The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

What will the new COVID-19 vaccine mean? Perspectives from a public health coordinator

Avi Kumar, Staff Writer November 19, 2020

Eight months since the novel coronavirus was declared a global pandemic, an announcement has been made that indicates an end might be somewhat in sight. On Monday, Nov. 9, pharmaceutical company Pfizer...

Polish women making their marks with lightning bolts

Polish women making their marks with lightning bolts

Dakota McLean, Staff Writer November 5, 2020

Poland has recently ignited with protests regarding the passage of new laws by its highest court, including some dictating more restrictions on abortion. Poland’s conservative leadership situates it...

Waukegan fatal shooting raises questions for police reform

Mei Lander, Staff Writer November 5, 2020

According to the New York Times, an unnamed Waukegan, Illinois police officer was arrested after fatally shooting 19-year-old Black man Marcellis Stinnette. 20-year-old Black woman Tafara Williams was...

Nigerian protestors call for SARS to be disbanded

Violence against Nigerian protesters

Catherine Lattanzi, Staff Writer October 29, 2020

With the presidential election looming, and the active threat of the COVID-19 crisis, Americans may overlook issues happening outside our borders.  For the past two weeks, Nigeria’s citizens have been...

President Donald Trump looks over at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci as CDC Director Robert Redfield looks on the president returning to the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2020

Trump attacks Dr. Anthony Fauci

Claire Bender, Staff Writer October 29, 2020

On Oct. 19, Donald Trump attacked Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the leading infectious disease specialist in the country, labelling him as “a disaster” in a call to his campaign staff.  The President claims...

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi

US legislators call on release of Egyptian prisoners

Ethan DeLiso, Staff Writer October 29, 2020

On Monday, a group of 55 U.S. lawmakers called on Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi to release a group of prisoners of conscience—those jailed because of their race, sexuality, political views...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks in Lansing on Aug. 14, 2020.

Group charged with plot to kidnap Michigan Governor

Claire Bender, Staff Writer October 22, 2020

On Thursday, Oct. 8, officials announced the arrest of thirteen men affiliated with an anti-government group. According to the New York Times, the men were charged with terrorism, conspiracy and weapons...

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna

Two female Nobel Prize laureates: CRISPR-Cas9’s revolutionary biotechnological breakthrough

Habin Hwang, Staff Writer October 22, 2020

For the first time in history, the Nobel Committee selected two female scientists as the winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Oct. 7, 2020. Recognized by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences...

Subway bread-- if you can call it that

Subway bread– if you can call it that

Catherine Lattanzi, Staff Writer October 15, 2020

Since fast food chain Subway first opened its doors in 1965, its patrons have enjoyed its sandwiches without questioning their ingredients. As long as they were serving quality food, what was there to...

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