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The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

Protests in St. Louis spark debates about race

Roman Raies, Staff Writer September 29, 2017

On Sept. 15, Judge Timothy J. Wilson of St. Louis ruled that former police officer Jason Stockley was not guilty of first degree murder in the 2011 fatal shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith. Local activists...

Members of the Guilford community joined a peaceful demonstration in downtown Greensboro on Monday, Sept. 5, 2017 in support of DACA beneficiaries. This was one of many nationwide protests that have been organized by members of the immigrant communtiy currently residing in the United States. //Photos by Fernando Jimenez/The Guilfordian

NC joins multistate lawsuit defending DACA

Fernando Jimenez, Managing Editor September 15, 2017

Hundreds of protests across the nation. 20 state lawsuits. One rescinded program. President Donald Trump ordered an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, on...

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Protests worldwide, nationally garner attention

Ian Penny, World & Nation Editor February 17, 2017

Thousands huddle together under nighttime lights. Droves of creative signs and flags sprinkle a crowd. Authorities line up behind rows of riot shields and tear gas. Protests always create captivating...

People protest against Dakota Access Pipeline

Nicole Zelniker, Editor-In-Chief December 2, 2016

On Nov. 11, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokeswoman Amy Gaskill announced that a decision on whether or not the Dakota Access Pipeline, an oil pipeline that would run though native land, would be built...

Student list of demands for Guilford

November 22, 2015

The Guilfordian is publishing the revised list of demands from student activists so the community can review and discuss them. A coalition of student activists drafted the following list of demands...

Junior Mara Stern, senior Maile Munroe and junior Becca Mellor march.

A thousand youths unite in Washington, DC

Maksym Kosachevskyy, Staff Writer November 13, 2015

Although the minimum age for a U.S. House representative is 25, all members of Congress are at least 30. Are young people’s voices being heard in politics? According to “Our Generation, Our Choice,”...

A man holds a sign at the Peoples Climate March last year. A group of Guilford students will attend this years march in Washington, D.C. on November 29.

Address climate change now, or we all pay later

Maksym Kosachevskyy, Staff Writer September 25, 2015

Climate change. Global warming. The end of the world. A major transformation has already begun and it’s not going to end without a revolution. “I think it’s the greatest threat that we have,”...

Protesters in Sao Paulo held a large Brazilian flag and called for the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rouseff.

Brazilians protest government kickbacks

Amol Garg, Staff Writer September 4, 2015

The pots and pans are out and the citizens of Brazil are taking to the streets to impeach President Dilma Rousseff. Support has drastically dropped for Rousseff in the past year. Impeachment cries can...

Students protest in Hong Kong for better representation

Students protest in Hong Kong for better representation

Clare Forrister, Staff Writer October 24, 2014

Whether in Hong Kong or at Guilford, students know how to get fired up for what they believe in. Recently, outspoken members of Hong Kong’s population have clashed with mainland China’s conservative...

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