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Hurricane Florence may only be the start

Hurricane Florence photographed from the International Space Station on Sept. 10, 2018. // Photo courtesy of NASA

Janavi Mehta, Staff Writer

September 21, 2018

Hurricane Florence made landfall early Sept. 14. on the coast of the Carolinas, bringing strong winds, high storm surges and torrential rainfall. Florence developed off the west side of Africa and had a rocky track up to the United States coast. Florence gathered immense power and became a Category...

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Men’s golf team maintains spring hot streak with fall tournament wins

Members of the Guilford College men’s golf team Kell Graham ‘20, left, Zach Evens ‘20 and Josh Hill ‘19 pose for a portrait on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. The three golfers are currently leading the conference with Hill playing an average of 69.3, Evans an average of 69.5 and Graham an average of 70.0. The men’s golf team has been ranked fourth in the nation by the NCAA Division III Bushnell magazine “Golfweek.” //Photo by Abigail Bekele/The Guilfordian

DaeQuan Fitzgerald, Sports Editor

September 22, 2017

The Quakers’ men’s golf team has not skipped a beat since placing second by only two strokes in the National Championship last spring, already notching victories in both their tournaments this fall and breaking a school record. The goal for the team now: to take home a National Championship trophy. The...

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The best news of the summer according to Guilford students

Laura Hay, Staff Writer

September 22, 2017

Several students have reportedly been avoiding local, national and international news for the past four months. “I’ve stopped paying attention to news,” said Early College senior Joseph Chang. “The news media is shifting to click-bait.” This sentiment was echoed by many students who were...

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Climate change increases magnitude of hurricanes

Praveena Somasundaram, Features Editor

September 15, 2017

In light of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the question of the effect of climate change is important to consider. Skeptics of climate change believe the focus should remain only on the immediate effects of the hurricane. However, I think it is important to learn how climate change affected the severity...

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