3* BENNETT BANNER ‘APRILS, 2002
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Two types of yearbooks to be available
BY CARAH B. HERRING
Banner Reporter
With the academic school year
winding down, students contm-
plate ways of remembering yet
another year at Bennett.
Some Belles save or collect
pictures of their experiences at
Bennett, while otho^ choose to
save imnted programs and other
mementos from various campus
convocations and events.
This year, however, Bennett
students can soon expect two year
books to savor the memories of the
2001-2002 academic year.
The last one was published for
1998-1999 school year.
The yearbook situation was a
concern that the SGA was ad
dressed with,” said April McNeil,
SGA president and a member of
the yearbocA staff.
“We met with the administra
tion, who made it [producing a
yearbook] aclass.” Yearbook staff
members will receive class credit,
from the English program for pro
ducing the 2001-02 year.
The course, listed as an inde
pendent studies, which began sec-
Bennett's web page
features new links, updates
BY ALEXIS MITCHELL
Banner Reporter
Have you visited Bennett's web
site lately - or daily?
If you have, then you have
seen the improvements, additions,
and new links.
The changes are due to the work
of Mary Stuart, Bennett’s web
manager.
Stuart said that she changed the
appearance of Bennett's hcMnepage
to give it a more "current look."
Some of the additions sheaddedto
the site include links to the Visual
Arts and Art Management, the
Theatre Arts programs, a new
search tool, Bennett's admissions
application, the2002fall academic
calendar and "Spotlight"
"Keep an eye on Spotlight, "
Stuart said.
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demies into the total cost of tu
ition, bringing the comprehensive
fee down," Farmer said.
Now the fee has been stabilized
at $910 fOT the 2002-03 year, that
will be split between fall ands
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"First, he said, "comes family who
are always g(^g to be proud of
what you do."
"Second, comes faculty and staff
because what you accomplish will
demonstrate their success as men-
ond semestCT, and consists of seven
staff members that meet evwy
Tuesday.
William Millo', the yearbook
adviser, is an adjunct instructor
from South Guilford High School.
Miller said die production of a
collegiate yearbook usually takes
as long as seven months, but Ben
nett's staff will complete this i»o-
cess in 10 wedu. The yearbook is
scheduled fw distribution by the
first week of May. The cost of
yearbooks has been included in
Bennett tuition so students wcm't
have to pay another fee fOT the
yearbocA
However, if Belles are not sat
isfied with a book still photo-
gnq)hs, they have another qjtion;
a video yearbook.
“The video yearbook is differ
ent than a regular yearbook be
cause it brings the pe^le and the
activitiesto life,” saidBruceQaik,
the video yearbook adviso*. Claric
is also a i»x)fessor in the mass
communications program.
“This will be a time to reflect on
the positive accomplishments of
students at Bennett College.”
The video yearbook is a project
by Clark’s students in the Post-
Production Seminar class.
"The video class of four students
will put together an entotaining
and reflective one-hour highlight
of activities that occurred during
the course (A the academic school
year," Clark said.
Some of the footage will in
clude students, faculty, staff, the
atrical inxxiuctions, Etxmy Soul,
the Miss BennettPageant, and vari
ous ACES (Hograms.
“The whole thing is intended to
be both fim and educational be
cause the students will be learning
various techniques of producing
and editing audio and video foot
age,” Claik said.
The video yearbook is not part
of tuition so students will have to
students pay a nominal fee.
Clark said he expects the video
yearbook to be ready for distribu
tion at the end oi April.
The Spotlight line announces
campus events. Currently the link
features the 2002 commencement
schedule and the alumnae week
end activities.
"Eventually students will be
able to apply to Bennett online,"
Stuart said.
Soon the site will be very usefiil
to students, prospective students
and alumnae.
"People will be able to make
purchases online from the book
store, pro^)ective students will be
able to £^ply fw admissions, and
current students be will able to
register fOT class, and check their
grades and their Bennettaccounts,"
Stuart said.There are plans to add
Bennett Banner on the site.
Stuart said that the site being
updated regularly.
spring semesters instead of the
approxiametly $2,000comprehen
sive fee that was paid in full during
fall semester 2001-02.
This means that tuition costs fw
both semesto^ will be the same.
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and student development an
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