The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

News in Brief: 4/10/15

Abe Kenmore, World & Nation Editor April 10, 2015

India Police are accused of using excessive force after a battle with red sandalwood smugglers killed 20 suspects, according to the BBC. Red sandalwood (prized in furniture making) was banned from sale...

News in Brief: 3/27/2015

Abe Kenmore, World & Nation Editor March 27, 2015

India In a 200-page ruling, the Indian supreme court struck down a law banning offensive comments on social media, according to The Guardian. The law, section 66a of an amendment to the Information...

News in Brief: 8 trends to watch out for this year

Abe Kenmore, World & Nation Editor February 20, 2015

The rise of India: India’s economic growth, according to a recent story in The Economist, may surpass China’s in the next year or two. Last year, their gross domestic product grew by 7.5 perecent....

News in Brief 11/7/14

Abe Kenmore, World and Nation editor November 7, 2014

Mexico City, Mexico: The elusive mayor of Iguala, Jose Luis Abarca, who has been on the run since the well-publicized massacre of six students and the disappearance of 43 more over a month ago, has...

Can the US trust Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

Molly Schneider, Staff Writer October 24, 2014

Narendra Modi. You may know him as the new prime minister of India. But to many, he is the former Gujarat state chief minister who idly stood by as hundreds of mostly Muslim people were murdered in the...

Capitalism destroys indigenous lands

Capitalism destroys indigenous lands

Rebecca Dou, Staff Writer March 7, 2014

Although many people consider Western development integral to the world’s progression, many tribal groups argue that some attempts at development result in driving society backwards. Members of the...

Mandalas & Monks

Mandalas & Monks

Emily Haaksma, Staff Writer November 8, 2013

“Why are there monks in the Caf?” Guilford College’s campus was abuzz with this question last week when serene men in traditional maroon robes were spotted by curious students. Six Tibetan...

Rape culture in India raises new outrage, old questions

Rishab Revankar, Staff Writer May 3, 2013

After their 5-year-old daughter had been missing for two days, a couple living in New Delhi, India, heard her cries in a neighboring apartment.  They broke down the locked doors and found their daughter...

Dangerous working conditions kill hundreds

Jordan Smith, Staff Writer December 7, 2012

Unsafe working conditions and meager wages seem like a distant U.S. memory of the 1900s, but in other parts of the world, these poor conditions remain a reality. In the global market, various regions...

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