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FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1978
BENNETT COLLEGE. GREENSBORO, N, C.
Vol. XXXIX, No. 8
Frances Gaines, candidate for Sen
ior Class president.
Ellen Brinkley, candidate for Junior
Class president.
Jennifer Wells, candidate for Sopfio-
more Class president.
Robin Adams, candidate for Student
Union Board president.
Debra Perkins, candidate for presi
dent Student Senate.
Belles Run for Top Campus Offices
by Joyce Bass
Nomination blanks are in and
the names of the candidates for
presidents of campus organiza
tions including the Student Sen
ate and the Student Union Board
are now known.
The following organizations
have these candidates campaign
ing for the office of president;
Student Senate, Debra Perkins
and Cynthia Brown; Student Union
Board, Robin Adams, Marion
Johnson, Karen Lewis; Interdor
mitory Council, Vicentia Lips
comb, Romona Reid, Yvette Shel
ton; Recreational Council, Gwen
Davis, Mondrell Jester, Debbie
Moser, Yvette Smyre, Carol Chat
ters; Senior Class, Frances Gaines,
Hattie Purnell; Junior Class, Deb
ra Benbow, Ellen Brinkley, Dino
Bradley; Sophomore Class, LaSan-
dra Muldrow, Jennifer Wells, An
gel Ford.
Some of the candidates sub
mitted the following statements
of their platforms during the cam
paign.
Karen Lewis: “I can only say
that with the help of my peers I
can fulfill the position to the high
est of abilities.”
Ubby Malloy: “I believe that
everyone’s ideas are worthy of
consideration and in order to im
plement this belief I will encour
age every student to voice her
opinions.”
Probation List Exceeds Dean's List
by Debbie Hodges
One hundred and thirty-two stu
dents were on academic proba
tion as of the end of the 1977 faU
semester. Only 78 students were
on the Dean’s List at the end of
the same period.
A student is warned and placed
on academic probation if her cu
mulative grade point average falls
below the following levels: fresh
man, 1.65 by the end of the first
semester, and 1.75 by the end of
the second semester; sophomore,
1.90 by the end of the first se
mester and 2.00 by the end of the
second semester; junior and sen
iors, 2.00 at the end of each se
mester.
A student may be dismissed
from the college at the end of any
semester because of unsatisfactory
academic achievement if she has
received at least one warning prior
to the end of that semester. A stu
dent will be dismissed from the
college if she has been on aca
demic probation two semesters,
not necessarily consecutive, and
her grade point average is below
the above standards.
A student dismissed because of
unsatisfactory academic achieve
ment is not eligible to apply for
readmission until at least one se
mester has passed.
Dr. Chelsea Tipton, dean of the
college, says he is attempting to
determine what is causing the rise
in the academic probation list.
am concerned about discern
ing if the rise in the number of
students on academic probation is
proportional to the decrease in the
number of students on the Dean’s
List,” he said.
Fifty-five students made the
Dean’s List at the end of the
Spring 1976 semester while 67 stu
dents were put on academic pro
bation.
“Around 20 to 50 students are
suspended at the end of every
spring semester,” said Dean Tip
ton.
Although students may be put
on academic probation at the end
of every semester. Dean Tipton
said suspension letters are now
sent only at the end of the spring
semester because of the small
break between the end of the fall
semester and the beginning of the
spring semester.
The larger break at the end of
the spring semester would give
students more time to prepare to
come back to school or leave. Dean
Tipton said he is reviewing the
policy of suspension letters being
sent out one semester instead of
two.
In an attempt to curb the rise,
Tipton is placing “intense” stress
on getting students with academic
difficulties to reduce their course
loads. He is even encouraging stu
dents who are doing weU to carry
19 hours or less per semester.
Dean Tipton says a “broad rep
resentation” of faculty is aiding in
the investigation of the probation
rise.
“As yet, we have found no con
crete reason for the rise in the
number of students on academic
probation. We do, however, have
some suspected reasons for the
rise,” he said.
Aside from heavy course loads,
the Dean suspects a lack of pre
paredness in the students entering
Bennett as another cause of aca
demic problems.
He stated the majority of stu
dents on academic probation are
freshmen. If the investigation dis
covers new students are not fully
and properly prepared for en
trance into Bennett, then approp
riate recommendations will be
made to the Admissions Commit
tee.
