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The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

J-Term approved for two-year extension as pilot program

J-Term approved for two-year extension as pilot program

Banning Watson, Staff Writer September 12, 2014

From Oxford to Shanghai, to the Netherlands and Italy, from Tai Chi to woodworking to bloodstain pattern analysis, January Term has something for everyone. It is good then that it might be here to stay. J-Term...

Extending J-Term pilot will allow program improvements

Matthew Jones, Staff Writers September 5, 2014

How did you spend your January term last year? Building a chair in woodworking class? Bird-watching in the Galapagos? Sleeping on the couch? According to the faculty, you should be able to continue...

Earn credits, take J-Term classes

Lek Siu, Staff Writer November 8, 2013

It is almost the end of the Fall semester and you might be wondering if you want to take a class during J-Term. You start asking yourself: Can it help me graduate on time and have a smaller course load...

Ruehlings summer solidifies love for ocean, volleyball

Ruehling’s summer solidifies love for ocean, volleyball

Traynham Larson, Staff Writer September 6, 2013

How was your summer? This question has been the focus of quick conversations as students return for the start of the fall semester.  For sophomore Kelsey Ruehling, that question cannot be asked enough. Ruehling...

The good, the bad and the ugly: what happened over J-Term?

Brittany Murdock, Staff Writer February 8, 2013

As I wait in line at the Grill to place my order, I am bombarded with familiar faces and quickly find myself invested in several conversations all starting off with the same question, “How was your break?” Whether...

Kafka meets the stage: The Trial run of J-Term theatre

Kafka meets the stage: ‘The Trial’ run of J-Term theatre

Chassidy Crump, Guest Writer February 8, 2013

The first J-Term has come and gone. During this time, students explored a field or project for a brief three weeks. In the case of the Theatre Studies department, Franz Kafke’s “The Trial” was prepared...

J-term predicted to be a success due to enrollment rates

Allison Debusk, Staff Writer December 7, 2012

This year, Guilford is trying something new: January term. J-term offers students the opportunity to study away, study abroad or domestically, take an on-campus seminar, launch an independent project,...

J-term fair displays wealth of local options and study abroad programs

J-term fair displays wealth of local options and study abroad programs

Allison DeBusk, Staff Writer September 14, 2012

Walking the streets of Montpellier, France. Performing at the International Fringe Festival, the largest cultural event in the world. Living on a yacht in the Caribbean. Sound like a dream vacation?...

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