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Friday, November 14, 1986
BENNETT COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N. C.
Vol. XLVIII, No. 3
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AIDS has changed sexual attitudes
Candidate in the classroom: The Honorable Robin Britt, Democratic congressional candidate, visited Miss Wilhelmina
Gilbert’s communications class. Joining him was Rep. William Grey of Pennsylvania, (photo by Jay Clark)
by Charlcie Pettway
Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome better known as AIDS
has taken our nation by surprise.
According to the Sept. 15 issue
of Fortune Magazine, AIDS has
stricken 24,000 Americans and the
number is expected to grow to a
frightening 270,000 in five years.
AIDS was identified only five
years ago in 1981. Therefore, this
new killer at present has no cure.
Yet we are now aware of the types
and categories of victims. Homo
sexual and bisexual men account
for 73 percent of victims. Drug
abusers who use contaminated
needles account for 17% of the
cases. People who receive conta
minated blood transfusions make
up the remaining 10% of the vic
tims, according to Fortune re
porter Cynthia Hutton.
How has the AIDS epidemic
affected the behavior of college
students? Have campus attitudes
toward casual sex changed?
According to Mr. James Harris,
a senior at A&T, he has always
been cautious about his sex part
ners. But “since the AIDS scare,
I have been even more selective
in dating,” Harris said.
“I have been very careful with
the people I’ve become involved
with,” stated Ms. Cheryl Clark,
Bennett freshman. Clark said, ‘T
have never been a believer in
casual sex. However, I am now
aware of the deadly disease and
more cautious.”
‘AIDS is deadly,” stated Mr.
Anthony Berry, an A&T sopho
more. “Casual sex is not worth
the consequences. One night of
pleasure is not worth a lifetime
of sorrow!”
These comments indicate a
movement toward more conser
vative sexual values. Most stu
dents said that they are more
cautious in their dating habits
and the image of the “wild and
crazy” college student’s lifestyle
is decreasing rapidly at Bennett
and A&T. Today’s young adults
are more responsible than society
gives them credit for.
Being extremely careful about
one’s sex partner and knowing
the person well before getting
involved may decrease the spread
ing of AIDS. This is the only
part of this terrible disease over
which Americans may have con
trol.
Britt campaigns here Recruiting work
by Sallie Hayes cussed marketing strategies. 1
by Sallie Hayes
Democrat Robin Britt, U.S.
House of Representatives candi
date for the sixth district of North
Carolina, visited classes in Black
Hall Oct. 30.
Britt, accompanied by U.S.
House of Representatives’ William
Gray of Pennsylvania visited eco
nomics and communications
classes.
Rep. Gray is the chairman of
the House Budget Committee and
was campaigning in North Caro
lina for Britt.
The visit was the second for
Britt, who spoke to a human deve
lopment class on Oct. 17 while
making a tour of area colleges
and universities. It was Rep.
Gray’s first visit to the campus.
He remarked that he had always
wanted to see the campus of
Marian Tasco-Williams. Mrs.
Williams, a Greensboro native,
attended B'ennett for two years
in the late ’50s and became the
president of the National Alumnae
Association from 1970 to 1975. It
was in 1978 that Williams served
as campaign manager for Rep.
Gray’s first successful bid for
office. She now holds the title of
Commissioner of Elections for
Philadelphia.
In their informal speeches to
the Belles, Britt and Gray ap
plauded that fact that approxi
mately 90 percent of the student
body is registered to vote. They
urged the students to utilize the
power of the vote by exercising
that right and to get involved as
campaign volunteers. Rep. Gray
also suggested that for those stu
dents whose legal address is out-
of-state, the use of the absentee
ballot must become a regular
practice.
Britt and Gray were welcomed
to the campus by President and
Mrs. Isaac H. Miller Jr., Director
of Public Relations Sallie Hayes
and former college trustee L.
Richardson Preyer.
V
On Nov. 1, a concerted effort
by the Bennett National Alumnae
Association and the Office of Ad
missions was initiated in the form
of the first Alumnae/Faculty/
Student Recruitment Workshop.
The workshop took place in the
Pfeiffer Science Assembly from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to inform
inner constituencies of the college
of the need for an active recruit
ment program.
Gladys Ashe Robinson, National
Alumnae Association president,
presided over the four-hour morn
ing session. The theme for this
year was: “Bennett Makes the
Difference—The Difference We
Make is the Time We Take.” The
goal for this year is to recruit 250
new students for the 1987-88 aca
demic year; with the objective to
increase student enrollment
through an intensified, systematic
alumnae/faculty/student recruit
ment program. A variety of the
college’s inner constituencies par
ticipated as program presenters.
The morning session included'
registration for attendees and a
welcome by Dr. Isaac Miller. The
session began with an overview of
the college, presented by Dr.
Dorothy Harris, vice president of
student affairs, and Mrs. Mary
Scarlette, chairperson of the de
partment of elementary and spe
cial education. The session focused
on marketing the college, with
presentations by Ms. Sallie Hayes,
director of public relations, who
covered the how-to’s of presenta
tions and Mrs. Carolyn Mark,
director of admissions, who dis
cussed marketing strategies. The
college’s recruitment video was
shown and made available to
those persons wishing to take
one back to their respective
areas. Another important aspect
of the morning session, was the
Financial Aid/Business Concerns
segment. Miss Mildred Tucker,
director of financial aid, and Mr.
Donald King, vice president for
fiscal affairs, presented current
information on the college’s finan
cial aid programs and fiscal acti
vities.
The afternoon session started
with a tour of the college’s facili
ties followed by lunch in the Jones
Student Union. The program for
the afternoon began with Mrs.
Bernice I. Johnson, chairperson
of the National Alumnae Associa
tion Recruitment Committee, pre
siding. A panel discussion on
“Why Black Colleges/Bennett Col
lege” was moderated by Dr. Perry
Mack. Panelists included: Ms.
Deborah T. Love, alumna; Miss
Victoria Dunn, student govern
ment president; Miss Shelly
Middleton, student and Mrs.
Alberta Hairston, Parents’ Council
president. A question and answer
session followed the discussion,
and the final segment, presented
by Mrs. Carolyn Mark, was an
explanation of the recruitment
network.
The Steering Committee, which
included alumnae, faculty/staff
and students, are to be congratu
lated for their hours of planning
and research that ensured a suc
cessful and productive recruitment
workshop.
Coronation queens: first row (l-r) Wanda Davis, Tonya Zarate, Angela Alford, Stacy Smalls, Adriane Denny, Tamara Bur
nette, Alicia McCollum, Lynda Keith, Celeste Webster, Antoinette Holman, Marquerette Byrd, Deiadra Underwood, Rosetta
Jordan and Veneatrice Jackson. Second row (l-r) Michelle de la Coudray, Monica Wooley, Wanda Elliott, Shelly Middle
ton, Arletha Howard, Martha Carvin and Karen Jones, (photo by Otis Hairston, Jr.)
TONIGHT!
Historic Costume Fashion Show
at 7:30 in Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel
and
Benefit Costume Ball
9:30-12 in Goode Gymnasium