Dubya ain’t all that, Ellen
Ramya Krishna, Staff Writer
November 7, 2019
What do you know about George “Dubya” Bush, former Texas governor, polarizing president and now artist for veterans? You may remember that his administration was responsible for the Iraq War and the No Child Left Behind Act, but most of all, his “Bushisms.” These included incorrect phrasing, word usag...
Swift shares political views
Ayesha Tarhirkheli, Staff Writer
November 2, 2018
The midterm elections are approaching. Millions of people are registering to vote while others are encouraging people to vote in one of the biggest elections in modern times. From celebrity endorsements to politically-influenced advertisements, the November elections for representatives have made their...
Goof: President Trump is impeached via Twitter
Julia Martins de Sa, White House Correspondent
March 30, 2018
Disclaimer: This story is a part of out April Fool’s edition, The Goofordian. This story was created by Guilfordian Staff and is not based in fact. On Thursday, March 29, 2018, the House Democrats’ official Twitter account, @HouseDemocrats, tweeted out, “Congress has voted today to impeach ...
Cinema shifts
McKinley Keener, Staff Writer
March 16, 2018
Sooner or later, everything changes. Evolving and adapting will always be necessary to survive. For instance, movie theaters have changed since the first permanent cinema, also known as the “moving picture” house, established in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania in 1905. Back then, movie theaters were a...
Players kneeling is not a sign of disrespect
Shania Lao, Staff Writer
October 27, 2017
“I am not going to stand up and show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” said San Francisco 49ers player Colin Kaepernick on Aug. 26, 2016. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way.” Kaepernick...
Readers are responsible for choosing what they read
Jayraj Jonnalagadda and Nathan Park
October 6, 2017
NFL players protest police brutality. The new Travel Ban. Puerto Rico’s post-hurricane devastation. The world’s stories in the past week has overwhelmed readers. When people check on the weekly news, they get slammed with all these stories. With no way to read them all, it can seem like the world...
National Football League players take a knee to highlight racial justice in the US
Courtney Cubberley and Lila Karp
October 6, 2017
All eyes were on Colin Kaepernick as he took a knee during the national anthem at a 2016 preseason game. Kaepernick, then the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, chose to take a knee in order to highlight racial injustice and police brutality against African-Americans in the U.S. Now, in the middle of...
Trump expands ban in the US
Praveena Somasundaram, Features Editor
October 6, 2017
On Sunday, Sept. 24, the restrictions of the travel ban issued on Jan. 27 were set to expire. Instead, the Trump administration announced an expansion of the travel ban to eight different countries. The travel ban initially placed restrictions on visitors from six majority-Muslim countries including...
Trump sustains attacks targeting political opponents through Twitter, lacks leadership
Nathan Park, Julia Martins De Sa, and Jayraj Jonnalagadda
September 29, 2017
Unprofessional. Irresponsible. Reckless. These are among the plethora of unsavory adjectives that come to mind when thinking of Donald Trump’s most recent Twitter scandal. On Sept. 13, Trump retweeted a tweet of an edited GIF of Trump swinging a golf ball into Hillary Clinton’s back, causing her...
