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The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

SIM card data leak prompts concerns about phone security

Corbin Barwick, Staff Writer March 6, 2015

Gemalto, the largest manufacturer of SIM cards in the world, was recently hacked by American and British spies. Gemalto provides SIM cards, which allow devices to connect to cellular networks, to more...

Higher black suspension rates raise questions

Higher black suspension rates raise questions

William Burton, Staff Writer March 6, 2015

On Jan. 30, 2015, the News & Record published an article on the disparity between black and white students’ suspension rates. According to the article, black students are being suspended at much...

Moral Monday brings together North Carolinians for change

Moral Monday brings together North Carolinians for change

Annie Fullwood, Staff Writer February 27, 2015

What is Moral Monday? It is a question being asked throughout the state and the country. The answer? Moral Monday is an NAACP-led series of protests that started two years ago in Raleigh. The movement...

Islamophobia and anti-Semitism rise across Europe

Islamophobia and anti-Semitism rise across Europe

Aubrey King, Staff Writer February 27, 2015

Over the past year, pro Jewish and Muslim groups have reported a massive increase in anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim attacks in European countries. At the same time, protesters have condemned the “Islamification”...

News in Brief: Week of 2/27/15

Abe Kenmore, World & Nation Editor February 27, 2015

Brazil Truck drivers have blocked a number of main roadways in Brazil to protest high fuel and toll costs, according to the BBC. The protest has slowed traffic of agricultural goods, particularly soybeans,...

Chapel Hill shooting sparks outrage

Chapel Hill shooting sparks outrage

Allison Stalberg, Staff Writer February 27, 2015

On Feb. 10, just an hour away from Guilford College, the city of Chapel Hill was rocked by a devastating tragedy. Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, his wife Yusor Mohammad, 21, and her sister, 19-year-old Razan...

Pollution from coal ash spill stains Dan River

Pollution from coal ash spill stains Dan River

Sommer Fanney, Staff Writer February 20, 2015

It has been a little over a year since a storm water drainage pipe under Duke Energy’s coal ash storage pond in Eden, North Carolina collapsed, allowing 39,000 pounds of coal ash to spill into the Dan...

Colleges making efforts to be more trans-friendly

Thor Tobiassen, Staff Writer February 20, 2015

The cause for transgender rights still faces a long journey, but on many college campuses, policies are changing to remove gender identity barriers from campus life. The University of Vermont recently...

News in Brief: 8 trends to watch out for this year

Abe Kenmore, World & Nation Editor February 20, 2015

The rise of India: India’s economic growth, according to a recent story in The Economist, may surpass China’s in the next year or two. Last year, their gross domestic product grew by 7.5 perecent....

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