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THE BENN ETT BANNER
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1978
7 freshman recruits;
basketball squad doubled
by Beverly Rumley
There will be seven new addi
tions to the basketball team this
year, a number which equals the
total number of basketball players
from last year.
Two new arrivals have sisters
here who also play basketball.
Freshman Portia Dixon is the sis
ter of Andre Dixon. Portia is from
Greensboro and is majoring in
physical education. Two things in
fluenced Portia to attend Bennett.
Here, she is close to home and her
sister is here. Portia feels Andre
can help her and sees no disad
vantages to rooming with her sis
ter. Portia is an Aquarian and
likes swimming and softball.
The other new sister team is
Wilma Kirkland and her sister,
sophomore Betty Kirkland. Wilma,
from Mt. Airy, N.C., majoring in
physical education, said her sister
also influenced her to come here.
Wilma, a Virgo, has been playing
basketball since she was ten. She
likes music, tennis and volleyball.
Durham, N.C. sends Bennett two
recruits. They are Tracye Norwood
Become person
you want lo be
by Terry Lewis
Make your clothes, face and
body do what you want them
to do.
All the colors are in this
fall and you can do all sorts of
makeup tricks. You dress to
suit yourself and your mood
and you want to put yourself
together with the sort of pol
ished, yet casual appeal. What
you buy and how you wear
your clothes makes a personal
statement. After all, this is
the first and sometimes only
impression people have.
Clothes are made merely to
enhance the body and you
must know your basic body
build, budg-et and lifestyle, to
find the fashion look that’s
right for you.
Many black women com
plain that their hair is not
versatile. Why not wave it,
twist it, toss it, flip it, braid
it or just let it hang to its full
ness. Your hair and facial ap
pearance tell who you are and
how you feel.
Always use a moisturizer
under your makeup, one that
contains natural moisture fac
tors to seal body moisture in
and at the same time protect
it from the atmosphere.
Exercise is also fashion
news and vitally important
for a healthy body.
Remember, girls: You are
how you look and feel.
Fiji speaker
scheduled Sept. 26
Amelia Rokotuiuuna, chairman
of the 2nd Nuclear Free Pacific
Conference to be held in Micro
nesia, will be speaking at 10 a.m.
in the Black Hall Assembly on
Tuesday, Sept. 26 on “Needs and
Aspirations of Rural Women From
Under-Developed Countries.”
Born in a mining town in Fiji,
Rokotuiuuna received a diploma
from Swansea University in
Wales, United Kingdom. She was
assistant general secretary (1968-
1971) and was concerned with the
roles of women in Northern Fiji
and surrounding regions involved
in work among “school leavers,”
i.e., dropouts; political indepen
dence of colonial countries in the
Pacific; the issue of militarism;
the Student Christian Movement;
youth and church groups on po
litical issues of importance; tour
ism; and activities of foreign
firms.
and Denise Wilder. Tracye, who
plans to major in architecture,
said, “I’ve always like to play
basketball.” She also said her
mother influenced her the most.
Tracye, a Sagittarian, likes to bowl
and play softball.
Denise, a business administra
tion major, says the competition
between herself and her sister,
Lillian motivated her to play bas
ketball better. Denise received an
academic scholarship that helped
her decide to come here. Denise, a
Cancer, enjoys playing checkers
and volleyball and swimming.
Both Tracye and Denise said
the college’s recruiter, Margaret
Williamson, helped them decide to
come here. They were also im
pressed by the campus.
Freshman Arlene Brown is from
Stanley, N.C. and her major is
early childhood education. She has
been playing basketball for seven
years and her brother helped her
the most. Arlene is a Capricorn
and enjoys reading and track.
Valerie Callender is from Wor
cester, Mass. She plans to major
in pre-physical therapy. Valerie
says she came to Bennett because
her mother and sister attended
school here. A Libra, Valerie likes
sewing, swimming and dancing.
Pontheola Simmons comes to us
all the way from Miami, Fla. She
plans to major in medical tech
nology. Pontheola decided to come
here because of the colleges she
received scholarships from, Ben
nett was closest to home. She also
came because this is a small insti
tution. Pontheola is a Libra and
likes to dance and relax outdoors.
All the freshmen are looking
forward to a “winning” and “ex
citing” season. Tracye said, “We
will win more than we lose.”
Arlene said, “If everyone puts
forth the talents they have, it will
be a great year.”
Belles volleyball team is getting ready. From L to R: Portia Dixon jumps for
the ball; Coach McCauley watches as Debra Kerns looks over her shoulder;
Alice “Crunch ” Costin has hit one while freshmen Veta J. Covert, Latonya
Reeves, and Barbara Echols watch.
photo by Pam Paschall
Birthday dinners held every month
by Beverly Bernard
Birthday dinners in the style of
family dining will be held every
month this school year.
Debra Perkins, a senior major
ing in special education and the
president of the Student Govern
ment Association, from New Or
leans, Louisiana, said the birthday
dinners will be sit-down dressy
afafirs. The four classes will each
be responsible on a rotating basis
for hosting the dinners.
First, the seniors will act as
hostesses for the dinners, then
sophomores and then freshmen.
Debra said that the sponsoring
class will be responsible for the
entertainment. With the coopera
tion of the entire student body
she hopes for this program to be
a success. “No cooperation, no
birthday dinners; but I would like
to have the dinners,” she said.
Ruth Powell, Co-Curricular Of
fice director, said, “The birthday
W. A. A. changes
name to W. R. A.
