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The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

The student news site of Guilford College

The Guilfordian

Don't be fooled by the false sense of productivity that aesthetic note-taking and studying promotes.

Creative procrastination: When the “look” overshadows the work

Aya Abdalla, Staff Writer March 20, 2025

It’s 5 p.m. You’ve relocated from your dorm to a nearby cafe to try and focus on your homework. You order your drink, put on your headphones and begin to work.  Before you start though, you need...

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Tents add new level of comfort to Hege Library

Ayesha Tahirkheli, Staff Writer September 21, 2018

We’ve all been there before: long nights studying for tomorrow’s exam, spending hours trying to understand a concept for class, getting frustrated while writing an essay about a topic that makes absolutely...

Newcomers School welcomes new students

Two students share insight

Praveena Somasundaram, Features Editor November 10, 2017

17-year-olds Nour Shaker and Kaskile Rashidi first set foot in the United States in November of 2016. “When I come to America, I didn’t know any word in English,” said Rashidi. “So when I came...

Staff Editorial: Gearing up for finals season

Staff, Editorial Board November 15, 2013

It began as one paper. Then two. Then two and a take-home exam. Then two, a take-home exam, a set of discussion questions, 200 pages of reading, and they’re all due an hour before your test. As we near...

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