News in Brief
Roman Raies, World & Nation Editor
December 7, 2018
France All across France, frustrations over high taxes erupted into massive protests in Paris over the first weekend of December. The “Yellow Vest” protestors, named for the yellow construction worker-style vests many of them wear, are protesting a French fuel tax which has placed a heavy burden o...
John Bolton threatens ICC with sanctions
Elliott Rodden, Staff Writer
September 21, 2018
John Bolton denounced the International Criminal Court for attempting to prosecute U.S. operatives for war crimes committed in Afghanistan. In response to ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s declaration that the ICC may look into possible war crimes committed by U.S. military personnel, Bolton issued...
New economic sanctions on Venezuela put pressure on Maduro
Jayraj Jonnalagadda, Shivam Gandhi, and Hans Oh
September 8, 2017
The Trump administration recently imposed sanctions on trade concerning humanitarian aid and negotiations with debts on Venezuela to put pressure on its current government. The U.S. stopped before sanctioning against imports of crude oil from Venezuela, a move that would also raise American gas prices...
Letter to the Editor: Guilford College Hillel declares itself open
April 2, 2015
Guilford College Hillel has taken a huge step in practicing our core values of community, equality, integrity and diversity: we have declared ourselves to be an open Hillel. Consistent with the beliefs that drew us to Guilford, we are striving to build an inclusive and accessible Jewish community on...
