Staff Editorial: Our vision for 2020
May 29, 2020
Welcome back to Guilford for the spring semester! We’ve at last landed in a new decade. It feels like change is on the horizon, doesn’t it? 2020 seems to be bound for big, new developments. The 2020 presidential election is getting ever-closer, and the discourse surrounding it becomes more intense...
U.S. celebrates National Poetry Month
DaeQuan Fitzgerald, Editor-in-Chief
April 12, 2019
Each year since 1996, the United States has recognized the month of April as National Poetry Month, a celebration of poetry organized by the Academy of American Poets. The recognition was designed to increase the appreciation for and simple awareness of poetry within the country. April was selected a...
Women’s Lacrosse ends regular season with four home games
Allyson Fuquay, Staff Writer
April 12, 2019
With the spring athletic season nearing playoff time, the Guilford College women’s lacrosse team has a current overall record of 6-6 and is 1-4 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC). The team has been working hard throughout the season and intends to finish out strong. All the players on t...
News in Brief
DaeQuan Fitzgerald, Editor-in-Chief
April 12, 2019
Israel After Benny Gantz seemed to admit defeat in the country’s national election, current prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks posed to stay in office for a fifth term, which would be a record. United States president Donald Trump offered his congratulations to Netanyahu. The final ballots, ...
Singapore introduces bill to fight false claims
Sarah Taylor and Kiran Soma
April 12, 2019
Singapore is the latest country to take legislative measures against false claims by news outlets. Under deliberation for almost two years, the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill would allow the Singaporean government to remove supposedly fallacious information and have media sit...
Quakers join in DIII Week celebration
Hunter Neal, Staff Writer
April 12, 2019
Last week, Guilford College participated in Division III Week, a NCAA event where Division III colleges across the nation celebrate the impact of athletics on the campus and community. The NCAA released a facts and figures sheet detailing the impact athletics has at Division III institutions acrosse ...
Remakes and reboots fail to please audiences
Liam Connolly, Staff Writer
April 12, 2019
These days there’s almost always a remake or reboot of a beloved property playing at the cinemas. From the live action Disney films to that new “Hellboy” reboot, it feels like we’re getting a never-ending cycle of lifeless cash grabs, some of which do well based on audience curiosity alone. It ...
Students vote on GSBA Executive Board
Yunah Kim and Abigail AbantoHollans
April 12, 2019
On Wednesday, April 10, the Office of Student Leadership and Engagement (OSLE) announced election results for the Guilford Student Body Association (GSBA) Executive Board that will serve in the 2019-2020 academic year. Junior Lizzy Kapuscinski was named GSBA president. Junior Librado Mendoza Sosa ...
Burger King introduces meatless Whopper
Elliot Adamson and Max Elkan
April 12, 2019
As of Monday, April 1, the Florida-based fast food chain Burger King has introduced a new menu item in 59 of their stores in the St. Louis, Missouri, area. The item has been dubbed the “Impossible Whopper” because it uses a meatless patty instead of a traditional ground beef patty. The meatless burge...
