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Nun faces
jail time
Mukakibi contributed to
1994 Rwanda genocide
by tossing hospitalized
Tutsis to militia
By Charlie Clay | staff writer
T heophister Mukakibibi, a
Roman Catholic nun, was
sentenced to 30 years in
prison for her involvement in the
Rwanda genocide of 1994.
She was sentenced by a tradi
tional gacaca court in the town of
Butare and jailed Nov. 9. Mukak
ibibi worked for the Butare hospi
tal during the genocide.
Jean Baptiste Ndahumba, the
president of the gacaca court, said
to CNN, "She was responsible for
selecting Tutsis and would throw
them out of the hospital and the
militia would then kill them."
CNN reported that 20 people had
testified against her.
"(The gacaca courts) bring wit
nesses to testify against the person
who's being charged, and are being
overseen by the Supreme Court of
Rwanda," said Vital Akimana, a
junior peace and conflict studies
major.
Continued on W&N Page 3
Students queue up for entertainment at local billiards halls
By Megan Wise | staff writer
And Joe Battaglia | staff writer
W ith several pool halls in the Greens
boro area, billiards is an activity
many Guilford-students are using
to occupy their free time. When they are not
racking their brains preparing for their next
exam or paper, they are racking balls for
their next game at popular spots like Break
ers or Players.
Breakers Membership Club is located
across the street from campus in the Quaker
Village shopping center. Breakers has sev
eral tables, and there is never a wait to play.
With a membership, you can play for just
$3.50 per hour.
In addition to competitive billiards.
Breakers offers an exciting atmosphere for
Guilford students looking for something
new to do. The club consists of a mostly
young crowd, an extensive jukebox, and
great drink specials for the students who are
of age.
Every Sunday, Breakers holds large tour
naments for competitive players. "You think
you're pretty good until you come on Sun
day and play in one of the tournaments,"
said James Zimmerman, a frequent billiards
player and UNCG student.
Charlie Clay/Guilfordian
Billiards halls provide a relaxing social environment in an enjoyable,
ACCESSIBLE GAME.
"Some seriously good players come in
here."
"Fve started going there every Thursday
night with my buddies, and we a have a
great time," said junior
Taylor Baker. "Each
week we go with more
and more people."
Another great place
in Greensboro to play
is Players Sports Bar
and Billiards. Located
at 5211 West Market
Sreet, Players adds the
sports bar experience to
the pool hall.
With relatively
cheap pool rates, and
several drink specials,
it's a great place to
shoot some pool and
watch the game at the
same time. Players has
several TVs throughout
Continued on Sports
Page 11
Illustration by Lisa Oros/Guilfordian
Legal Gay Marriage
South Africa's Parliament is deliberating
over a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in
response to a Constitutional Court ruling
in December stating that existing marriage
legislation is unconstitutional.
World & Nation Page 4
Elm Street
Elm Street is the beating heart of down
town Greensboro, where the painfully fa-
sionable purse shops, the discriminating
palate dines, and the jungle fever dances.
Features Page 6
Race and Tenure
Opinion: Guilford has incorrectly as
sumed that a pervasive sense of good will
is enough to prevent institutional racism,
but evidence suggests otherwise.
Forum Page 8
Quakers vs. Pride
Women's basketball lost to rival Greens
boro College 85-77 on Nov. 21.
Sports Page 12
Pulitzer-winning
cartoonist holds
panel discussion
on Danish scandal
By Jake Blumgart | staff writer
P ulitzer Prize-winning Quaker po
litical cartoonist Signe Wilkinson
visited Guilford on Nov. 16 and 17,
participating in a panel discussion and giv
ing lectures. She spoke on subjects ranging
from the Danish cartoon scandals to Quak
er influence on her art.
On Nov. 16, Wilkinson took part in
a panel discussion on the recent Dan
ish Muslim-cartoon controversy and the
deadly worldwide riots that followed. The
discussion was held in Hege Library's Art
Gallery, where Wilkinson's work is cur
rently on display. She was joined in the dis
cussion by another cartoonist and editors
of The Greensboro News and Record and
The Rhinoceros Times.
The fallout from the cartoon contro
versy has caused many people to ques
tion how far freedom of speech should
go. Some have argued that people should
curtail some of what they have to say if it
offends others, especially when it comes to
religion. Many papers refused to run the
cartoons, Greensboro's Rhinoceros Times
Continued on News Page 2