FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1988
THE BENNETT BANNER
PAGE THREE
Ballplayer bows out with good will
A twfst of fate: Andrea Malone Is
an athlete who never dwells on what
might have been, (photo by Waller)
by Yvette N. Freeman
Dr. Gloria Dean Randle
Scott is coming to the close
of a challenging first year as
president of Bennett College.
Scott says that she thinks
that her year here has been
“very successful. A number
of things have happened that
we’ve been trying to get
started, a lot of initiatives
have been started and some
basic changes have been made
that will be important in
building for the future.”
When Scott came here, she
had several aims in mind that
would help to improve the
campus.
“One of my major goals
was to try to get the college
on some sound financial op
erations and to work toward
having a balanced budget for
this year. It seems we’re
headed in that direction.” She
says that it won’t be known
whether the school will end
up with a balanced budget
until the end of April or May,
and “that would dei>end on
how well students pay the
remainder of their bills.”
Another of Scott’s goals
was to improve the admis
sions and recruiting offices,
while also trying to reduce
the number of students trans
ferring from Bennett. She
says, “We had fewer numbers
of students who transferred
at mid-terms this year than
last year, so that’s some small
sign or help.” Also, in trying
to improve recruiting, the
college purchased the SAT
labels from ETS in order to
“communicate directly with
all students with 900 and
above SAT scores,” says
Scott.
Scott is also trying to in
volve the alumnae chapters
more in the recruiting pro
cess, in addition to having
representatives meet students
at college fairs. She says that
there are also plans of having
an enrollment center or
ganized.
“That’s the center in which
we’re focusing all the basic
functions related to admis
sions and recruitment,” says
Scott.
Getting the college involved
in the Black College Satellite
Network was another objec
tive of Scott’s. She says that
was a way “to raise the visi
bility and image of the
college, locally and nationally,
and we were able to do that
pretty well.”
by Glen Smith
The team disappeared, but
Andrea Malone, who came
here four years ago to be a
basketball star, stayed.
What’s more, the light-
fingered point guard, who re
ceived a basketball scholar
ship, is not embittered al
though she never swiped a
pass and sank a lay-up in an
intercollegiate game.
Her story covers plenty of
distance and time.
When Malone was a high
school senior on the British
West Indian island of Anti
gua, she yearned to continue
her exceptional basketball
career. Once Bennett Coach
Cathy Griffin met Malone
while Griffin was vacationing
in Antigua, it looked as if the
ballplayer’s dream would be
fulfilled.
Watching Malone practice
for her national team, Griffin
Scott says that she also
wanted “to try to get to know
the feelings of the campus;
to get to know the student
body as a collective and the
faculty and staff.” She says
that she really hasn’t been
able to achieve this as much
as she would have liked to,
but she says, “I think I’ve
done a fair amount.”
In addition, Scott says she
wanted to get the student
body more “involved in in
formal activities to meet
people that came to the cam
pus, and to bring to the
campus outstanding women
role models this year.” She
also says that she wants to
“raise the spirits of the cam
pus.”
Scott added that the reno
vation of the dorms was a
goal that she had hoped would
be completed by now.
“We did not get the fund
ing we wanted for that, but
we are looking at other fund
ing to try to get that done
by September or the time in
August when the people re
turn,” she says.
While looking back on her
first year at Bennett, Scott
says that there was nothing
that she regrets having done,
and that she feels the stu
dents and faculty received
her very well.
She also says that Bennett
will be “soaring like an eagle”
in the next five to 10 years.
“I think Bennett will be
moving very rapidly into the
forefront of a lot of things.
People will have more faith
in us and I think that we will
be soaring in the next five
years in many, many ways.
I would hope that people
would come to look upon us
as being kind of a national
resource, where we have ex
pertise in educating women,
specifically bringing in the
black-African heritage as a
part of our curriculum, and
as a part of our creating new
women leaders,” says Scott.
Bulletin
Dr. Charlotte Alston was named
the new vice-president of academic
affairs on April 22, following an ex
haustive search by the college
hierarchy. A professor of music and
the director of the choir, Alston has
been serving as the chairperson of
the humanities division.
was impressed. She asked
Malone if she woulld like to
attend school in the U.S. “Yes,
only if I can play basketball,”
Malone recalls saying.
She was overwhelmed by
Bennett’s offer of a four-year
scholarship, but Malone says,
“I had mixed feelings of sad
ness and joy.” Moving from
a small island to a large
country was a big change for
her. “It was strange because
here is massive compared to
Antigua,”
Leaving a family behind
was also difficult for Malone.
She has 10 sisters and seven
brothers. “We miss each other
a lot, but they didn’t mind
my being away because it’s
for a good cause.”
Malone entered Bennett,
and Griffin wanted to see
things go well for her. But
after years of having a suc
cessful basketball program,
Bennett couldn’t field a team
Seniors
by Kimmberly Waller
The time has come again
for seniors to leave us their
good will and final testa
ments.
The following things have
been bequeathed to under
graduates.
