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Seniors to present research to Bennett
Graduation is just around the ence major from Baltimore;
comer, but work is not over for Jahnine Scott, a psychology ma-
six graduating seniors. They are jor from Philadelphia and
expected to present papers re- Adrienne Smith, a biology major
lated to their discipline for the [ #1 Vorhees, NJ.
entire Bennett community at 6 I j This is the first time the forum
p.m. April 30 in Catchings. \ *Q|I / entire stu-
The seniors are Regina Bias, dent body.
anaccountingmajorfromWash- "We are trying to introduce to
ington, D.C.; Lorie Nibblins, an elemen- the entire student body the concept of aca-
tary education major from Culpeper, Va.; demic and scholarly criticism," said Dr.
Shauneille Parker, achemistry major from Millicent Brown, assistant professor in the
Richmond; AngelaPrince, acomputer sci- history program.
EDITORIAL •Charter practice criticized.
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FEATURE • Belles form dance group
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KUDOS • Sigma Tau Delta inductees
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CRITIC'S CORNER • A new 'Joint' previewed.
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THE BENNETT BANNER
The Newspaper produced by the Phenomenal Women of Bennett College
VOL XX NO. 11
A{>ril U, 1998
Bennett College
Greensboro, NC 27401
Next Stop
Durham
The students in
Introduction to
Transportation took a
trip to Raleigh via
AMTRAK April 17.
(left) Morrai Merritt, a
junior social work
major from Durham
sits in the driver's
seat, (below) Back
row from left: Merritt,
Lateefa Salaam,
Darnita Howard,
Lakashia McKoy.
Front row from left:
Dr. F. Yvonne
McDonald, Tamarian
McIntyre, Marcene
Jefferies, Kelli Hardy
and Alice Mason
waiting to board the
"Carolinian."
'Sister-to-Sister' program
between Bennett,Guilford
planned for next fall
By H. Stevenson-Smith
Banner Reporter
A new program intended to promote
bonding and healthy relationships between
the students attending B ennett and Guilford
CoDeges is scheduled to begin in the fall.
The program, “Sister-to-Sister,” is be
ing developed by Dr. Santese Beatty, coor
dinator of African-American Affairs at
Guilford and Dr. Lea E. Williams, director
of the Bennett College Women's Leader
ship Institute.
Beatty will serve as liaison for the stu
dents, and head the discussion topics for
dialogue.
"When I was a student here at Guilford,
African-American women tended to be more
involved than the men. Our men have a way
to bond. ..but there was never the same agent
there for the women,” Beatty said.
“The [African-American] women needed
History class on
The AGORA Project is loading the bus
again for another tour across the South.
This time students will earn four credit
hours in either history or political science by
participating in "The Overground Railroad"
course which will take place June 7 to June
29.
If it is anything like last year — when
Keante Montgomery and Tanya Wagstaffe
travelled with the other 12 students - par
ticipants will engage in multi-college
group discussions and on-site learning ac
tivities from people active in the Civil Rights
Movement of the 1950s through the 1970's.
to establish a relationship wi th another group
of women like themselves,” he said.
“We had a program called “Divided Sis
ters” originating from a book titled the same
and the goal was to have a better dialogue
between African-American and white
women. There was success with it, and
relationships were established,” Beatty said.
“One girl said that black women needed
to work on their own relationships with one
another and refused to participate. So I
started thinking, ” Beatty said.
Williams said that she would like to see
four of these dialogues occur, with two
scheduled in each semester. She said wants
a student to volunteer to be Bennett’s coor
dinator soon.
"She [the Bennett student] will work
along with the Guilford student, Latasha
Whitmore, a freshman biology/chemistry
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the road - again
Also like last year, the five other
AGORA schools, St. Catherine's of Minne
sota; Goshen College in Indiana; Guilford
College in North Carolina; Marietta Col
lege in Ohio; and Berea College in Ken
tucky, will be traveUng through North Caro
lina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and
Kentucky.
The tuition for this course is 5400, but the
AGORA Project pays for housing, meals,
and transportation through funding from
the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.
For more information, contact Dr.
Millicent Brown, Project Director at 370-
8749.