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Diversity of staff and faculty headed upwards

Praveena Somasundaram, Features Editor November 10, 2017

Since Guilford College was founded in 1837, diversity has been one of its seven core values, which are principles that must be perpetuated throughout the campus community. Although diversity is a core...

DACA recipients should not be blamed

DACA recipients should not be blamed

Julia Martins de Sa, Staff Writer September 22, 2017

On the morning of Sept. 18, the Trump administration announced that they would be repealing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. In the moments after the announcement was made, the hearts of millions...

Frank Boyd, new Academic Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs will begin official duties on July 15. Boyd comes to Guilford from Illinois Wesleyan University, where he was an  associate provost and Title IX coordinator.

Frank Boyd selected as new academic dean

Abe Kenmore, Opinion Editor May 5, 2017

After a search that lasted more than five months, Guilford College has selected Frank Boyd as the new Academic Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs. On April 18, President Jane Fernandes sent...

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Admissions should pay more attention to diversity, first years

Nicole Zelniker, Editor-In-Chief April 25, 2017

Whether it was in the Cafeteria on the quad or even in your dorm, it was hard to miss the 500 students who were on campus on April 9 and 10 for Spring Into Guilford, the annual event where high school...

Carolyn Peck. Source: Womens Sport Foundation

Guilford works to increase diversity in athletics

Beatriz Caldas, Managing Editor April 16, 2017

Carolyn Peck didn’t realize she was the first African-American female coach to win a national championship until a reporter told her so in 1999. She was the head coach of Purdue University’s basketball...

Tesia Burton 16 walked the runway on April 25.

Students strut stuff in first fashion show

Nicole Zelniker, Managing Editor April 29, 2016

Artificial lights brightened the quad for the models who were preparing in a tent for their runway debut. On April 25, students walked in Guilford College’s first Intersectionality Fashion Show. “It...

International festival celebrates culture

Mara Stern & Aubrey King, Staff Writer & Features Editor April 15, 2016

Flags waved in the wind, the smell of different foods floated through the air and laughter could be heard across the lawn as students gathered to celebrate culture and countries. The Guilford College...

From left to right: James Shields 00, Katrina Jackson 05, and Judy Harvey 73 share their stories as former students to explain the colleges history of oppression and how much change has occurred.

All Black Everything: Symposium focuses on activism, integrity

Mara Stern, Staff Writer February 26, 2016

“True movements need to be woven in a fabric that gives the oppressed majority’s needs priority over individual wants,” said Kristi Matthews ’06 during her keynote address. “Think of ways to...

‘The Vagina Monologues’: diversity and womanhood

Mara Stern, Staff Writer February 19, 2016

Women dressed in black and red spread around the room looking focused and excited as the audience sat in anticipation in Bryan Jr. Auditorium waiting for the show to begin. “The Vagina Monologues”...

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