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Alan Alda, actor, director, screenwriter and author, served as the final Brian Series speaker for the 2016-2017 academic year and
spoke on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Greensboro Coliseum. // Photo courtesy of Julie Knight.

Final Bryan Series speaker, Alan Alda, amazes crowds

Lana Heltzel, Staff Writer April 16, 2017

On April 6, actor and science advocate Alan Alda regaled the audience with stories from his life in a presentation entitled “Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself” at the Greensboro Coliseum. The...

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Senate Update

Collin Gendron, Business Manager April 16, 2017

Every year there is an election for new Senate executives, and tonight in Senate, candidates for next year discussed their views and how they would want to improve Guilford College’s community. This...

National Geographic’s Amy Toensing talks about photography, traveling

National Geographic’s Amy Toensing talks about photography, traveling

Praveena Somasundaram, Staff Writer April 16, 2017

From India to Bosnia to Uganda, National Geographic photographer Amy Toensing has captured the stories of women who have lost their husbands. “My passion is people,” said Toensing. “I like to...

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Robin Givhan talks challenges as a POC journalist

Precious Adisa, Staff Writer April 16, 2017

Robin Givhan is the Fashion critic for The Washington Post. She received her masters in journalism at University of Michigan in 1988. Her first newspaper job was with the Detroit Free Press. In 2006,...

Campus refugee program spreads, adds minor

Campus refugee program spreads, adds minor

Finn Williamson, Staff Writer April 16, 2017

Over 65 million people are displaced from their homes. Half are under the age of 18. Programs have sprouted up everywhere to help refugees across the world. One that is gaining traction, “Every Campus...

Saba Taj creates political posters along with students during an event open to the public on Wednesday, April 5 at the Hege-Cox Printmaking Studio in Greensboro, North Carolina. // Photo courtesy of Erin Kye

Artist Saba Taj talks activism

Praveena Somasundaram, Staff Writer April 12, 2017

“What’s most notable to me is it’s one of the few times that I’ve depicted the villain, the thing that is being struggled against, in a body,” said artist Saba Taj. “The figure is stealing...

NCAA continues to avoid NC due to HB2

NCAA continues to avoid NC due to HB2

Hannah Shoemaker, Staff Writer April 7, 2017

The North Carolina General Assembly has voted to repeal House Bill 2, North Carolina’s controversial “bathroom bill” originally passed in April 2016, which has faced longstanding opposition nationwide,...

Harrison Frye, junior, shot an even-par 73 to help the Quakers win over Hope College and Luther College on Wed. March 22, 2017. // Photo courtesy of Guilford Athletics

Golf team excited for upcoming season

Nellie Vinograd, Video Editor April 7, 2017

Golf has many ups and downs, literally and emotionally. Fortunately, the men’s golf team is making their way out of the sand trap of disappointment and into the smooth putting green of victory. Though...

James Shields ‘00, director of The Bonner Center for Community Service & Learning, reads an excerpt from The Reminiscence of Levi Coffin in front of the Underground Railroad Tree. // Photo by Nicole Zelniker/Guilfordian

James Shields steps up as interim MED head

Abe Kenmore, Opinion Editor April 7, 2017

The Multicultural Education Department is getting an upgrade, even as it loses a director — the latest in a string of departures. In an email to the community on March 27, President Jane Fernandes...

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