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The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

Letter to the editor: Circus animals deserve justice

Craig Shapiro, PETA Foundation March 4, 2016

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus paid a record $270,000 fine for multiple violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act. A 2-year-old elephant being held at its Florida breeding and training...

Letter to the Editor: Integrity for Guilford aims for improvement, comfortable community

Integrity for Guilford February 26, 2016

Hello. We are Integrity for Guilford, a coalition of student activists working towards the goal of making Guilford College a liberatory space for all students. Our focuses include decentering whiteness...

Letter to the Editor: Reasons we need to participate in Black History Month

1. Because until history stops repeating itself, our work is never over. 2. Because the fact that we still need to designate a month to celebrate blackness demonstrates in itself shows how much work we...

Letter to the Editor: Before we begin the semester

Caleb Anderson February 12, 2016

Before we truly begin this semester — before the inevitable outrage ensues over the next deficit crisis, next compensation issues, next set of demands or next student-athlete divide —before any of...

Letter to the Editor: A reply to Integrity for Guilford

Bob Williams, Professor of Economics February 12, 2016

“In your classes, do you naturally view your black, male students as future doctors, bankers or lawyers? If not, what do you see?” I still recall the sinking feeling as Dr. Eddie Moore asked these...

We must dwell more in discomfort

Diya Abdo November 20, 2015

The student protest on Thursday was deeply uncomfortable. And while we are not short on intense experiences at Guilford, these usually have a different tone and a different ending. Even the most difficult...

Letter to the editor: You don’t belong at Guilford if…

Jim Hood, Guest Writer October 5, 2015

Dear Editor,   I’ve been thinking a lot about community lately, one of Guilford’s so-called “core values.” I’ve wondered if community is, indeed, the squishiest of those values, the...

Letter to the Editor: Throughout the budget cuts, remember Guilford’s cohesion

Gia Henry, CCE senior, Guest Writer April 10, 2015

A few weeks ago when the student body was invited to come and “plea” their clubs, organizations, causes, and interests, to the board of trustees, I received an invite from many different groups I have...

Letter to the Editor: Disrespected by the Campus Activities Board

Alexander Morales, Senior & Former Spirit Chair of the Guilford College Campus Activities Board, Guest Writer March 6, 2015

To my friends in the community, I would like to relay a series of events that has shaken my beliefs about how genuinely we adhere to our stated Quaker values within our institution. As a result of ill-informed...

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