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Page Two THE BENNETT BANNER FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1976 ’76 Looks Good As a new school year is ushered in there is much reflection of the past coupled with an even greater anticipation of the future. We know quite well what was but search vainly for hints of what will be. However, the fact that the year is new seems to offer or promise to all a chance to do things differently and more efficiently. Seniors will ponder over graduation with mixed emotions. Freshman will exploit their new found freedom and try to fig ure out which way they really want to go, while the sophomores and juniors caught in the middle of the class hiera,rchy will reminisce about how it was to be a freshman and wait eagerly to be seniors, respectively. The administration will look on at the campus community and hope the school year proceeds smoothly like a rippleless pond and pray they catch any stones or pebbles that would dis turb the peace before they fall. Then, as always, the faculty will strive to exhibit their ex pertise in their particular field of study, in such way that their students will be inspired to learn and somehow from there pro ceed in all actuality to learn. At this point, though, everyone on campus from President Miller to the entering freshman, no doubt has constructed cer tain ideas of what the new year will be like and what part he will play as the year unfolds. It is hoped that the Bennett Banner, a student publication, will disseminate those new ideas and hopes and carry them from one person to another and be the major channel, network, sys tem, arterial or whatever one would choose to call it, of com munication here on campus. It is the intent of this paper to cover the issues objectively and totally as they pertain to the student. Furthermore, as far as subject matter is concerned, the Banner will be broad in scope and as diversified as the group of people it represents; as long as material is relevant it will be printed. Ck)ming from another angle, though, a primary objective of the paper this year that may differ sUghtly from the past or just become more apparent than it has been, will be the focus or greater emphasis on the enhancement of the image of Ben nett students as well as that of the college. Through this effort it is thought that more cohesiveness will develop throughout the campus while a more concrete way of perceiving the insti tution, and a positive attitude towards the institution will be established. The Banner as the sole student publication of one of only two all-Black women’s institutions will strive to catch and re flect the tempo, sentiment and consciousness of today’s Black college woman, as she strives to be a directing and motivating force in what occurs around her. Articles are welcomed from the whole Bennett family. Due dates will be posted ahead of time in order to provide everyone with an equal opportunity to submit copy. The opinions of this column represent those of the editor alone. Letters to the editor are also welcome. So to the returning students and faculty and administrators I say welcome back; and to the new students and new faculty and administrators I say congratulations on your choice of schools and extend to you a warm welcome also. Best wishes for the coming year, and as editor for the school year 1976-77, I look forward to working with the Banner and have great aspira tions for the future! Bennett Gets New Faculty Members by Marcelle Miranda There are five new additions to the Bennett College faculty this year. In the Humanities Division, De partment of Communications is Ms. Denise Troutman, a graduate of Bethune-Cookman College and the University of Colorado at Fort Collins, Colorado. She will be in structing speech, drama and T.V. production. Leander Canady, who received his B.S. from North Carolina A&T University and his M.F.A. at UNC-G will be a part-time in structor in art in the Visual Arts and Humane Studies Department. He will be a part of a new Bache lor of Fine Arts program, the first completely consortium - designed program. In the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Mrs. Delcine E. Townes will be an instructor of social welfare. Mrs. Townes is a graduate of N. C. A. and T. and the University of Chicago. A graduate of Bennett College, class of ’66, and recipient of an M.S. from N. C. A&T, Mrs. Ge nevieve Williams will be part- time instructor in reading. Mrs. Dorothy Williams, instruc tor in library science, will be tech nical services librarian. She holds a B.A. from Jackson State Uni versity of Mississippi, and her M.A. from North Carolina Central. 5.0.B.O.S.S., Sisters of the Brothers of Soul Society, is a new social fellowship being in troduced by Jan Bryant and Bobbi Durdin. 