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The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

Drug-free fun club gets new name, new faces

Kinsey Danzis, Staff Writer October 25, 2013

Has your lifelong dream been to learn how to basket weave underwater? If that is what you have been searching for, then the Underwater Basket Weaving Club will not be able to help you out much. Despite...

Guilford theatre department full of anticipation for new season and new faculty

Emily Haaksma, Staff Writer October 4, 2013

An electric sander, manned by sophomore Lee Sisson, buzzes in the scene shop. Junior Patrick Brandt runs lines next to the Joseph M. Bryan Jr. Plaza fountain. Sophomore Nina Troy prances fearlessly along...

Unique look at homelessness comes to Greensboro

Unique look at homelessness comes to Greensboro

Olivia Neal, Staff Writer October 4, 2013

“In captive, drugs and alcohol/ Wondering will I live or die/ My soul a walking time bomb/ Living day by day/ Hustling through life/ To meet my needs,” wrote Forrist Willis in his poem, “My Life...

Syrian-American doctor stuck between heart and home

Robert Pacheco and Robert Pacheco October 4, 2013

“I lost two cousins in one weekend due to violence from al-Assad’s forces,” said Dr. Muhammad Arida to the Guilfordian. “The people that are dying in Syria are being killed at genocidal levels.” It...

Nutty new improv group Squirrel! brings laughter, creativity to student life

Brent Eisenbarth, Staff Writer October 4, 2013

Guilford’s new improv group seeks to — Squirrel! Sorry, let’s start again. Guilford has a new improv group dubbed “Squirrel!” after both the well-known line from the movie “Up” and...

Electronic cigarette use gaining popularity on campus, students warming up

Electronic cigarette use gaining popularity on campus, students warming up

Anna Oates, Staff Writer September 27, 2013

After taking a long drag on his cigarette, CCE student Robert Pacheco exhales, only this time the cloud is water vapor rather than smoke. “My roommate was sick of it, so I switched to electronic and...

Five small Greensboro businesses join together to support LGBTQ equality

Nicole Barnard, Staff Writer September 27, 2013

On Sept. 21, five small businesses teamed up for Equality GSO, an event to support the LGBTQ community. The businesses — Golden Spiral, Crafted, Fahrenheit Kollectiv, Green Bean and Elsewhere — worked...

Al-Aqsa Clinic: run by Muslims, service for all

Robert Pacheco, Staff Writer September 27, 2013

I extended my hand to shake hers, as is the custom that my father taught me. “I’m sorry, I cannot,” Amal Khdour, founder of Al-Aqsa Community Clinic, said while recoiling from my gesture. Remembering...

Fall 2013 CAB live music series is just the beginning

Fall 2013 CAB live music series is just the beginning

Justyn Melrose, Features Editor September 20, 2013

On Sept. 13, a few students gathered and sat together in the Community Center Lounge. The lights sank and the stage glowed blue. Junior David Wheaton approached the stage, alto saxophone in hand, and with...

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