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Wofford Old Gold and Black has announced its staff for the upcoming year!
We are so excited for what is to come with our new staff!

Passing the torch

Brandi Wylie, Editor-in-Chief May 14, 2024

I have never procrastinated writing an article like I am this one. Leaving The Old Gold & Black has got to be the hardest part about graduating Wofford, and I am struggling to put into words what this...

Terrier celebrating graduation. The class of 2021 will be celebrating graduation on the weekend of May 16. Illustration courtesy of Walker Antonio.

Tossing Our Caps

Sarah Peak May 9, 2021

Celebrating the graduating class of 2021 As with most aspects of life both on and off of Wofford’s campus, graduation festivities for the class of 2021 will look different than in years past.  Celebrations...

The Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium is one of the many new additions to Woffords campus.

Four Years and What’s to Show of it?

Meghan Daniel December 5, 2019

 Wofford grew, and we followed suit When the senior class was touring Wofford, the Rosalind Sallenger Richardson Center for the Arts was only a blueprint and a tract of dirt with a fence...

Understanding a Wofford education and how to make the most of it: Dr. Carol Wilson shares perspective

Understanding a Wofford education and how to make the most of it: Dr. Carol Wilson shares perspective

Steele Smith September 22, 2016
When you leave Wofford, you are no more finished than when you entered. We call the graduation ceremony ‘commencement’ because you are still beginning.

Props to you, prof

Savanny Savath April 26, 2016

By: Savanny Savath, Staff Writer I have decided that there is no way I can avoid clichés as I prepare for post-undergraduate life and shuffle my note cards of farewells in an arbitrary order. Some of...

From left to right – Carlyn Fralick, Jennifer Karl, Maddie Dunkle, Ansley Pair, Annie Jones, Tori McDonald, Meredith Ginn, Christine Henricks, Taylor Till and Maria Kapousidis smile on the first day of their last year at Wofford.

Class of 2016 on classes, culture and community

Anna Aguillard April 26, 2016

By: Anna Aguillard, Senior Writer The Class of 2016 has seen a lot in its four years at Wofford. It has witnessed the retirement of President Bernie Dunlap and the inauguration of President Nayef Samhat...

Second semester seniors have their sights set on graduation.

Senior Year Struggles

Jonathan Franklin March 22, 2016

By: Jonathan Franklin, Senior Writer With a little less than 60 days until commencement weekend, it is starting to become a little bittersweet to think that the Class of 2016 is on our way into the ‘real...

Alex Kern and Grace Putney have remained close friends all four years at Wofford.

Four years

Old Gold & Black Web Admin May 5, 2015

HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR TIME— Putney is an English major with an economics minor from Roanoke, VA and plans on working at home this summer before moving to Charlotte. “Four years. You have...

As a part of her job working on a dude ranch for the summer after graduation, senior Sam Hemleben, who is a member of Wofford’s Fly Fishing Club, will assist as a fly fishing guide.

Off the beaten path 

Old Gold & Black Web Admin May 5, 2015

CLASS OF 2015 GRADUATES SEEK CREATIVE ADVENTURES FOR POST-WOFFORD LIFE— Many Wofford graduates choose to immediately enter graduate school or accept a job after graduation. Often these positions...

Wofford students are free to wear sunscreen

Wofford students are free to wear sunscreen

Old Gold & Black Web Admin May 5, 2015

Philosophy major Hayden Raabe, from Anderson, S.C., imparts some wisdom with the help of Baz Luhrmann’s 1999 spoken song “Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen).” Baz and I offer these words...

Alex Kern and Grace Putney have remained close friends all four years at Wofford.

A thank you note to Wofford College

Old Gold & Black Web Admin May 5, 2015

Alex Kern is a Spanish and English double major from Charlotte, North Carolina. She hopes to one day teach Spanish. Dear Wofford College (and everyone that makes it what it is), When I was younger,...

Commencement Weekend Schedule

Old Gold & Black Web Admin May 5, 2015

May 15 – 17 Families and friends are invited to join the members of the Class of 2015 in celebrating their commencement at the following events. There are no entrance fees or tickets for these...

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