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The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

Ye in the TD Garden from the Saint Pablo Tour. One of the many apotheoses of old Kanye. Via Wikimedia Commons

Kanye West and contrarian instincts

Miles Kirkpatrick, Opinion Editor October 21, 2022

Whenever I read new news about the downward spiral of Kanye West, I think back to the barbershop guy. This is not because they hold similar beliefs—the barber was just advocating for getting outside...

Magnus Carlsen playing in the FIDE World FR Chess Championship 2019. Via Wikimedia Commons

Is Hans Niemann a cheater, or is Magnus Carlsen a sore loser?

Tyler Dearman, Staff Writer October 21, 2022

On Sept. 26, arguably one of the best chess players in the world, Magnus Carlsen, tweeted about his withdrawal from the 2022 Sinquefield Cup. Carlsen tweeted that he believes Hans Niemann cheated in past...

The controversy over marijuana is not new, as seen in this photo of the Space Odyssey Marijuana March in  New Orleans in 2001. Via commons.wikimedia.org

Is weed on the road to legalization?

Samreen Ahmed, Staff Writer October 21, 2022

People have debated marijuana laws in the U.S. since the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 first made weed illegal nationwide. Concerns about overcriminalization have risen in the past decades, and more evidence...

Let’s take a look at online learning

Nikki Tuttle October 14, 2022

It seems that online learning is taken for granted. Most people just plug in and start typing, not even considering the advanced wonders of technology, but it turns out that this revolutionary tool has...

Wholesome Spy x Family starts off with a sweet but rushed beginning.

The anime season kickoff may have missed the mark

Bree Lavine, Features Editor October 14, 2022

On Oct. 1, the anime world was hit with two of the most anticipated returns to streaming. "Spy x Family" and "My Hero Academia" are very different stories but have big fan bases in the anime community....

Staff Editorial: As midterms loom, remember to vote

October 14, 2022

Voting in college can be difficult to navigate, but there are many ways to get your vote in while on campus. Of course, if your home address is in North Carolina, and especially in Guilford County, you...

I compiled all the tea behind ‘Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,’ so you’re spared

Jiya Patel, Guest Writer October 14, 2022

As many of you probably know, the quality of Netflix content in the past few years has been almost as bad as month-old bananas. A new Netflix release that indicates this drop-in rate is "Dahmer-Monster:...

An American barber pole. In Europe, the poles are just red and white, while in America they include blue, for unclear historical reasons.

Barbershops and Black Philosophy

Miles Kirkpatrick, Opinion Editor October 14, 2022

I remember going in to get my haircut and being asked to weigh in on a philosophical discussion. These conversations were not uncommon, and on that day, the guys in the shop were talking about meditation...

Marilyn Monroe was on the cover of hundreds of tabloids over her short-lasting career, many jumping at the drama surrounding her marital status.

‘Blonde’: still exploiting Marilyn Monroe 60 years after her death

Mary-Elizabeth Wicker, Staff Writer October 14, 2022

Forced abortions, a talking fetus and a largely fictional story. Netflix's "Blonde" is based on a novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates, which, the author stressed in an interview, was not meant...

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