Bulldogs come up short against Queens in men’s basketball

Wessli-Ann Hardee, Staff Writer The Wingate University Bulldogs Men’s Basketball team (12-11, 9-6 SAC) put up a strong fight against the #2 team in the country, Queens University (22-1, 14-1 SAC), but unfortunately fell short of a victory with a score of 88 – 71, on Wednesday night in Cuddy Arena. “It will take aContinueContinue reading “Bulldogs come up short against Queens in men’s basketball”

VITA club students are helping those in the community to file their taxes

Savanna Harris, Staff Writer It’s always refreshing to hear that the people in your community are helping those in need. What’s even better is when those volunteers are coming from your very own college campus. Part of the Wingate University mission statement is to take advantage of opportunities to go beyond the campus itself andContinueContinue reading “VITA club students are helping those in the community to file their taxes”

Limited parking at Wingate has students feeling frustrated

Keyana Daye, Staff Writer With the admission of over 1,000 freshman students last semester, which is almost double the size of all previous classes, there was bound to be some issues. One of the biggest issues to most students, and even faculty, would be parking. No matter which parking lot you pull into, the gameContinueContinue reading “Limited parking at Wingate has students feeling frustrated”

Bulldog baseball ready to bounce back

Kyle Brodt, Staff Writer Wingate baseball looks prepared to challenge for its first SAC title since 2015. Last year, Wingate finished the season at 19-31 and 10-14 in the SAC. This year, however, the Bulldogs have started the season hot, winning their first four games including a three game sweep over Concord last weekend.  ContinueContinue reading “Bulldog baseball ready to bounce back”

Bulldogs defeat Queens in women’s basketball

Brendan Shriver, Staff Writer Wingate (18-3, 12-2 SAC) defeated Queens (4-17, 1-11 SAC) in a South Atlantic Conference women’s basketball game on Wednesday night at Cuddy Arena by a final score of 68-51. After a tight first quarter, the Bulldogs broke the game open from there, shooting 46.3 percent from the field for the gameContinueContinue reading “Bulldogs defeat Queens in women’s basketball”

Bulldogs to sign 35 on National Signing Day

Wessli-Ann Hardee, Staff Writer Around 35 student-athletes are expected to sign with the Wingate Football program on Wednesday, Feb. 7, according to Head Coach Joe Reich. The Wingate football program has been searching for guys across the country throughout the year to, “Add quality depth at several positions,” said Reich. In years’ past, the footballContinueContinue reading “Bulldogs to sign 35 on National Signing Day”

Wingate’s Winter Weather Protocol prepared in case of another winter storm

Mariah Anderson, Staff Writer The groundhog has spoken. We have seen his shadow and now we will have six more weeks of winter. With this being said it gives us the opportunity for more winter weather and for Wingate University to put its winter weather protocol to the test. Many students, parents, and faculty oftenContinueContinue reading “Wingate’s Winter Weather Protocol prepared in case of another winter storm”

Greek life springs into second semester with more recruitment events

Caitlin Bailey, Staff Writer Why Spring Recruitment? Bryon Ecker, a brother of Kappa Alpha, went through Spring Recruitment last year. He has a special perspective on the process this year. He says, “Spring Recruitment can be an untapped market because you’ve got freshman coming in the fall who said no to Greek life but regrettedContinueContinue reading “Greek life springs into second semester with more recruitment events”

Bulldogs edge Indians in men’s hoops

Olivia Lee, Staff Writer The Wingate University Bulldogs (11-10, 8-5 SAC) put up a strong fight and won a hard fought game against the Catawba College Indians (6-13, 3-11 SAC) Wednesday night in Cuddy Arena and Thomas Koontz Family Court by a final score of 84-80. The Bulldogs started the game off strong with aContinueContinue reading “Bulldogs edge Indians in men’s hoops”

Registrar Maria Taylor introduces the One Month Book Club to faculty and staff

Aleah Cady, Staff Writer At the suggestion of Registrar Maria Taylor, faculty and staff at Wingate University have been participating in the new “One-Month Book Club.” The club meets twice a week, on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. in the Cornwell Room at the Ethel K. Smith Library and at noon Fridays in the McGee CenterContinueContinue reading “Registrar Maria Taylor introduces the One Month Book Club to faculty and staff”