Guilford College News in Brief
Yunah Kim, News Editor
January 25, 2019
Super Blood Wolf Moon lights up Guilford On Sunday, Jan. 20, Guilford’s physics department presented a multimedia lecture on the topics of lunar eclipses and observing the moon, a tour of the Cline Observatory and a session for open observing. The program began at 7:30 p.m. in the Bryan Jr. Audito...
Julia Gillard talks experiences as a woman in politics at Bryan Series
Finn Williamson, Opinion Editor
November 28, 2018
Filed under News, Top Stories, Web Exclusive
For the third installment of the 2018-2019 season of the Bryan Series, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard came to speak with the Guilford and Greensboro community. Gillard was elected to prime minister in 2010 and became the first female to ever hold that position. “She...
Campus sees 12th annual Soy un Líder conference
Abigail AbantoHollans, Features Editor
November 16, 2018
Filed under Features, In Print, Top Stories
“I hope Soy un Lider can help high school students have enough resources to apply to a different college, or reach higher education in general,” said sophomore Daisy Arguello. “I hope Soy un Lider can bring a change in people's lives, and their dreams.” The annual Soy Un Lider conference was...
As middle class falls, crime rises in Latin America
Peter Zheng, Staff Writer
October 26, 2018
Filed under In Print, World & Nation
According to the Pew Research Center, the crime rate has fallen in the United States over the past 25 years. However, while rates of violent crime have dropped in the United States, they have stayed high in Latin America. With just eight percent of the world’s population, Latin America accounts for...
Fernandes joins Presidents’ Alliance
Roman Raies, Staff Writer
February 9, 2018
On Dec. 12, 2017, Guilford College President Jane Fernandes joined over two dozen other college presidents from around the country to create the Presidents’ Alliance for Higher Education and Immigration. The Alliance was created to advocate for policies which protect immigrant, undocumented and...
ECAR welcomes new refugees and trainees
Jilly Campbell, Assistant Copy Editor
September 29, 2017
Filed under Features, In Print, Top Stories
18 trainees. Five refugees. One campus. It’s been a busy week for Every Campus a Refuge to say the least. On Saturday, Sept. 23, 18 students, staff members, faculty and alumni participated in a training session to become volunteers for the program. And Tuesday, Sept. 26 marked the arrival of...
A Day Without Immigrants
Fernando Jimenez, Photography Editor
February 17, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, News, Social Justice, Top Stories
“La Bamba” played within the walls of the Central Carolina Worker Justice Center as members of the Latinx community gathered to make signs in preparation for the Day Without Immigrants protest that took place Thursday. Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina. “In a da...
Protestors respond to Trump’s immigration order
DaeQuan Fitzgerald, Sports Editor
February 9, 2017
Filed under Top Stories, World & Nation
Three weeks into Donald Trump’s presidency, campaign promises are quickly and controversially becoming policy. The most recent action was an executive order calling for a temporary travel ban on individuals coming to the U.S. from seven countries — Syria, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, and Somalia...
FaithAction embraces, supports immigrants
June Park, Staff Writer
September 25, 2015
Filed under Features
In the last decade, an unprecedented number of immigrants have joined communities all over the U.S. With them, they have brought their cultures, religions and ethnic identities. Of course change can bring hardship and erect barriers, but in our community the FaithAction International House organization...
