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The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

Students are encouraged to take advantage of last January term

Students are encouraged to take advantage of last January term

Editorial Board December 2, 2016

One of the most unique things about Guilford College is our winter, or January, term, but after this year, there will no longer be a January term at the College. Both budget cuts and a lack of student...

Universities in the US must forget stereotypes in admissions

Haiming Eric Xu, Staff Writer December 2, 2016

Over the past years, the admissions rates for top colleges and universities have generally decreased. With more and more students applying to and limited spaces in these prestigious institutions, admissions...

Allies should talk less and do much more

Ian Penny, World & Nation Editor December 2, 2016

When someone says the word “ally,” what thoughts come to mind? Some may conjure up an image of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin, the leaders of the Allied Powers, sitting...

The electoral system, media complicit in national turmoil

Aarushi Ahuja, Staff Writer December 2, 2016

Recently, this country has seen a surge in hate crimes, an energized alt-right and the use of tear gas against frustrated civilians. Secretary Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama, Sen. Elizabeth...

Biggest stories in December, January

Biggest stories in December, January

Ian Penny, World & Nation Editor December 2, 2016

For most of December and January, The Guilfordian will take its annual winter hiatus. However, there are plenty of important stories in the United States and around the world that students should keep...

Puerto Ricans vote for Rosselló, statehood

Puerto Ricans vote for Rosselló, statehood

Nicole Zelniker, Editor-In-Chief December 2, 2016

The territory between the Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic is making a case for American statehood. In a 2012 vote that included nearly 80 percent of the voting population, 54 percent of Puerto...

News in brief

News in brief

Ian Penny, World & Nation Editor December 2, 2016

Colombia A plane carrying the Brazilian soccer team Associação Chapecoense de Futebol, 21 journalists and a crew of nine crashed on Nov. 28 near Medellin, Colombia. Of the 81 people on board, only...

States vote pot this election

States vote pot this election

Aarushi Ahuja, Staff Writer December 2, 2016

Planted within this election was a victory for a most unexpected candidate: weed. In 1971, President Richard Nixon declared that drug abuse was America’s biggest enemy and launched the controversial...

News NiBs

Nicole Zelniker, Editor-In-Chief December 2, 2016

Guilford College on Amazon Smile Guilford College is now a charity on Amazon Smile and just in time for Cyber Monday. Nov. 28 marked the annual technological equivalent of Black Friday during which...

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