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The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

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News in Brief: 8 trends to watch out for this year

Abe Kenmore, World & Nation Editor February 20, 2015

The rise of India: India’s economic growth, according to a recent story in The Economist, may surpass China’s in the next year or two. Last year, their gross domestic product grew by 7.5 perecent....

Black History Month: A Time Of Honor, Education In Greensboro

Zachary Lindsey, Staff writer February 13, 2015

“Black History Month is the time to celebrate the accomplishments of African-Americans all over the diaspora,” said James Shields, director of the Bonner Center for Community Service & Learning. BHM...

News In Brief: Week of 2/13/15

Abe Kenmore, World & Nation Editor February 13, 2015

Lille, France The ex-head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has denied charges that he was involved in pimping, according to the BBC. He is being charged with obtaining prostitutes...

Racism towards Canada’s First Nations Increases

Beatriz Caldas, Staff Writer February 13, 2015

On Jan. 22, the Canadian magazine Maclean’s published an article about the murder of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine. What most people do not know, however, is that this case is just the tip of an iceberg....

New Co-Op Created To Fight Food Insecurity

New Co-Op Created To Fight Food Insecurity

Sommer Fanney, Staff Writer February 13, 2015

This year, a Greensboro community is expected to have access to a grocery store after 15 years of existing as a food desert. Since Winn-Dixie shipped out of the shopping center on Phillips Avenue in...

City approves Greensboro massacre memorial

City approves Greensboro massacre memorial

Thor Tobiassen, Staff Writer February 6, 2015

No one disputes that on Nov. 3, 1979, neo-Nazis and members of the Ku Klux Klan shot and killed five people, wounding 10, in Greensboro during a demonstration by the Communist Workers’ Party. But beyond...

Allison making NC history as first trans* party chair candidate

Allison making NC history as first trans* party chair candidate

Brianna Parker, Staff Writer February 6, 2015

Janice Covington Allison is making history as the first transgender candidate for the North Carolina Democratic Party chair, but the journey is not without roadblocks. Allison made waves in 2012 when...

The Deep South continues to struggle in war against HIV

Aiperi Iusupova, Staff Writer February 6, 2015

The United States has always been divided into geographical fractions based on race and socioeconomic status. Today, the fragmented character of American history has led to a new life-threatening problem...

Oligarchy threatens democracy in US

Banning Watson, Staff Writer December 5, 2014

We the people or we the very rich few? Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont recently joined scholars and activists in accusing the United States government of becoming less of a democracy and more of an...

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