Old Gold and Black > 10.10.02

Technology frenzy can hamper learning
This column represents the views of the Old Gold and Black Editorial Board
We have all heard endless discussion over the "Wake Forest bubble," but could we also unwittingly be living in a much more controlling, all-encompassing bubble? The U.S. journalist and author Richard Louv describes our age group as "the first generation to grow up in the electronic bubble" in an "environment defined by computers and new forms of television."

SU reorganization takes off
This column represents the views of the Old Gold and Black Editorial Board
The frequency of music acts on campus this year is just one of the many positive effects of an improved Student Union. The Pat McGee Band kicked off the semester and Nine Days is set to perform this homecoming weekend. Now, if SU could expand musical genres, we could almost believe we're a big campus.

The Price of war, the cost of peace: the role of the U.S.
By Ryan Whitley
Last week I discussed further the victim/aggressor cycle, as well as the path to peace model and conceptualization of its strengths and weaknesses. Then I looked at how it was being implemented in the Great Britain and Northern Ireland conflict and discussed the measures of its success.

Greed for wins leads to big spending in baseball season
By Brett Gray
Anyone who doesn't buy into that philosophy needs to look no further than the current playoff situation in Major League Baseball for proof that money spent does not equal rings won.

O'Flaherty was more than a scholar
By John Betz
It must have been the spring of 1987, my second year at Wake Forest. I was sitting in Professor Will Sanders' office listening to the wisdom of time, eyeing the books that stretched across the length of the room and up to the ceiling.

America's choice questionable
By Jamie Kidd

America's foreign policy has been characterized as nothing more than a new battle in the eternal war between good and evil. Just like in the old Westerns, this black and white movie is sure to end with the hero riding off in the sunset, having defeated all those against truth, justice, and the American way.

Drums of war lead citizens unaware
By Erik Jacobson
If you have seen any of the national news networks lately, you may have heard the idiom "the drums of war" repeated again and again.

A few simple tips to push your roomie over the brink
By Stephanie Bennett
Recently I came across a link to a site detailing 101 ways to drive your roommate insane. Unfortunately they were all pretty lame and far-fetched. You would drive yourself insane just from continually acting them out.

Priorities amongst colleges place athletics over ethics
By Matt Wilson
I'm not sure if anyone reading this has ever heard of Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C., but just so you know, it's pretty much the only college in the area of my hometown.

Liberals nationwide ignore laws to win seats
By Albert Rattacasa
We are finally out of the eight-year reign of the Clinton administration, an era full of scandal, corruption, lies and deceit, but unfortunately for the American people, our nation and its politics have not survived unscathed.

Safety, not politics, reason for action
By Doug Hutton
It is said that in times of crisis, true leaders are born. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. The clichés are endless; euphemisms abound.

Buy me a cell or go to Hell!
By Krys Mroczkowski
As I was walking through Hanes Mall last week, I saw two 12 year old girls buying new covers for their cell phones. This roused many questions in my mind, like, "What the hell is going on here?"

What role do our sororities play in the advancement of females?
By Jenny Billings
I am a freshman. I am officially "a college student." I am still adjusting. I am ignorant, young and new to some of you. I am taking advantage of the fact that here at Wake Forest I have a chance to start fresh.

'Zone of Epiphany' provides insomniacs the clarity of poets
By Jennifer Thompson
We have all experienced it at least once. At least one time in our college career, we have entered that Bermuda triangle of Instant Message communication: The Zone of Epiphany.


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