3 • BENNETT BANNER - MAY 10, 1996
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Gorrell Street needs more security
Miss Royal Blue and White
upset at President's Ball
The series of events that
transpired on April 19 made the
President’s Ball an experience
that I won’t soon forget. I
arrived at the exclusive Hilton
Hotel located downtown in
Greensboro promptly at 9 p.m.
with a friend and my escort. For
the next hour, we relaxed and
waited patienfly for my other
firiends to arrive. At apfffoxi-
mately 10:10 p.m., we left our
seats for a short while to take
some pictures. When we
returned, our seats were occupied
by two faculty members and two
staff members. In addition to
them taking our table, they had
moved our belongings (purses,
cameras, programs, etc.). When
we politely informed them about
the situation one member of that
group replied, “Jennifer Farris’s
[the 1995-96 Miss Bennett]
parents have just arrived and we
certainly can’t ask them to
stand.”
Being the phenranenal Bennett
wcanen that we are, we all
exited the ballroom with dignity
and class. Needless to say, we
felt like we had been treated like
obliged to retire to the lobby
outside of the ballroom. The
remainder of the evening was
tarnished from that point on. We
were unable to watch the fashion
show frcan a good position. I
tried to seek help from the
hostesses and the current Miss
Bennett College, but my at
tempts were futile; 1 was
basically ignored. In addition, I
had to work my way through the
CTOwd as Jennifer Farris intro
duced the candidates for the Miss
Bennett College title. Jasmine
Canady and me. To this day, I
wonder how I wasn’t considered
worthy of having a table or seat
at an event like this. Future
candidates should be able to sit
at a reserved table, so they don’t
have to be subjected to what I
had to endure. I further stress
that the students at this institu
tion not only have a right to
voice their opinions and
thoughts, but they also have the
right to be treated with respect I
urge the student body to remem
ber my words.
Candace Deanna White,
1996-97 Miss Royal Blue
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On April 25, two shootings
took place inside a small
grocery store on Gorrell Street.
The store’s owner was fatally
shot, and his employee, who
was also shot, was critically
wounded.
That horren
dous incident
took place in
close proximity
to the President's
house, and the
Alumnae House. Both are
located about a block up the
street. Also in the vicinity are “
Gus’ Grocerteria" and “Alicia’s
Hair Salon” located a few feet
away, and the Gorrell Street
entrance to Bennett College
campus.
Gorrell Street has been a topic
in Greensboro for years because
of the
people
who
“hang
out” in
that block
day after
day. President Scott has been
trying to “clean” that area for
some time.
It may be helpful if Bennett
considers moving the campus
Paquita Herring
Banner Reporter
security headquarters to one of
the College-owned buildings
in a central location on Gorrell
Street. The sight of Bennett’s
new police officers wearing
uniframs and carrying guns
may help prevent and dissuade
would-be perpetrators.
Another suggestion is that
students initiate a letter-
writing campaign to the
Greensboro Police Department
demanding that this area be
patrolled often. “The pen is
mightier than the sword,” and
letters from students and
surrounding residents could
help to make a change for the
better.
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