, NEWS Black history month events celebrate diversity CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS UNITE CAMPUS WITH MUSIC, FILM, AND DIALOGUE By Meg Holden Staff Writer At Guilford, Black History Month is not just a history lesson; it is a celebration of African American individuals, movements and innovations. This year, the Office of Multicultural Education, Blacks Unifying Society and Africana Community have organized the seventh annual Black History Month observance. The theme, "The Multi- Dimensions of Blackness," incorporates many aspects of Africana culture through discussions, films, workshops and performances, according to the Guilford website. "The events reflect the theme of the multi-dimensions of blackness," said Jada Drew, Africana Community coordinator. "Academic, scientific, music, dance, poetry, history — all these aspects of black culture are included." Guilford's celebration of Black History Month kicked off on Feb. 1 with the first segment of Spike Lee's "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts." The Africana Film and Discussion Series is presenting the film, which focuses on the catastrophic devastation of New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The final segment of the film will be shown on Tuesday, Feb. 22. The Africana Community is also hosting a series of brown bag lunches and discussions. Discussions have been led by Director of Multicultural Education Holly Wilson, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean Adrienne Israel, and Director of Community Learning James Shields. The discussions focus on historical and modem aspects of African American culture. The final brown bag discussion, led See "History" on page 2 This week online NEWS Revolutions prompt panol discussion UPRISINGS IN NORTH AFRICA, ARAB COUNTRIES SPARK REFLECTION, QUESTIONS ABOUT FUTURE By Elaine Kellogg Staff Writer Part-time Lecturer in Religious Studies Andrew Mbuvi participates as a panelist during the information panel "Revolution in North America and the Arab World" on Feb. 9 in Bryan Jr. Auditorium. For weeks, the world has been energized by discussions of what could result from recent revolutionary changes in Egypt. On Feb. 9, just days before Hosni Mubarak resigned as Egypt's president, those discussions continued on Guilford's campus with "Revolution in North Africa and the Arab World," a community-run panel. "What happens in one part of the world affects us in very real ways," said Diya Abdo, assistant professor of English in an e-mail interview. "The new leadership of Egypt, for example, could change the landscape of the political situation as it involves the U.S. and Israel, and that will reflect in one way or another on the American people as taxpayers." In addition to providing a basic breakdown of recent developments in Egypt and Tunisia, the panel brought forward speculation on what could happen next with this series of revolutionary protests. The panel reflected on what a revolution in Egypt could mean for surrounding Arab nations and how that could affect U.S. foreign policy, keeping in mind that Mubarak helped the U.S. in maintaining relationships with the Arab world. See "Panel" on page 3 SPORTS Quakers bring home wins in b'ball double header By Andrew Stewart Staff Writer The Guilford men's basketball team (16-7, 9-4 ODAC) dominated Randolph College in the second half to stomp the Wildcats 65-48 at Ragan-Brown Fieldhouse on Saturday, Feb. 12. Guilford came out strong in the second half to extend the lead to 10 points and did not let up for the rest of the game. A major factor was rebounding. "I think rebounding always is important," head coach Tom Palombo said. "We were disappointed how we rebounded in the first half. We talked about it at halftime that it was embarrassing to have zero offensive rebounds." "They like to drive the baseline and kick it to the corners, so we knew that was coming," said senior T.C. Anderson, who contributed 10 points. See "Basketball" on page 11 In a moment of unhindered opportunity, senior T.C. Anderson springs for the shot during Guilford men s basketball game against Randolph College on Feb, 12. Anderson scored 10 of the Quakers' winning 65 points. Douglas Reyes- Ceron/Guilfordian A [WWW.CmiFOBDIAN.COM j GNN with Ashley Lynch and Millie Carter Nick Bunitsky and Mitchell Hamilton review "Sanctum" Courtesy of Universal Pictures Greenleaf History by Ashley Lynch H I c z 00 z Check online for > V, these web- exclusive Z o stories and videos!

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