Some of you may be won
dering what happened to the
Women’s Athletic Associa
tion, or the W.A.A., that has
sponsored all the sports events
and activities at Bennett Col
lege in recent years.
Well, the association has ac
quired a new name, a name
that hopefully will encourage
more student participation in
its various events. The title
Women’s Athletic Association
implied that only women ath
letes should participate in the
association. The name was
changed to the W.R.A., or the
Women’s Recreation Associa
tion to encourage all women
to participate in the recrea
tional activities offered by the
physical education department
of Bennett College.
dinners will really teach the stu
dents how to be hostesses in their
own home.”
Miss Powell said the dinners
will be held on Sunday nights and
the first dinner will be held Sep
tember 17. One dinner will be held
each month in the cafeteria for
everyone’s birthday who falls in
that month.
Sept.
21
Sept.
26
Sept.
28
Sept.
29
Oct.
3
Oct.
20
Oct.
24
Oct.
25
Oct.
17
Oct.
27
Nov.
1
Tentative Volleyball (Schedule for 1978-79
Tri-match at Gardner-Webb
Tri-match at Winston-Salem State
Greensboro College at Bennett
Wingate College at Bennett
Tri-match at U.N.C.-Charlotte
Bennett at Greensboro College
Bennett at Wingate
Tri-match at Bennett
N. C. Central University & A«feT at Bennett
Tri-match at N.C.C.U.
Bennett and A&T
Freshmen adjust easily to small college, friendly people
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is Bennett!” Anita feels that time
will help her to adjust to being
so far away from home since she
plans to stay for the next fcvur
years.
Elena Lee, a freshman sociology
major from Durham, N.C., says
that she came to Bennett because
it is a small friendly college a
short distance from her home. She
came to visit the campus in April
and thought it was just right,
despite the dilapidation of the
freshman dormitories. Elena feels
that, being at an all-girls’ school,
she will not face too much dis
traction from the opposite sex.
Freshman Roslyn Henderson, a
psychology major from Richmond,
Va., feels that Bennett is a small
homelike college. She likes the
fact that it is near her home and
her brother who lives in Durham.
Roslyn enjoys the personal atten
tion she receives from instructors
and tutors in her field. She be
lieves that the size of Bennett will
help her to grow as a person and
as a woman. To Roslyn, Bennett
College is a new beginning.
Freshman Josie Hudley takes a break during Labor Day festivities.
photo by Bernetta Hamilton
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Fellowship program shapes future leaders of nation
The President’s Commission on
White House Fellowships is seek
ing highly qualified candidates for
its 1979-80 competition. Fourteen
to nineteen positions are open for
this extraordinary but highly com
petitive opportunity.
President Lyndon B. Johnson
established the program in 1964 to
give outstanding younger Ameri
cans firsthand experience in the
process of governing of the nation.
The White House Fellowship pro
gram is a non-partisan effort to
draw in a few of the brightest and
most promising people from all
over the country to work at a
unique level in the Federal gov
ernment for a year.
Presidents Nixon, Ford, and
Carter have continued the Fellow
ship program with a high level of
support. President Carter has re
moved the specific age limitations.
The program is now open to all
those who are early in their ca
reers. Fellows have been chosen
from a wide variety of careers and
professions including law, medi
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government and the arts.
The Fellows serve for one year,
usually as a special assistant to
the Vice President, a member of
the President’s Cabinet, or to a
presidential assistant. The Fellows
may be involved in the develop
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speech writing, engage in inter
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For additional information or an
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postmarked no later than Novem
ber 15, 1978. The deadline for
receipt of completed applications
is December 1, 1978.
Freshman Arlene Key, an elec
trical engineering major from
Philadelphia, Pa., feels that she
will mature at Bennett in a num
ber of ways because she is so far
away from home. Arlene thinks
that Bennett is a very nice place,
but it takes time to get adjusted
since it is so different from her
atmosphere at home. Her major
concern is the large enrollment of
students in her social science class.
Halequinn Gaynor, a freshman
dietetics major from Cleveland,
Ohio, chose Bennett because she
was searching for an all-black
girls’ school and found Bennett to
be her choice. Her major concern
is the food, its lack of nutrition.
She said that her classes were at
one time quite large in number
but the size reduced eventually.
Halequinn feels that the curfew
for the first semester is strict but
not too drastic.
Freshman Connie Suber, a pre
law major from South Hill, Va.,
was influenced to attend Bennett
by many alumnae. Connie likes
the friendly treatment she receives
from the upperclassmen. She be
lieves that a curfew is needed at
an all-girls’ school because there
are many high standards that
must be kept among the girls.
Connie thinks that the food is high
in starch content but it tastes all
right.
Yvette Barbour, a freshman
drama major from Philadelphia,
Pa., believes that she will obtain
a very fine and well-rounded edu
cation from Bennett. Yvette feels
there is not much difference be
tween the social atmosphere here
and at her home.
Andrietta Brown, a freshman
commiinications major from Sum
ter, S.C., said that the ISP pro
gram attracted her to Bennett
when she came to visit last spring.
Andrietta feels that there should
be more social activities on cam
pus. Andrietta has a positive atti
tude about campus life but feels
there is always room for
improvement.
Freshman Arlisa Lowe, an elec
trical engineering major from
Kernersville, N.C., spends most of
her time at A&T because of her
major, but she enjoys meeting new
people every day. She said that
the dual-degree program attracted
her to Bennett.