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WAKE FOREST’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1916 VOL. 108, NO. 10
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In Memoriam: Dr. Harold Tedford The beloved and influential theatre professor passed away Oct. 20 at the age of 88 BY EMILY TORO News Editor toroer20@wfu.edu Professor Emeritus of Theater Harold Tedford passed away on Oct. 20, 2021. Many may associate Tedford’s legacy with the Scales Fine Arts Center, as his vision helped foster the building’s construction and establish a presence for theater at Wake Forest University. But for those dear to him, his compelling personality will be remembered even above his many accomplishments. “He was always trying to create new ways for people to be involved in theater, whether they were wanting to be an actor or not,” Department Chair of Theater and Dance Nina Lucas said. “But his personality was just infectious.” Tedford, as described by Theatre Professor Mary Wayne-Thomas, had not only a warm heart, but a heart “rooted firmly in the theater.” Tedford had a passion for influencing students to love the theatric arts. Katie Fox/ Old Gold & Black
A recent email from the Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) fraternity made its way throughout campus as the message contained disturbing and sexual language, leading to pushback.
Vulgar fraternity email sparks mass outrage An email sent to rushees of a blacklisted fraternity referred to sorority women unflatteringly BY AINE PIERRE News Editor pierav20@wfu.edu
As the night of Friday, Oct. 22 approached, the brothers of Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) were preparing for their annual “Heat” party, which features a massive indoor pool. That was until a vulgar email sent to the fraternity’s rushees went public. “If the idea of binge drinking while floating around in an indoor pool doesn’t get the blood flowing to your little [expletive] the chicks (sic) in bikinis and wet t-shirts wrestling around in the water will,” the
email to the rushees read. “Seriously, there’s something about Heat that makes girls throw all their morals and self-respect out the window.” Many students expressed disdain for the email as it was spread on social media sites like Instagram. Like others, senior Caroline Wright said she was “disgusted” but not surprised. Many took the email as an opportunity to call out the role of fraternities in promoting sexist violence writ large. “I’m so angry at DKE for sending that email, and I know they’re only getting heat because they were caught,” sophomore Nina Nichols said. “I know that other frats send out similar emails.” Nichols continued: “I hope that other frats take this as a sign to do and act better and more respectfully to the women that attend their events.”
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Project Pumpkin goes off-campus The annual philanthropy event will be held in collaboration with the city's Fall Festival
The email quickly circulated across campus, and many sororities—including Delta Delta Delta, Kappa Beta Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta — boycotted the event. Later, DKE canceled the party altogether. “I’m proud of sororities for not taking their [expletive],” freshman Emma Sullivan said. The Office of Student Engagement also got wind of the email Friday night and contacted the national organization for DKE. “Our associate dean of students for student conduct sent a response to [DKE’s] HQ via email, and our Associate Dean of Students for Student Engagement left messages on the HQ emergency hotline and their executive director’s cell phone,” Shane Taylor, assistant director of fraternity and sorority life, said.
BY ALDEN FORKIN Contributing Writer forkae21@wfu.edu On Thursday, Oct. 28, from 6-8 p.m., Wake Forest’s oldest philanthropic event and venerated Halloween celebration will return in person, but off campus. A cherished highly-anticipated tradition that provides a safe environment for local children to enjoy Halloween festivities, Project Pumpkin’ was missed last year when it was canceled due to COVID-19. This year, the pandemic forced organizers to opt for the event to be moved off campus, but the Project Pumpkin team is still looking on the bright side. “While this new event has similar characteristics to those of previous years, it is now an opportunity for Wake Forest to go out into the community, rather than the community coming to us,” Internal Head Pumpkin Camden Jordan said.
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