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The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

For vulnerable populations like low-income students, medical care in America is often unaffordable, particularly for the uninsured. Via www.pexels.com

New Guilford policies cause insurance headache for students

Samreen Ahmed, Staff Writer October 7, 2022

Out-of-state Guilford College students have recently revealed the struggles some of them face in getting medical insurance in North Carolina.  Many college students are insured through their parents,...

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris both don masks out of respect for healthcare workers and safety regulations, a stark contrast to previous leadership under Donald Trump.

What Biden’s Presidency means for healthcare workers

Habin Hwang, Staff Writer February 4, 2021

It’s 8 a.m. College students and teachers alike log onto Zoom for their morning classes, rubbing the sleep out of their eyes. Those with other morning responsibilities race the clock to get dressed for...

Staff Editorial: Your young votes matter

Staff Editorial: Your young votes matter

October 26, 2018

America is in an era of extreme social, political, and economic dysfunction. There is an opioid crisis devastating poor communities, income and wealth inequality is at shockingly high levels while median...

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Report highlights treatment of faculty

Hannah Shoemaker, News Editor March 23, 2018

In the fall 2017 semester, 33.9 percent of Guilford courses were taught by contingent faculty, part-time or full-time faculty members who are not tenured or on the tenure track. This year, the Guilford...

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Guilford releases the lineup for the 2018-2019 Bryan Series event

Finn Williamson, Senior Writer March 16, 2018

The 2018-19 Bryan Series will feature a number of well-known politicians, athletes and doctors, beginning with a two-person lecture from Karl Rove and David Axelrod, former high-level advisors from both...

India proposes “Modicare” as healthcare plan

India proposes “Modicare” as healthcare plan

Aarushi Ahuja, World and Nation Editor February 16, 2018

India recently announced an unprecedentedly large public healthcare scheme proposal. The proposed insurance plan would be the world’s grandest public healthcare system to date, announced to potentially...

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Proposed parking fee faces faculty and staff backlash

Hannah Shoemaker and Andrew Walker January 26, 2018

The final weeks of 2017 at Guilford consisted of finals, winter break and a proposed faculty and staff parking fee. On Dec. 11, the Office of Human Resources sent an email to Guilford faculty and staff...

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Mara Stewart shares work on STD awareness

Anna Snider and Shivam Gandhi November 10, 2017

There were nearly 2 million cases of sexually transmitted diseases reported in Guilford County in 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mara Stewart, a senior and sociology...

Gawande inspires with talk on healthcare

Nicole Zelniker, World & Nation Editor October 30, 2015

Guilford College’s website describes Atul Gawande as a “best-selling author and physician.” He describes himself as “A doctor who got lucky enough to start writing during (his) training.” On...

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