North America sees NAFTA replacement
Ryan Brown, Staff Writer
November 2, 2018
After nearly 25 years as the outline for trade in North America, NAFTA is set to be replaced by the newly negotiated United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA). The result of a campaign promise by President Donald Trump to renegotiate NAFTA, the USMCA was in the works for over a year before its announcement...
NAFTA renegotiations continue in a standstill against Canada and the US
Ayesha Tahirkheli, Staff Writer
September 14, 2018
Rising political tensions, miscommunications and legal quandaries have brought negotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement to a standstill. Since August 16, 2017, the U.S., Mexico, and Canada have been attempting to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, to modify...
2018 Winter Olympics brings joy, skepticism
Eric Zhang and Jonah Selom
March 16, 2018
The 2018 Winter Olympics held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, drew to a close on Feb. 25 after 16 days of competition. Norway ranked above all other participating countries, winning a total of 39 medals, eight more than second-place Germany and 10 more than Canada, who came in third. The U.S. finished...
News in Brief
Aarushi Ahuja, World & Nation Editor
December 1, 2017
Indonesia Mount Agung in Karangasem, Bali erupted this week for the first time in approximately 50 years. The eruption has filled the island with large clouds of ash and smoke, which the volcano has been producing since Nov. 21. According to the Mount Agung Task Force, over 38,000 people residing in a...
Etsuo’s corner: introducing XinXin
Etsuo Fujita, Staff Writer
November 17, 2017
Editor’s note: Etsuo’s Corner is a weekly column for World & Nation by Etsuo Fujita, an international student from Japan. Fujita features the stories of other international students or writes about his adventures and impressions as he learns about the cultures and customs of Guilford and his...
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 travel ban initially placed restrictions on visitors from six majority-Muslim countries including...
News in Brief
Aarushi Ahuja, Staff Writer
May 5, 2017
Venezuela Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro supports rewriting the national constitution. His proposal would reorganize the existing legislative body and change the election system to “direct and secret vote” by this new body according to Al Jazeera. These changes were announced at a Caracas...
News In Brief
Ian Penny, World & Nation Editor
February 12, 2016
Columbia The Constitutional Court of Colombia made a ruling prohibiting mining operations and petroleum projects from the country’s paramos regions. Paramos are moorland ecosystems typically found between elevations of 3,000 and 5,000 meters (9,843 to 16,404 feet). For many citizens, these paramos...
News in Brief
Nicole Zelniker, World & Nation Editor
November 6, 2015
Canada Canada’s recently elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face a major political decision on whether or not to bail out Bombardier, Inc., a multinational transportation company based in Canada. The government of Quebec has already committed to give $1 billion to Bombardier, and they want...
