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PAGE FOUR THE BENNETT BANNER FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1984 Program finishes flight by Elizabeth Appiah The Faculty Development Hu manities Program, funded by the Andrew W, Mellon Foundation, completed the spending of its $108,000 grant on Oct. 30, dis closed Dr. Ruth Lucier, grant director and coordinator of the program. “One of the greatest areas of success of the Faculty Develop ment Humanities Program in re cent years,” she said, “has been the institutionalization of the goals and spirit of the 1980-84 FDH program.” She added that the faculty colloquium, where faculty gave and responded to papers, has been included in the current Humanities 450 Symposium. This semester the symposium topic was “Values in Black Amer ican Culture” and was coordinated with the October Conference on “The Socio-Cultural History of the Black Woman in America” sponsored by the B'ennett Scholars. The speaker for the upcoming Symposium 450 session is Dr. Joseph Bethea, administrative as sistant to the Bishop of the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, who will dis cuss “Basic Human Values in Black Culture” on Nov. 27 at 4 p.m. in the science assembly. Rabbi Arnold Task of Temple Emmanuel and Tracey Townsend, a Bennett Scholar, spoke on “The Nazis and the Klan” on Oct. 30, at 4 p.m. in Fine Arts 100. According to Dr. Lucier, the speakers were well qualified and many were informally connected with the Lyceum program. The symposium sessions are open to the public free of charge. The Humanities 450 seminar will be continued next semester with the topic, “Religion and the Law,” according to Lucier. Previous symposium speakers were Mrs. Linda Addo, historian; Dr. Marshena Baird, educator; and Dr. Zelma Henriques, special ist in child welfare laws. The FDH program has also achieved its goal of cooperating with the Lyceum committee to support events that have en hanced the cultural and academic atmosphere on campus. Those serving on the Mellon-FDH Com mittee during the last four year period are Dr. Alma Adams, Mrs. Queen Bell, Mrs. Ednita Bullock, Mrs. Mary Hopkins, Mr. Michael Gaspeny, Dr. Ruth Lucier and Mrs. Geraldine Totten. Dr. Lucier said that since FDH’s inception in 1980, it has co-spon sored such major speakers as Pearl Bailey, James Baldwin, Varnette Honeywood and Ntozake Shange and such conferences as “The Afro-American Quest for Freedom,” “World Religions” and the October Conference. The proposal for FDH empha sized that if faculty began talking and working together in specific ways, they would be able to re shape and coordinate course con tent more effectively. “The Mellon Faculty Develop ment program has achieved this goal by providing for a series of retreats, including two last year, aimed at evaluating and restruc turing the general education cur riculum at Bennett,” said Lucier. She indicated that these re treats, aided by the direction of Dr. Dorothy Harris, associate dean of academic support programs, “engaged faculty from all areas of the college to discuss the rationale behind course requirements and to cooperate in creating the kind of curriculum that best helps students to acquire essential academic skills.” Dr. Lucier remarked that the program has been very successful but only because of the efforts and support of a large number of the faculty. Spirit is there; numbers needed by Shonna Luten In numbers, the situation pre sents slim pickings, but “it’s qual ity not quantity that counts,” says Coach Cathy Mussington about the basketball team. She was “shocked and dis mayed” at the turnout for tryouts this season. Only seven players appeared, and none of them were veterans. Most of the team now consists of freshmen. The biggest disadvantage of a primarily freshman squad will be lack of experience, according to the coach. But “the freshmen would have more motivation and an eagerness to play,” Mussington says. “They are also open-minded and have a coachable attitude.” She believes that her team may have the strengths of a group of guerillas. “A small team does not indicate less success,” she main tains. “The players on the team would have more endurance and playing time.” A name to look for this season is Andrea Malone, a freshman from Antigua, who is here on a full academic scholarship. “She will be the sparkplug of the team,” the coach predicts. Two volleyball performers, Vickie Wilkens and Latanya Hart, bring their athletic skills to the basketball court. Mussington is expecting big things from Wilk ens, a 6-foot-1-inch center, and Hart, an aggressive player and good ball-handler. Mussington is optimistic about the team, but she is still looking for additional players. Any Belles who are interested should contact the coach immediately. The 16-game schedule includes nine home games and seven away contests. The first game is Nov. 20 at Greensboro College. The home games are all at night: Nov. 27—Sacred Heart, 7:00; Nov. 30—Averett College, 7:00; Dec. 5—^Peace College, 7:00; Jan. 17—Meredith College, 7:00; Jan. 18—Methodist College, 7:30; Jan. 22 — Greensboro College, 7:00; Jan. 24—Chowan College, 7:00; Feb. 14—A&T State, 6:00; Feb. 18—Livingstone College, 7:00. News in brief: achievement on campus Counseling Success; The Career Counseling Center has helped many students in job placement and career development. Its main goal is to teach students how to market themselves in the working world. The center also helps Belles to plan and develop alternative career interests. Mrs. Doris Vincent, coordinator of the center, feels her operation is very successful. 