5.0.B.O.S.S. is full of new ideas and new experiences for the black woman. If you would like to know more about 5.0.B.O.S.S. come to Cone 15. Come and find out what 5.0.B.O.S.S. is all about. Editor-in-Chief Associate Editor Adviser Layout Editor Circulation Manager Feature Editor Business Managers Advertising Managers Cartoonist Photographers Joyce Reporters "Kool-Aid" Bartley Cleo Branch Gail Burgess Kelly Gardner Gena Haskett Lennet Hill Debra Hodges Faye Howard Juanita McGhee Diane Stevens Joyce Bass Dr. Virginia Tucker Deborah Tillman Cleo Branch Robyn Denise Berryhill Deborah Luttery and Terry Lewis Sandy Monroe and Kelly Gardner Bobbi Durdin Bass, Becki Holder, Gena Haskett Sandra Monroe Rochelle Moody Linda Pittman Hattie Purnell Thomasina Stallings Kathy Torrence Yvonne Wiggins Cathy Young Sue welcomes our new additions to the “Bennett family” . . . and says “Hello dear friends,” to the upper classmen . . . and “Welcome back.” ROBYN'S NEST Debates, Franks, Rufus in News by Robyn-Denise Berryhill (This is the first installment on the feature page of a column to brief you on news events of in terest you might have missed.) DID YOU KNOW THAT The debates between presiden tial candidates Jimmy Carter and Pres. Gerald Ford are scheduled to begin on Sept. 23 on nationwide television. These will be the first televised debates between two candidates since the Kennedy- Nixon debates of 1960. The de bates will be sponsored by the League of Women Voters. The U.S.D.A. recently approved the usage of bone material in hot- dogs and other processed meats by meat manufacturers. The ruling, due to go into effect in October will be appealed in federal court by the FDA. Black incumbent mayor Johnny Ford has won re-election in Tuskegee, Ala. Ford captured 58% of the vote over his two black opponents. Dr. George W. Gore Jr., presi dent emeritus of Florida A&M University, has been named in terim president of Fisk Univer sity in Nashville, Tenn. The 75 year old administrator will serve in the position until a special uni versity committee selects a per manent president. Morehouse College in Atlanta will become the third predomi nately black medical college in America when it opens its doors next fall. Dean Louis Sullivan said the school’s overall goal is to in crease the number of black phy sicians (currently 2.2%) available to serve American blacks. In an attempt to double the number of black officers within 10 years, the Army is reorganiz ing part of its ROTC college scholarship program. Army of ficials say colleges that show the biggest gain in black recruitment will be awarded two three-year scholarships. However, the colleges are not required to give these scholarships to black students. This new policy may cause black colleges to lose vital federal money because they may no longer re ceive a minimum number of scholarships but instead will have to compete for them along with other institutions. Lead singer for the popular group Rufus, Chaka Khan recently married Richard Holland in a quiet ceremony in Los Angeles. Members of the group along with Ms. Khan’s sister Taka Boom (of the Undisputed Truth) served as attendants at the ceremony. Ms. Khan has a three year old daugh ter by a previous marriage. Singer Minnie Ripperton (“Lovin’ You and “Inside My Love”) revealed recently that she underwent surgery for breast can cer. Says Ms. Ripperton, “I don’t want my career to be based on sympathy from the public. I am strong and have a full life ahead of me.” A recent study conducted at Florida University shows women who play hard to get turn men off. Forty-five men were intro duced to four different types of women: hard to get, equally at tracted to one man, discrimatory, and receptive to one particular man. The majority of men found the last type the most appealing and the hard to get the least ap pealing. Sanchez-Boudy to Be "Diario de las Americas" Columnist by Kelly Gardner Dr. Hortensia Sanchez-Boudy has been added to the staff of the Diario de las Americas, which is published in Miami, Fla., daily. The newspaper was originally staffed by all men until they be came interested in the Womens’ Liberation Movement and asked Dr. Sanchez-Boudy to consider writing for them. The newspaper is distributed throughout the United States and is in the offices of public officials. When asked how she received her appointment Dr. Sanchez- Boudy said that her husband. Dr. Jose Sanchez-Boudy, who teaches Spanish at UNC-G, has been writ ing on the newspaper 10 years and she attended a conference with him and that was when she was asked to consider the post. She was later interviewed and photographed at the conference for a story in one of the future issues of the paper. Dr. Sanchez-Boudy has pub lished three books. The books are “Black Poetry of the Americas,” “Poesia Negra del Caribe,” and her most recent “Antologia del Costumbrismo Cubano,” published by Ediciones Universal in Miami. Dr. Sanchez-Boudy felt that her appointment to the paper was not a personal success, but more of a success for all women. “The newspaper is finally giv ing women their rightful place in society,” she said. The most important articles in the paper appear on pages four and five on which Dr. Sanchez- Boudy’s column will appear. She is not restricted in her writing. The subjects will vary from poli tics to social orientation to litera ture. The newspaper also includes sections on sports and entertain ment and emphasis is placed on social affairs in the community. Although the newspaper is writ ten in Spanish it reports on the happenings in both Spanish and non-Spanish cultures. For those who can’t read Span ish, one column of the newspaper is translated in English. Dr. Sanchez-Boudy attended the University of Havana in Cuba. She later practiced law. She moved to the United States in 1961 and attended U.N.C. at Chapel Hill and obtained her de gree in Spanish languages. She has taught at Bennett for 12 years. Husband of Alumna Gives Library Picture A 24 by 30 inch oil paint ing, “Conch Divers,” was pre sented to the Thomas F. Hol- gate Library during the sum mer by the husband of one of Bennett’s graduates. Harold Putnam, the donor, is the husband of Glendora Mcllwain Putnam (’45), who was the 1976 commencement speaker. Mrs. Putnam is dep uty assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Develop ment (HUD).
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