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The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

News in Brief

Ian Penny, World & Nation Editor March 25, 2016

Belgium On March 22, two explosions rocked the main terminal of the Brussels Airport in Zaventem. A third blast occurred at the Maelbeek metro station near the center of the Belgian capital. According...

Student club attempts to educate, reform policies

Rachel Henley, Staff writer March 25, 2016

Do you condone or condemn drug use? If you do not know or want the option of saying neither, you might be interested in Students for Sensible Drug Policy. In February, Guilford College juniors Chris...

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Ian Penny, World & Nation Editor March 4, 2016

Iraq The Iraqi government and the U.S. State Department have deemed the country’s largest dam at risk of collapsing. The Mosul Dam, located on the Tigris River, was constructed in the 1980s under...

Individuals gathered at the Greensboro Courthouse this past Saturday, Feb. 20, to engage in their naturalization ceremony.

First-year Sel Mpang becomes American citizen

Chris Collins, Staff Writer February 26, 2016

The Guilfordian interviewed first-year Bonner Scholar Sel Mpang about her journey to U.S. citizenship. Mpang underwent the year-long process to finally receive her proof of citizenship on Feb. 19, during...

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Ian Penny, World & Nation Editor February 26, 2016

Brazil Science and technology may be used to combat the Zika virus outbreak that has swept through much of Central and South America. According to Reuters, the Brazilian government, a nonprofit called...

Global economic impact could lead to recession

Dalton Kern, Staff Writer February 19, 2016

What do the domino effect and global economics have in common? In the same manner that one Communist nation can politically affect a neighboring government, an economic expansion or contraction in one...

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Ian Penny, World & Nation Editor February 19, 2016

Afghanistan The United Nations published a report indicating the number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan during 2015 was the highest since recordkeeping began in 2009. Last year, the U.N. logged...

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Ian Penny, World & Nation Editor February 12, 2016

Columbia The Constitutional Court of Colombia made a ruling prohibiting mining operations and petroleum projects from the country’s paramos regions. Paramos are moorland ecosystems typically found...

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Ian Penny, World & Nation Editor February 5, 2016

Burundi Following the conclusion of the 26th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the new chair of the AU, Chadian President Idriss Deby, must resolve the situation in Burundi without force....

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