Yunah Kim, News Editor
September 7, 2018
Guilford opens new academic year with Convocation and Passing of the Light Ceremony
On Wednesday, Aug. 22, student and faculty leaders formally welcomed Guilford’s new students into the college community with a convocation and a candlelight ceremony. The assembly and ceremony were held as a part o...
Tags: Ben Tumin, Convocation, EcoQuest, Guilford College, Guilford College PRIDE, Guilford College Study Abroad, Guilford Green Foundation, Hispanos Unidos de Guilford, Intercultural Engagement Center Reception, Liz Torres Melendez, Meagan McNeely, Monsters To Destroy, multicultural education department, New Zealand, Passing of the Light, refugee resettlement, Ria Breejart, Shifting Worlds: Displacement and Forced Migration in Modern Times Institute, Syrian refugee crisis
Hannah Shoemaker, News Editor
April 6, 2018
Mylène Dressler wins book award
Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing Mylène Dressler is the 2018 winner of the is Book Pipeline award for her latest novel, “The Last To See Me.” The Book Pipeline award is a $10,000 prize intended to get winning books on the fast track to film a...
Tags: “My Friend Victoria”, All College Meeting for Worship, Amazon, black panther, Bonner Center for Community Service and Learning, Book Pipeline award, Corie Hampton, Draw-A-Thon, East Asia, Emma Rice, Emma Rose Finnis, film, HERstory Month Teach-In, interfaith, International Film Festival, Ja’lessa Morris, James Shields, John Ellis, Krishauna Hines-Gaither, marvel, multicultural education department, mylene dressler, Naadiya Hasan, Natalie Bodian, Panel, Precious Adisa, religion, spirituality, The Last to See Me, Tiffany Holland, Women’s History Month, Zhihong Chen, Ziwei Qi
Hannah Shoemaker, News Editor
March 30, 2018
Event showcases Guilford’s LGBTQIA history
Guilford offered students, faculty, staff and other community members the chance to learn about the College’s LGBTQIA history at Gibb’s Hundred Brewing Company on Thursday, March 22. The event also featured the LGBTQIA history of the University of Nort...
Tags: “Being 17”, “Hippocrates, “Latest News from the Cosmos”, “Magic: The Gathering Tournament”, “Mindful Experiencing for Stress Management”, “Perspectives on France: A Tournées Film Festival”, “The Good Place”, Amtgard, Career Action Week, Career Development Center, Dazed and CONfused, Diary of a French Doctor”, gender and sexuality studies department, Gibb’s Hundred Brewing Company, Gwen Gosney Erickson, honors program, Iron Chef, Kristen Bell, LGBTQIA history, Maria Bobroff, moral philosophy, multicultural education department, Muslim Student Association, Office of Student Leadership and Engagement, Opportunities Fair, stress relief, The Hut, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Vance Ricks, What the hell con, women's, Yachting Club
Hannah Shoemaker, News Editor
March 23, 2018
Quaker House presents “This Evil Thing”
On Friday, March 16, in Sternberger Auditorium the Quaker House presented the one-man show, “This Evil Thing,” written and performed by playwright and actor Michael Mears. The show focuses on the ways in which conscientious objectors across the globe ...
Tags: “Bright Dead Things”, “Lucky Wreck”, “May Allah Bless France!”, “Perspectives on France: A Tournées Film Festival”, “Sharks in the Rivers”, “The Carrying”, “This Big Fake World”, “This Evil Thing”, 1968, Abd Al Malik, Ada Limón, Amnesty International, Carmen Eby, César Franck, Civil Rights Act of 1968, conscientious objectors, death penalty cases, department of theatre studies, Drew Hays, gender and sexuality studies department, Gerald Finzi, Gun violence, immigrant and refugee rights, Johann Sebastian Bach, Kami Rowan, Maria Bobroff, Martin Luther King Jr., Michael Mears, multicultural education department, music department, Music Faculty Recital, Muslim Student Association, Rebecca Willie, refugees, resettlement, Richard Nixon, Sherwood Anderson Creative Writing Program, Statewide Amnesty Meeting, Sternberger Auditorium, the department of foreign languages, The Quaker House, the women’s, Tim Lindeman, Vietnam War, World War I
Fernando Jiménez, Senior Photographer
March 16, 2018
Members of the Guilford community and over 60 James B. Dudley High School students attended the All Black Everything Symposium and Africana Change Jr. Summit on Wednesday Feb. 28 at Hege Library.
