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THE MAGNOLIA

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THE MAGNOLIA

a small experiment with radical intent

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a small experiment with radical intent .

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Who Are We?

The Magnolia is Wake Forest University’s premier Arts & Culture magazine. As a special publication of the Old Gold & Black, we serve as a professional-grade platform for some of the university’s most talented writers, photographers, and designers.

  • Black-and-white cover reading “The Magnolia Spring 2026” with abstract white brushstrokes on dark fabric
  • The Magnolia Fall 2025 cover featuring a blue-lit woman’s profile underwater with bubbles
  • Cover of The Magnolia Fall 2024 featuring a historic home with green roofs and autumn foliage.
  • Man holding vinyl records in a record store, featured on The Magnolia Spring 2024 cover
  • Portrait of a woman seated on a wooden bench in an autumn forest, with text reading “The Magnolia Fall 2023.”
  • The Magnolia Spring 2023 magazine cover featuring a man sitting on outdoor metal stairs behind chain-link fences under a blue sky
  • The Magnolia Fall 2022 magazine cover featuring a smiling woman with long braids in front of a university building
  • The Magnolia Spring 2022 magazine cover featuring a woman in a cow-print top and black dress posing in front of an arched window.
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