Although there have been rum
ors to the contrary, Tipton states
that there are no students on Ben
nett’s campus who are qualified
for suspension for poor academic
standings. Every one with a grade
point average under the cut off
level has been suspended he said.
This regular suspension is a “con-
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Cynthia Brown; “I would like to
use the office of SGA president to
help the student body make de
sired changes through the proper
channels of student government.”
Debra Perkins; “I will, along
with members of the student
body, work diligently on our cam
pus and attempt to make our ex
periences at Bennett reflect active
involvement.”
Jennifer Wells; “With your help.
I’ll try to establish a class that
is actively involved in student af
fairs — making Bennett an excit
ing campus to be a part of.”
LaSandra Muldrow: “Campaign
promises are only good if carried
through. I’ll seek the aid of my
classmates to create and carry out
projects for the upcoming year.”
Debra Benbow; “My motto is to
better our student government in
various aspects. I hope to accom
plish such a task with the help of
my fellow students.”
Ellen Brinkley; “I hope to de
velop unity within the junior class.
I feel that if there is unity, then
getting things accomplished wiU
not be a problem.”
Yvette Smyre, “I hope to
achieve better and more effective
communication links between the
student body and the Bennett
family at large. Let’s give it a
try.”
Carol Chatters, “I will try to
liven up campus activities so that
Bennett students will want to par
ticipate rather than take an uncar
ing attitude.”
Vincentia Lipscomb: “Progress
is when everyone pushes in the
same direction. As president of
the Inter-Dormitory Council, I,
with your support, will push for
progress.”
Yvette Shelton: “If elected to
the position of the president of the
Inter-Dormitory Council, I will
strive to insure that the Bennett
ideals are upheld in campus life.”
Statements from other candi
dates were not available due to
the spring vacation.
Elections for these offices will
take place Thursday, March 23
and the election results will be
posted on Friday, March 24.
Out-going SGA president. Shawn Humphries and Dr. Miller emphasize involvement on campus^wKh students^^
SGA President Informs Candidates of Pre-Election Duties
by Joyce Bass
This week and the first half of
next week will climax the cam
paign week for those students
running for office in the student
government and other official or
ganizations.
Prior to this week, out-going
SGA president, Shawn Humphries
called several meetings to inform
students of the up-coming elec
tions and to advise them of the
election guidelines and prelimi
nary action that must be taken
before elections.
Each class received instructions
regarding the nomination process.
Each class had to nominate a first
and second choice of candidates
for all positions listed during class
meetings held the week prior to
this year’s spring vacation. Each
class was given the necessary
number of nomination blanks. The
class was held responsible for
seeking out their nominees and
returning the completed blanks to
the Office of Co-Curricular Ac
tivities.
Class officers or representatives
were responsible for turning in a
list of nominees to the Office of
Co-Curricular Activities.
All nominees were to have been
informed that they could sign only
ONE nomination blank. All candi
dates must have a cumulative
average of “C” (2.00). Candidates
for president, vice-president of
Student Senate Cabinet, Student
Union Board, Interdormitory
Council and Recreational Council
must have been students at Ben
nett College for at least two full
years. All other candidates must
have been a student at the col
lege for at least one full year.
Any student who was interested
in running for a position could
place herself on the nomination
blank by securing a nomination
blak from the Office of Co-Cur
ricular Activities if she had main
tained a cumulative average of
“C” (2.00).
Each of these steps had to be
completed before spring vacation.
Elections will take place Thurs
day, March 22 and election results
will be posted Friday, March 23.
According to the constitution of
the Bennett College SGA, the pur
pose of the Student Senate shall
be to provide a central agency for
the expression of student thought;
to foster and maintain the highest
standards of honor and integrity
in all phases of college life; to en
courage scholarship; to develop
and encourage mature leadership
on the part of the students; to act
as a coordinating body to the
campus organizations; to demon
strate the ability of the students
to aid in the solution of their prob
lems; to have joint jurisdiction
with the administration and fac
ulty in the promotion and regula
tion of student activities; and to
promote college spirit and loyalty.
All students of Bennett College
shall be members of the Student
Senate and thereby become sub
ject to the regulations of the con
stitution.
One of the most important of
fices in the Student Senate is that
of president. The president must
call and preside at the meetings
of the Student Senate and the Stu
dent Senate Executive Cabinet; be
the Chief Executive Officer; vote
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