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Local elections are just as important as national ones and deserve people’s undivided attention

Local elections are just as important as national ones and deserve people’s undivided attention

Finn Williamson, Staff Writer October 6, 2017

At such a divisive time in politics, people often get caught up in large national elections and forget about local elections. These elections can have large impacts on the lives of citizens and are still...

essica Oberlies, (left), and Betselot Tessema eat gyros and take a break from performing at the 2017 Greensboro Greek Festival.//Photo by Julia Martins de Sa/The Guilfordian

Greensboro Greek Festival celebrates culture, engages community over this past weekend

Julia Martins de Sa, Assistant Photo Editor October 6, 2017

Carefree dancing, lively music, delicious food and a welcoming ambiance. The 2017 Greensboro Greek Festival was home to all of these this past weekend. Thousands of people came from all over the Triad...

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Guilford College News in Brief

October 6, 2017

NFL Controversy Campus Discussion On Thursday, Sept. 28, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Brothers Doing Positive hosted a campus dialogue centered around the recent NFL controversy....

Guilford College men’s tennis first-year Kane Mills practices on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. //Photo by Abigail Bekele/The Guilfordian

Men’s tennis team aims for improvement

Jonathan Hudson, Staff Writer October 6, 2017

Last spring, Guilford’s men’s tennis team competed in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship final for the first time in program history. They fell to Washington and Lee, 5-0, in the finals...

Anna Bell presented her book, “Ornament,” on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. Afterward, Bell signs and inscribes the books she sold.//Photo by Eric Xu /The Guilfordian

Guilford alum reads from first book of poems

Finn Williamson, Staff Writer October 6, 2017

On Thursday, Sept. 28, students, teachers and community members gathered in the Carnegie Room of Hege Library, all excited to hear Guilford alumna Anna Lena Phillips Bell speak. Since attending Guilford,...

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City council elections to be held in October

Jhanna Vasser, Staff Writer October 6, 2017

The city of Greensboro is holding city council elections. The primary election will be held on Oct. 10, with 15 candidates, including three incumbents, running for three at-large seats. Six of the 15 candidates...

Donald Trump speaking to supporters at an immigration policy speech at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. //Photo courtesy Gage Skidmore

Trump expands ban in the US

Praveena Somasundaram, Features Editor October 6, 2017

On Sunday, Sept. 24, the restrictions of the travel ban issued on Jan. 27 were set to expire. Instead, the Trump administration announced an expansion of the travel ban to eight different countries. The...

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News in Brief

Aarushi Ahuja, World & Nation Editor October 6, 2017

Cameroon On Oct. 2, at least eight people were killed in separatist rallies for independence in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon. The demonstrations were met with open fire by national security...

Coach Ashley Cox starts season with swim team

DaeQuan Fitzgerald, Sports Editor October 6, 2017

Head coach Ashley Cox and the Guilford College women’s swimming team get back to action Saturday, Oct. 7 at the Converse College Invitational. This will be Coach Cox’s second year leading the Quakers,...

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