, which is a day to help raise awareness to the issue of wrongful convictions. The event was canceled due to hurricane Helene, but Bunch sat down...

LGBT Terriers is a campus organization for LGBTQ+ community members and allies. LGBTerriers has an upcoming event on Oct. 27 in the AMS house.

A more inclusive Wofford

Katie Kirk, Editor-in-Chief October 22, 2024

Making a resurgence in 2023, LGBTerriers has grown to an active, thriving organization with members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies. Hosting events around once a month, the organization has strived...

Custodial staff member Nina Kovalevych poses for her headshot for the Wofford College website. Thanks to fundraising efforts by Wofford’s psychology department, money has been raised for Nina’s family in Ukraine.

Welcome to South Carolina: how a Ukrainian family was reunited

Madison Tolomea, Managing Editor October 12, 2024

What started with broken English and hand gestures to communicate turned into an act of kindness that could never be repaid. When Tonya Foster, an administrative assistant in the psychology department,...

The No Back Door art exhibit in the Sandlor Tesslor library shows the process of integrating wofford's campus.

We Are All Stories in the End: Celebrating the Integration of Wofford

SK Saggu, Staff Writer October 12, 2024

Sept. 7, 2024 commemorated the 60th anniversary of Wofford’s desegregation. In tribute to all the Black students and faculty members who joined Wofford amidst the racial tension between 1964 to 1994,...

The Innocence and Justice Conference took place on Wofford’s campus on May 3rd. 
At the conference, many passionate lawyers, as well as an individual who had been wrongfully-convicted, shared their experiences and spread awareness about the issue.

Innocence & Justice Conference looks toward a brighter future for South Carolina

Emory Robinson, Staff Writer May 14, 2024

On May 3, over a hundred attendees gathered to bear witness to Fernando Bermudez sharing his story. Bermudez spent 18 years of his life in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Accused of a murder, Bermudez...

Women’s health from Spartanburg to Tanzania

Women’s health from Spartanburg to Tanzania

Madison Tolomea, Staff Writer February 27, 2024

What stemmed from a discussion about birth control flourished into a movement surrounding the discourse on women’s health. The Wofford Women’s Health Coalition is in full swing and wants to get more...

Doug Jones ‘69 poses with his son and grandson, who all went to Wofford following his graduation. Jones was the first Black graduate of the College.

The Legacy of Wofford’s first Black graduate

Catherine Lesesne, Staff Writer February 27, 2024

In 1964, Wofford College desegregated its formerly all-white campus. Doug Jones ‘69 broke the long streak of white-only graduates. Encouraged by his legacy, Jones’ son, Jarvis Jones ‘04, and grandson,...

The Back of the College monument rests in front of the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. The monument serves as a reminder of the African American communities that originally lived on what is now Wofford’s campus.

The history of the Back of the College neighborhood

Cameron Carsten, Managing Editor February 27, 2024

On the grounds that students watch football, play tennis or live in as seniors, there used to be a thriving, predominantly Black neighborhood. Jim Neighbors, professor of English and co-coordinator...

Students Kaelyn Emon ‘24 and Caroline Watson ‘24 discuss future plans of the Innocence Project at Wofford. On Dec. 7, there was a letter writing opportunity for students to write holiday cards to those incarcerated.

How the South Carolina Innocence Initiative is educating people on wrongful convictions

Abigail Taylor, Contributing writer December 12, 2023

Wofford houses many different clubs and organizations that students can be a part of. One of these organizations is the South Carolina Innocence Initiative, I, which was started last academic year. Kaelyn...

The first Upstate Spratt Issues Conference took place in the Sallenger Richardson Center for the Arts. A panel of speakers spoke about leading issues in todays world.

“The power of the people is greater than the people in power”

Katie Kirk, Managing Editor December 12, 2023

The first Upstate Spratt Issues Conference was hosted by the South Carolina Democratic Party in the Rosalind Sallenger Richardson Center for the Arts on Nov. 18.  Students left for Thanksgiving break...

Photos by Addie Porter -
 Students gather to send off the Wofford Women’s Basketball Team to the Southern Conference Regular Season
Tournament.

Making history for women one SoCon Regular Season Championship at a time

Brandi Wylie March 14, 2023

The Wofford Women’s Basketball Team has just made history (again). The team is the first women’s sport at Wofford to win the Southern Conference Regular Season Championship allowed to compete in...

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