Karen D. Jones from
Columbus, Ohio, “I, Karen,
will to DeLisa Hill my cell
biology notes in hopes that
she will pass the class, and
good luck to the future Miss
Royal Blue and White.”
Anna Sumpter, from
Bronx, N.Y.: “I, Anna, will
my hot plate to my little sister
because she is an animal. I
will my “Anna Gucci Ex
press” to the Young Entre-
penuers and I leave all my
smiles, my good laughter and
my good heart to everyone.”
Janice Smith, from In
dianapolis, Ind.; “I, Janice,
leave to my Bennett Sisters
my honesty.”
Tondalayo Clark, from
by Tanya Goodwin
Having a motivated student
body is the key for the 1988-
89 school year, according to
newly elected SGA president
Kathryn Lynne Marshall, a
sophomore from Charlotte.
Her main objective for the
upcoming school year is par
ticipation for the whole stu
dent body.
Marshall has devised a con
cept called “motivation
through participation.”
“The biggest complaint I
received is that there is no
thing to do here. I want to
have a schedule of activities
to go throughout the school
year,” she says. Marshall
wants to have fun activities
for the students, involvement
throughout the community
and more faculty-student in
teraction.
Marshall looks forward to
the next school year.
“I see a trend with more
in ’84. Coach Griffin discov
ered there was a shortage of
players. There were nine
women who tried out for the
team, but 12 were needed. As
each practice went by, the
number grew smaller and
smaller. As a result, no team
was formed.
This did not stop Malone’s
dream. Each day she would
go to the gym with a fellow
student and practice her
skills. “I’ve improved my
skills a great deal from when
I was in Antigua,” she said.
During her sophomore year,
Malone played recreation ball
on campus. Later, she was a
member of a team in the
Greensboro City League. Even
though she played only a
short period of time, she said
“I enjoyed sharing my talents
with other talented players.”
Malone is upbeat about her
time at Bennett. Her four
years have been full of
bid final
Peekskill, N.Y.; “May the
will and strength of Bennett
College grow stronger and up
hold its memoradle status.”
Crystal Sadler, from Salis
bury: “I, Crystal, would like
to leave all the problems,
trials and tribulations to all
of the entering freshmen, and
my R.A. position to who ever
wants it.”
Andra Henning, from
Detroit: “I, Andra, will all of
my potential and patience to
my little sisters. I leave my
refrigerator to two people
who need it, and to my sorors
I leave my strength and hap
piness.”
Robin Howell, from Wash
ington, D.C.: “I, Robin, leave
to all the Bennett Belles a
better sense of responsibility
and a more serious attitude
toward education. I also leave
to Sherese Patton, Lisa Mc-
Crae, Tracy Sullivan and
Kimmberly Waller my ‘Ma’
Tucker attitude and all the
luck and success ever.”
faculty members becoming
involved and more conscious
of what is going on and want
ing to help with the student
body,” she predicts.
When asked why she ran
for SGA president, Marshall
stated, “I feel that I have the
exi>erience to do the job suc
cessfully and I want to be
the voice of the students in
the midst of all the changes
here at Bennett.”
Marshall wants to accom
plish what past presidents
Victoria Dunn and April Gor
don attempted, and that is to
bring the student body to
gether as a whole.
Marshall stated, “I don’t
think it’s their administra
tions’ fault. They used the
available resources. They just
didn’t get 100 percent from
the students. I want to bring
back the tradition of sister
hood Bennett has always
had.”
“wonderful experiences athle
tically and academically,”
Malone said.
She has great plans ahead
of her. In returning to Anti
gua she has a job wait
ing for her. Malone will be
able to return to her home
land and become a physical
education instructor. This is
something that makes her
happy. Her future goals ex
tend a little further: she
plans to go on to graduate
school at Cambridge Univer
sity in England.
When asked how she feels
about her basketball dream
that did not go into effect
as she planned, Malone said,
“I still think there is a good
chance for Bennett to have a
basketball team, but it can
only happen if we have more
students’ involvement. I hope
that one day my dream of
Bennett having a team will
happen.”
wills
Andrea Shields, from In
dianapolis, Ind.: “I, Andy,
will to all my friends from
Reynolds Hall to “Dare to be
Different” and move to an
other dorm.”
VaJarie Simpson, from
Winston-Salem: “I, Valarie,
would like to will the courage
to strive to better the college
and for the students to help
bring Bennett back to num
ber one.”
Michele Sherrod, from
Washington, D.C.: “I, Mic
hele, leave my friends and
little sister the challenge to
get out of Bennett in the next
two years.”
Trudy Brockington, from
Philadelphia: “I sincerely
hope that my Bennett Sisters
have a joyful four years of
school and not get their hopes
too high in the area of grab
bing $40,000 a year jobs right
after graduating. Sorry, I
guess you’ll have to attend
graduate school like me.”
New SGA president: Kathryn Lynne
Marshall defeated two opponents to
assume the most important student
leadership position on campus. A
junior from Charlotte, she is looking
for stronger student participation In
the organization she heads, (photo
by Waller)
Study hard
for finals
Evaluating the year
Scott met goals
Motivation: a key in ’88