2 • BENNETT BANNER • OCTOBER 5. 2001
OPINION • OPINION • OPINION • OPINION » OPINION
Monya D. Tomlinson
Gaymon is our queen;
let’s get back to work
Diaing tbis lestnicturing md revitalizatioD, some tilings have
remained constant: controversy, cafeteria food, controvmy, pounds
of hnnewoik and of course, controversy.
On the Belle Network, the ever-present
rumor mill that feeds us the latest gossip,
nothing has caused more controversy than
the Miss Bomett College PageanL
I often diink the Miss Bennett Pageant
can bring out the worst in studoits. One
year at the President’s Ball, I watched the
friends of a Belle who did not get the Miss
BC title storm out of the ballroom in the
middle of die announcement of the winn^. Another year, I saw
students tearing down one candidate's posters, and replacing them
with their choice’s ads.
The pivotal point to aU the pageant drama for me was hearing that
the Miss Bennett College who was announced last year, Monica
Gaymon, was stripped of her title pending investigation of the
elections.
When I heard that two sister Belles (both purpcHtedly members of
SGA ) questioned the integrity of the elections, I was floored. I
thought the meaning of sisterhood was to support one another. I
thought Miss Branett was somebody the C(^§ge supported no
matter whaL Apparently I was wrong.
I would be f(^ not to say that Gaymon is my friend, my
rlassmatp., and my sorority sister. Evoi my biased eyes see some
thing is wrong when the opinions of two pec^le have impact on just
about everyone from organization queens to faculty and staff.
{t seems that the Miss BC pageant will be a fixture on die Belle
Network forever. Ijust wish that people wouldn’t let the contro
versy bubble up in them to the point that they feel they should
question the facts. Gaymon won! She is our queen.
Now let’s get back to work, back to the controversy.
The opinion expressed in this column is tfial of the auAor and does not
necessarily reflect tftg opituon of the entire Bennett Banner staff.
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STUDENT OPINION POLL:
What do you think about the Miss
Bennett College election investigation?
Photos by La Shainna L. Campbell.
RASHEEDA DALE
Sophomore
Biology
New Jersey
The whole election was
bogus. Check the integrity!
CHERRIE WILLLVMS
Sophomore
Political Science
Baltimore, Md.
The election was unfair and
we should have had a
chance to do the whole
election over.
KIA WALLER
Junior
Sociology
Silver, Springs Md.
What is done is done and now
its time to move on.
ANNYCK RODGERS
Junior
Biology
Plainfield, NJ
It [the election and the
controversy] was an interest
ing series of events.
CAYCE MOSES
Senior
Mass Comm
Rialto, Calif.
/ believe that the issue was
handled properly.
LAUREL LASHLEY
Sophomore
Computer Science
Landover Hills, Md.
Uninvolved parties investi
gated the elections of last
semester and found no
discrepancy, so lets support
our officers.
CHRISTINE PENDELTON
Sophomore
English Education
Columbus, Ga.
The situation was handled in
a professiorutl manner, and I
am glad that it is settled.
JACQUELINE MARTIN
Senior
Elementary Education
Qinton, Md.
lam glad the votes are in
and that its over we should
move on.
SHERNETTA VEASEY
Sophomore
Mass Comm
Los Angeles, Calif.
I am glad that it [the election
controversy] is over.