Category Archives: Life @ WU

By: Anna Carpenter Opinion Editor Once a week, a fluffy brown and white speckled pup follows his owner into Wingate University’s Holbrook Health Center. No, he isn’t sick or simply tagging along with his owner for fun; he has an important job to do.Briggs belongs to Melinda Frederick, the Director of Counseling Services at Wingate.ContinueContinue reading “Frederick’s therapy dog in-training, Briggs, excels at his new job at the Health Center”

By: M. Lane Rhodes Staff Writer There is one weekend every year at Wingate when it does not matter what age you are. All that matters is your love for the Bulldogs! Homecoming is a campus tradition that dates back to 1896 and continues to bring the Wingate community together to celebrate with an arrayContinueContinue reading “The tradition of dishwasher detergent and toilet paper at Wingate”

By: Maleah Funderburk Staff Writer YikYak is home to Wingate students’ anonymous comments about schoollife, local drama and now a beloved stuffed bear—Henry. In mid-September, a scruffy, sweet-eyed brown bear brought a glimmer ofpositivity and lightheartedness to an otherwise chaotic social forum. Sporting a towel around his body and a hair wrap coating his head,ContinueContinue reading “Wingate’s unlikely alternative mascot: Henry the teddy bear”

By: Anna Carpenter Opinion Editor Tucked away on the first floor of Northeast Residence Hall is a store where Wingate students can come by and pick up whatever items they need, free of charge. The founder, Dr. Catherine Wright, says the store, Paw Provisions, is “a free store that invests in students so they canContinueContinue reading “Paw Provisions store helps Wingate students experiencing food insecurity”

Staff Writer: Brianna Weston There’s one rule: NEVER step on the seal at Wingate University, if you plan to graduate on time. But if you do, be prepared to graduate late or don’t graduate at all. You may wonder, is this superstition real? In recent years, navigators warn future Wingate students to avoid the sealContinueContinue reading “Is the Legend of the Wingate Seal Really True? “

Staff Writer: Brianna Weston A new tuition payment policy put into effect by the Wingate Business Officelast semester delayed and, in some cases, prevented students fromregistering for spring semester classes on time and currently has thecampus buzzing about all the recent billing confusion. Where previously students were allowed to have up to a $1,500 balancebeforeContinueContinue reading “New Tuition Payment Policy Implemented by Business Office Creates Confusion Among Wingate Students”

Staff Writer: Darius Johnson As the fall semester comes to a conclusion, Wingate University’s campus has experienced a rise in serious flu-like illnesses. The Holbrook Health Center experienced a wave of students contracting illnesses similar to the flu beginning in late October, as well as symptoms that caused officials to worry about a potential returnContinueContinue reading “Flu, not COVID, Spreads Across Campus as Semester Draws to a Close”

Staff Writer: Jordyn Gaither With December graduation quickly approaching, Wingatestudents with roommates who are final-semester seniors arebeing reminded by Residence Life that they have the option to“pull in” a roommate of their choice to fill any vacancies in a roomor suite. Pull-in roommates can only be acquired if you directly sharea room with a graduatingContinueContinue reading “CAMPUS NOTEBOOK: Residence Life Encouraging Students to ‘Pull in’ Roommate of Their Choice to Replace December Graduates”