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The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

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New Year’s Resolutions: A lasting tradition

MariaJose Guerrero Hernandez, Staff Writer January 22, 2022

With the new year comes the age-old tradition of making New Year's resolutions. This custom has a much longer history than most people realize.  According to history.com, New Year’s resolutions began...

Welcoming spring with spring cleaning

Nastia Webber, Staff Writer April 1, 2021

Spring is here! This means beautiful warm weather, spending more time outside and wanting to feel refreshed from that brutal winter hibernation. As strange as it may seem, cleaning is what comes to mind...

Poe prepares for his reading by haunting students frantically studying for Tim Kircher’s Elizabethan Age class. They reported that facing Poe was far preferable to facing Tim. // design by Maira Vandiver

Goof: Ghost of Edgar Allan Poe hosts poetry night in Hege Library

Maira Vandiver, Staff Writer April 1, 2021

Disclaimer: This story is a part of our April Fool’s edition, The Goofordian. This story was created by Guilfordian Staff and is not based in fact. It was a midnight dreary on Thursday, March 18,...

A picture taken by professor Jeff Jeske on Heather Hayton’s phone in May 2016, at the English Dept senior celebration, held at MJs Restaurant.

Quaker Dad Jim Becomes Interim College President

Kymari Williams, Staff Writer March 25, 2021

Dad jokes, eating a sandwich in the woods, saying “Hi” to people on campus, a total Quaker dad—ring any bells? Jim Hood, our new interim president. Hood has been teaching at Guilford since the...

Careers section in a newspaper.

The English Major: Leave no doors closed

Lideah Shivley, Staff Writer March 18, 2021

Social media management, public relations, advertising, news reporting and content creation are probably not the first things that pop in your mind when you think of an English degree.  When you tell...

Dog with homework and supplies in stomach.

Excuses, excuses – dogs that eat homework taken to the next level

Renata Diaz, Staff Writer March 11, 2021

Life is unpredictable in many ways. While we can try to control certain aspects of our lives, we can’t control everything that happens to us. If we could, it would make many people’s lives much easier.  Many...

Madison Burkhardt and Jillian Morrison braving the cold to serve coffee and donuts.

Balancing fun and safety during the pandemic

Juliana Hubbard, Staff Writer February 11, 2021

When people think of college, what comes to mind aren’t classes but the relationships, activities and shenanigans that happen outside of the classroom. However, the pandemic has deemed many staples of...

A liberal arts degree: for the Jack-of-all-trades

Emma Smith, Features Editor October 8, 2020

While studying at Guilford, students pursuing a liberal arts degree may ponder the ways in which a liberal arts education can actually be useful after graduation or even before then. They may question...

Changes made to Study Abroad

Navya Belavadi, Staff Writer December 7, 2018

“New study away courses that represent a range of academic interests and opportunities for students and faculty to collaboratively learn together in unique and distinct ways,” read an email sent to...

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