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

Turn out for what? Cast your vote

Editorial Board October 30, 2015

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 61.9 percent of eligible voters cast their votes in the 2012 presidential election. You may think, “Wow, that’s over half the population. We’re doing pretty good,...

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...

Students protest in Hong Kong for better representation

Students protest in Hong Kong for better representation

Clare Forrister, Staff Writer October 24, 2014

Whether in Hong Kong or at Guilford, students know how to get fired up for what they believe in. Recently, outspoken members of Hong Kong’s population have clashed with mainland China’s conservative...

Mandatory voting robs citizens’ democratic freedoms

Robert Pacheo, Staff Writer November 1, 2013

Voting is often regarded the same way vegetables on your dinner plate were as a child. We know that it is good for us, but we look upon it as a chore rather than an enjoyable obligation. The notion...

Egypt in state of emergency

Laura Hay, Staff Writer February 15, 2013

Egypt’s citizens continue to protest the country’s policies, leading the government to declare a national state of emergency in late January. Violence from protests has claimed the lives of more...

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