23 of the 70 graduates from last year received jobs either directly or indirectly through the center. The center, which has been in business for 20 years, is also finding jobs for Belles while they’re in college. With the help of Mrs. Denise Nugent, director of Job Location Development, students are gaining part-time and temporary employment. Students must be registered at the center to g,et help. They should have an active or an updated resume. References from instructors and previous employers should be filed. Vincent advises students to take an interest in the center at once instead of waiting until the senior year. (Karen K. Exum) * * * Home Economics Happenings: Omicron Eta Chi, the campus chapter of the American Home Economics Association, has eight newly initiated members. These women are: Michelle Byrd, Gladys Dayo Foster, Phyllis Hambright, Regina Lagawo, Elfrida Mensah, Mikki McCrorery, Toni Tyra and Khadija Ward. The officers include Ingrid McAdoo, president; Lois Wilkie, vice president; Phyllis Ham- bright, secretary; Shawnda Warren, assistant secretary; Marcy Davis, parliamentarian and Khadija Ward, reporter. Other members are Jackie Hinton, Darlene Owens and Toni Watkins. The adviser is Miss Swanda E. McCormick, supervisor of the home management residence. * * * Approval for SGA prexy: The success of the Parents Weekend and Founder’s Day cel ebrations has confirmed the leadership abilities of SGA President Karen R. Taylor. No one is questioning Taylor’s youth anymore. The junior has developed many programs and made vast improvements. “SGA is more active now than in the last four years, said vice president Linda Rivers. The many activities this semester have included the Miss Bennett Coronation and More house Weekend, formal dining every first weekend and game night every Thursday. The student ministry is active, and “I Love Bennett College” buttons are being sold. Does Taylor plan to run for office again? “I’m undecided at the moment. I just want people to bear with me because this is a learning experience,” she says. She thanks Mr. Jimmy Guess, Dr. Geraldine Ray and Mrs. Doris Vincent for their help and support. (Cassandra Henderson) « « * Math and Science Grant: General Electric Information Systems of Rockville, Md. will underwrite costs for the Saturday Academy for elementary children and the Intensive Summer Science Program for secondary school students. The programs were previously supported by the Ford Foundation and scheduled to end Dec. 31. Dr. Isaac H. Miller, Jr. had planned to continue the programs without external funding. Calling the grant fortuitous, Miller said, “building competencies and confidence in mathe matics is an acute need of many minority children. The college has a social obligation to assist local black youth in preparing for opportunities in high-tech society.” Dr. Nellouise Watkins, co-director of the Ford Program says the new funds set plans in motion for the spring session of the Academy. * » • Faculty Research: Dr. Sekhara Rao presented a research paper at the 68th annual meet ing of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology held in April in St. Louis. His research topic was “Naturally Occurring Atherosclerosis in White Cameau Hgeons Genetically Selected for High Blood Pressure and Its Exacerbation by Dietary Cholesterol.” During the summer of 1984, Rao conducted research in the department of comparative medicine at Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem. Team rebuilds faith by Evelyn Sims “Rebuild! Rebuild! Rebuild!” is the nightmarish refrain that haunts all coaches. It’s a curse that Cathy Mussing ton hopes will never visit the vol leyball program again. She heard it last year, in her debut, and the Belles went 3-12. She seemed to hear it again this season, but an influx of energetic new talent, combined with a cou ple of veterans, banished the hex by finishing 5-9. Now, the coach has cause to believe that she won’t be mixing cement next year. “If we can keep this going, we don’t have to add a foundation,” she says. “My biggest concern is that we keep what we have.” Mussington attributes the im proved record to team unity. “Our strength came this season from the fact that the players gave a total team effort. No one person carried the team. The players were all able to do their individ ual jobs. And that’s very impor tant because it provided the bal ance we needed,” she observes. Every performer on the roster made a significant contribution to the Belles’ resurgence, but Muss ington highlights the achievements of several players. Freshman Shonna Luten, a serving specialist, scored 41 points with her effective delivery. “She didn’t get much playing time on the court,” the coach says, “but her attitude kept her motivated so that she could fill in for any one on the court.” Three Belles provided strong net-work. “The combination of Lavertta Tilghman, Michele Sher rod and April Gorden was our spiking power, with Michele lead ing with 43 unanswered spikes,” Mussington states. The coach was especially pleased by the dedication of fresh man Vickie Wilkens: “I feel that over the season she showed the most dramatic improvement of my players. She improved in consis tency on the serve, in her attitude on offense and in her ability to pass the ball on defense.” The coach envisions a brighter future for the volleyball team. “I’m looking forward to ex panding the number of games be cause of the caliber of athlete we seemed to acquire. We can now put more money into the program in terms of equipment and sup port, and we’re considering very seriously a conference affiliation,” she says. B'ut membership in a conference won’t come easily. In order to en ter the Dixie Conference or Divi sion 15 of the NAIA, the collegie will have to add a new sport to satisfy league criteria. Adding a new sport costs money and is contingent on the interest of athletes. Track and softball are the logical possibilities, and Muss ington, an experienced softball coach, leans toward the latter. “Softball is one of my fortes,” she says. “I would push for it.” But the change won’t come im mediately. Mussington’s timetable is to create a strong intramural softball program this year and then to initiate a college team in ’86, with a schedule of opponents participating by invitation. “But we would have to know that we have the athletes to play,” the coach cautions. Vote Nov. 6 GO WITH A WINNER infirri WANT A CHANCi: TO BECOME A WINNER? 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