The event was organized by the Multicultural Education Department in collaboration with the Black Histo...
Tags: Africana Change Jr. Summit, All Black Everything Symposium, black experience, Black History Month, Black History Month Committee, Bonner Center, Brandyn Davis, Brian De Young, college application process, Deborah Shaw, financial aid, Friends Center, Hege Library, James B. Dudley High School, James Shields, Krishauna Hines-Gaither, multicultural education department, Office of Student Leadership, person of color, Quaker Leadership Scholars Program, Sierra Beasley, Terra Roane, Tiffany Holland, Yamai Pedraza, Yasmeen Alvarez
Hannah Shoemaker, News Editor
March 16, 2018
Black Student Union hosts N-word discussion
As one of Guilford’s final events in celebration of Black History Month, on Feb. 26 the Black Student Union hosted a presentation and discussion about both the historical complexities of the N-word. The event was facilitated by Vice President for Diversity, Equit...
Tags: #DayforGuilford, American Red Cross, Barbara Lawrence, Black History Month, Black History Month Planning Committee, Black Student Union, campus life, Community Blood Center of the Carolinas, community blood drive, Community Center, DACA, Dreamers, Earth Quaker Action Team, Founders Hall, Friends of Dreamers Higher Education National Call-In Day, Mara Stewart, multicultural education department, N-word, Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations, Quaker Lunch, STD/HIV testing, Tim Johnson, Triad Health Project, Wess Daniels, Zana Hicks
Abigail AbantoHollans, Staff Writer
February 23, 2018
Free T-shirts, ice cream, games and a warm bonfire were just a few of the things that greeted the Guilford College community at the Guilford LOVE Party.
The Guilford LOVE Party took place on Valentine’s Day from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the lake. This community event signified the end of the Secret...
Tags: #bonfire, celebration, college, community, Free press, gifts, Guilford LOVE, Guilford LOVE party, Guilford Secret Valentine, Krishauna Hines-Gaither, love, Mick Anderson, multicultural education department, presents, secret valentines, students, Stuff and Plush, sweets, T-shirts, Valentine's Day
February 16, 2018
Student fellows present on experiences
As a member of the Pulitzer Center’s Campus Consortium since 2012, Guilford has a strong relationship with the Pulitzer Center. One way that students can benefit from the relationship is by becoming a student fellow, which allows selected students to pursue...
Tags: “Black Experiences at Predominantly White Institutions vs. Historically Black Colleges and Universities”, “Dragon King’s Daughter Harp Dedication Concert”, “Just Another Wednesday”, “The Gospel of Healing: Vol. I: Black Churches Respond to HIV/AIDS”, Black History Month, Black History Month Planning Committee, Black Student Union, Carnegie Room, Carol Rauch, Community Center, counseling center, Element Talent Showcase, Guilford College Music Department, harp, healthy relationship, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Kyia O’Neal, multicultural education department, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, performance, Praveena Somasundaram, Predominantly White Institutions, Pulitzer Center, Pulitzer Center Campus Consortium, self care, student fellow, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Valentine's Day, Wendy Looker, Winifred Garrett, Winston Salem State University
February 2, 2018
Katherine Calvin presents on “The Brit Abroad”
Guilford College took a trip back in time on Wednesday, Jan. 24 when Visiting Lecturer in Art History Katherine Calvin gave a lecture entitled “The Brit Abroad: Travel in Portraiture and Landscape, 1750-1815.” Calvin’s presentation focused on the...
Tags: “The Brit Abroad: Travel in Portraiture and Landscape, “The Brit Abroad”, & Mayhem: Mental Illness versus Criminal Cleverness”, 1750-1815”, All Black Everything Symposium, All College Meeting for Worship, American Red Cross, art, Black History Month, Black Student Union, community, Community Blood Center of the Carolinas, Equity and Inclusion, February, forensic, forensic biology club, Friends Center, Guilford College Community Blood Drive, Hlois Mlo, interfaith, Irving Zavaleta Jimenez, Katherine Calvin, Kristen Poteat, Madness, Mamta Gurung, multicultural education department, murder, Office of Diversity, Richard Walter, Ron Cardwell, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Vidocq Society, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, Zhihong Chen
