The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

Using the word terrorist clouds important issues

Aubrey King, Staff Writer February 13, 2015

English is a malleable language. By speaking it, we smash and mold its words, often giving them new meanings. When this occurs, adjustments in usage must follow. Following the attack on satirical French...

Offender and offended: both deserve free speech

Offender and offended: both deserve free speech

Matthew Jones, Staff Writer February 13, 2015

Pour être ou ne pas être Charlie (to be or not to be Charlie)? Suppose I wrote an article insulting your religion, your mother and everything you hold near and dear to your heart. Do you write...

Staff Editorial: The rhetoric of the War on Terror is akin to terrorism itself

November 14, 2014

We craft this editorial on Veteran’s Day, reminding ourselves of the scars left on several generations by the ubiquitously termed “War on Terror.” The word “terrorism” has become meaningless,...

US and other countries unite to respond to ISIS

Amol Garg, Staff Writer November 7, 2014

“If the Islamic State (is) to be characterized, it would be as a revolutionary (or radical) insurgent actor,” said Yale Professor of Political Science & Director, Program on Order, Conflict and...

Logan botches Benghazi scoop

Robert Pacheo, Staff Writer December 6, 2013

The only screw-up bigger than the U.S. response to the terrorist attack in Benghazi has been the media’s reporting on Benghazi. On Oct. 27, “60 Minutes” correspondent Lara Logan interviewed Dylan...

Osama bin Laden’s plans before death: the assassination of Obama

Haejin Song March 30, 2012

“Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden,” President Barack Obama announced on May 2, 2011. People...

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