Midterm results show big victories on both sides
Max Elkan and Kiran Soma
November 16, 2018
On Nov. 6, citizens around Guilford County voted in the local, state and national midterm elections in order to determine the people who will be representing their voices in politics. Nationally, Republicans won a 51-46 majority over the Democrats in the Senate, with two Independent senators. In the...
Kavanaugh’s confirmation fails Americans
Ashton Mckenzie, Staff Writer
October 26, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh was accused of sexually assaulting Dr. Christine Blasey Ford earlier this month after his Supreme Court nomination by President Donald Trump. The hearing began Thursday, Sept. 27, on Capitol Hill in the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Kavanaugh’s career began after graduating...
Anderson shares presidential platform
Caleb Anderson
April 16, 2017
To my fellow students, This year will mark the third time I am running to be the president of student Senate. Like anything else you attempt twice before and don’t succeed, I haven’t taken running again lightly. With the campaign comes the quiet, introverted embarrassment of drawing up new poster...
Vote for student senate carefully, considering options before Monday
Editorial Board
April 16, 2017
On Monday, April 10, candidates for next year’s Student Community Senate spoke on their goals and plans to improve Guilford’s campus while acting as the voice of the College’s students. Those elected will act as the median between the administration and you, the student body. The Student Community...
Senate Update
Collin Gendron, Business Manager
April 16, 2017
Every year there is an election for new Senate executives, and tonight in Senate, candidates for next year discussed their views and how they would want to improve Guilford College’s community. This discussion also included questions from the audience following the current Senate executives’ questions....
Senate Update
Collin Gendron, Business Manager
December 2, 2016
Guilford College President Jane Fernandes came to Senate this week to talk about the student/student-athlete divide on campus. She opened her discussion with the results of a survey that she had sent out to the student population asking questions related to sports. After discussing the results of the...
Senate update
Collin Gendron, Business Manager
April 22, 2016
This week’s Senate discussion focused on how the Senate is going to spend the rest of its rollover fund. Possible expenses include an art installation ($10,000), Wi-Fi upgrade ($40,000), and sealing the gym floor ($10,000). The Senate is also thinking about investing in a security system called Peace...
Senate announces the 2016-2017 board
April 15, 2016
President Gerardo Marcos-Ocampo Sophomore accounting & business major “My goals are to serve the student body and to see that their voices are heard by the administration. I hope to start by addressing the student concerns regarding dining hours, cafeteria food improvements and making sure stud...
Senate update
Colin Gendron, Business Manager
March 25, 2016
This Senate meeting we formed groups and discussed a possible divide among the non-athlete students and student athletes on campus. From the discussions we found that it would seem that the divide is not real but is perpetuated by students to make others think it is real. We also discussed how these...
