Horoscope for January: New Year’s resolutions
Annika Norris, Guest Writer
May 29, 2020
Aries -- Calm down Your life is a rage comic. You get mad when someone doesn’t hold the door open for you, and even more so when your least favorite classmate sits within your 10 foot radius. Try some breathing exercises. Trust me, you’ll look a lot better without the steam coming out of your ears...
Guilford hosts second annual Shifting Worlds institute
Kathryn Hurst, Features Editor
May 29, 2020
On Friday, Jan. 17, Guilford’s Gilmer Room was host to the second annual institute “Shifting Worlds: Displacement and Forced Migration in Modern Times.” The conference, sponsored in collaboration with Elon University and UNCG, brought together a wide range of speakers to address immigration and...
Art department faculty showcase recent works in Guilford’s Art Gallery
Pierson Kye, Staff Writer
May 29, 2020
As spring semester began on Monday, Jan. 13, the Guilford College Art Gallery launched the fifteenth biennial Art Faculty Exhibition. Under the warm, bright lights of the gallery lie dozens of pieces created by nine of the College’s professors. Art Gallery Curator Theresa Hammond discussed the gallery...
Loneliness at (and away from) Guilford
Akeba Bebley-Calvin and Dazmyn Spencer, Staff Writers
May 19, 2020
Does having a smaller campus equal more opportunities to be social and less isolated? Guilford College is often praised for its size and how it creates a sense of community among students, staff and faculty. Community is also one of the seven core values at Guilford. However, some members of the community...
COVID-19 makes daily life surreal
Ben Clark, Staff Writer
May 13, 2020
I am sitting in my bedroom wondering when I will be able to relax in the same room as my best friend again. Before spring break at my college, the coronavirus was no more than a passing thought, similar to ones about the common flu. “Stay away from large crowds,” “Hold your breath after someone...
Surviving the Upside Down
Jenni Camhi, Executive Copy Editor
May 8, 2020
Imagine sitting on a beach, crystal-blue waters rolling out in front of you as far as you can see. You’re relaxing on the sand, enjoying your spring break with three of your closest friends from college. It’s been a busy and stressful semester and you’re happy to finally get a vacation. Suddenly...
Guilford, Elon arts students adjust while learning during quarantine
Calley Hull, Staff Writer
April 26, 2020
For most Guilford students, the COVID-19 quarantine is disappointing for several reasons. Not only does it mean being isolated from friends and professors, but it has also led to the cancellation of highly anticipated campus events, such as Serendipity and the Guilford Undergraduate Symposium. Unfortunately,...
Resettling in Greensboro: Glimpses into the lives of refugees
Mohamed Togol, Staff Writer
January 3, 2020
Author’s note: This project, a photo essay completed for the Fall 2019 Guilfordian Practicum course, is aimed at raising awareness about the living conditions of refugees who resettle in the Greensboro area. The photos and text included depict some of the areas that are known to refugees an...
Finding sense of place brings strength, peace, wholeness
Elanna Reber, Staff Writer
December 27, 2019
“One of our biggest difficulties...is that we live so much in language and so much in a mediated world of electronic media and print media... all of which tends to distance us from our connection with the natural world. Getting to that sense beyond language is not only healthy for personal spiritual...
