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Co-op student participation declines
%
Photo by Joyce Bass
Karen Ferguson, senior from Charles
ton, S. C., is one satisfied Co-op
customer.
by Deborah Tillman
“I’m not going on Co-op because
my adviser doesn’t think it will
aid me in any way.”
This is the response received
from many Bennett students who
are eligible to enter the Coopera
tive Education Program but are
discouraged by faculty advisers
who oppose the program.
Within the last year, Co-op has
experienced a decline in the num
ber of students who seek entry
into the program. Reasons for the
decline are many. A few cited are
1) opposition from faculty, advis
ers, and administration; 2) fear of
not graduating within four years;
3) failure of students to obtain
information about the program;
and 4) lack of understanding of
the program.
Cooperative Education is an
educational plan which relates
academic study to practical work
situations according to major in
terest areas by alternating full
time study periods with full-time
employment periods in business,
industry, government or service-
type organizations. The idea of
“learning by doing” is the heart
of what Co-op is all about.
The successful operation of the
Cooperative Education Program
depends on a strong three-way
relationship between the student,
the employer, and Bennett. This
relationship is accomplished by
maintaining continued personal
contact as a direct line of com
munication between the three.
The program is implemented on
a voluntary basis and is open to
students in all divisions of the
College who meet the following
criteria: 1) must have full-time
status; 2) must maintain 2.0 grade
average, and; 3) must file an ap
plication with the Cooperative
Education Office.
The Co-op Calendar is designed
for pairing in which two students
alternate work and study periods
after completion of four semesters
of initial study. This pairing tech
nique provides the employer with
full-time job coverage and allows
the student a work term with a
minimum work exposure of 16
weeks per term.
Throughout the years, many
Belles have had successful Coop
experiences. Among those are;
Anita Ford, Rosa Faulk, Kay
Brimmage, Debra Wingo, Fran
Franklin, Vanessa Bartley, Hattie
Purnell, Viola Hemphill, Beverly
Randolph, and Karen Ferguson.
“I think everyone should have
some work-related experience be
fore they graduate because when
companies come to interview you
in your senior year, they tend to
look at previous job experiences
rather than grade point averages,”
stated Hattie, a senior communi
cations major from Ocean City,
Md.
Rosa Faulk exclaimed, “I thor-
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Photo by Joyce Bass
Kaye Brimmage, senior from Mount
Olive, N. 0., is another product of
the Cooperative Education Program.
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_ Bennett College /S\
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1978
BENNETT COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N. 0.
VOL XL, No. 4
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Belles comment on liquor
Photo by Bernetta Hamilton
The competence of Bennett’s security guards is in question. See editorial, p. 2.
by Deborah Little
Should liquor be sold by the
drink in North Carolina?
This issue has been raised lately
because the state legislature
passed a new law allowing the
communities in the state to vote
on the sale of liquor by the drink.
Charlotte and some smaller com
munities have already approved
the sale, and Greensboro will be
voting on the issue in January.
Six Bennett students were asked
about their feelings regarding the
sale of liquor by the drink. Five
of the six felt that liquor should
be sold by the drink.
One of them, Karen M. Heck,
a sophomore majoring in ISP/
Communications, from Stratford,
CT, said, “One of our main social
activities in this nation is drink
ing. I think North Carolina would
make a lot of tax money from
selling liquor by the drink.”
Karen added, “One of the first
things people offer when someone
comes to visit is a drink. You need
something to relax your tensions.
You can’t smoke marijuana or
have sexual relationships all day,
so as a substitute people choose
to drink.”
Several students felt that selling
liquor by the drink would help
the economy of North Carolina.
They felt that it would attract
more conventions and large com
panies to the state.
However, one student who did
not wish to be identified, opposed
the sale of liquor by the drink.
She said, “I think it is an ad
vantage for the rich because they
are the ones who drink more fre
quently. Poor people have prob
lems, but they don’t drink as much
because they can’t afford it.” She
added that naturally it would be
an advantage to the owners of
clubs and bars who wiU be mak
ing more money.
English examination requirement changed for juniors;
test will be administered for diagnostic purposes
The English Competency Ex
amination is no longer a gradu
ation requirement for the Class of
1980. This decision was announced
Nov. 10 by Chelsea Tipton, dean
of Academics, at a tutorial session
scheduled to help juniors prepare
for the test.
Although the class of ’80 was
still required to take the test for
diagnostic purposes Nov. 16, it no
longer must pass the test in order
to graduate. Instead, those juniors
who failed the test must attend
tutorial sessions next semester to
improve their communication
skills. They must re-take the test
in the fall semester of their senior
year to measure their improve
ment in these skills.
The decision to drop the exam
as a graduation requirement for
the juniors came about after a
committee representing the junior
class expressed the class’ concerns
about taking the test to Dr. Sadler,
chairperson of the faculty com
mittee overseeing the exam, and
Dean Tipton.
Although the class was in favor
of taking the test for diagnostic
purposes, it objected to the ex
amination as a graduation require
ment because it felt it was not
sufficiently prepared for it by the
college. The student committee
also stated that the examination
was not listed as a graduation
requirement when the class first
enrolled in Bennett.
The exam is still a graduation
requirement for the Class of 1981
and the Class of 1982.
Pi Gamma Mu initiates 5
by Betty Brown
The Bennett College faculty-
student organization Pi Gamma
Mu will initiate 5 new members
Nov, 30.
Pi Gamma Mu is a national So
cial Science Honor Society. In or
der to be a member of Pi Gamma
Mu, one must have at least a B
average in history, political sci
ence, sociology or economics. They
must also have 20 semester hours
accredited in these areas of social
science.
Members of the Pi Gamma Mu
are; president, Ramona Reid; vice
president, Ardelia Davis; secre
tary, Belinda Foster; treasurer, Dr.
Graduates working in medical fields
Bennett College graduates
are enrolling in professional
medical schools and graduat
ing from these schools in rec
ord numbers.
There are 35 graduates
presently enrolled in graduate
and professional health
schools. Four graduates re
ceived M.D. or D.D.S. degrees
in the class of 1978.
Bennett College now has 25
graduates holding M.D. or
D.D.S. degrees.
George Breathett and activities
chairperson, Lyvonne Murphy.
The advisers are; Linda Addo, as
sistant professor of history, and
Dr. George Breathett, director of
Planning and A.I.D.P. The new
persons to be initiated are: Cyn
thia Brown, Melissa Graves, Lib
by Malloy, Barbara Murphy and
Sandra Ratliff.
Pi Gamma Mu is a part of the
Association of College Honor So
cieties which is affiliated with the
American Association for the Ad
vancement of Science. Pi Gamma
Mu’s purpose is to highlight the
importance of Honor Societies.
Bennett was one of the first black
colleges to be granted the honor
to have Pi Gamma Mu.
Photo by Bernetta Hamilton
James Wright, III addresses audience during the Fall Honor’s Convocation.
Another picture, p. 3.
33 honored at annual fall convocation;
Human Relations chairman speaks
by Deborah Tillman
The seventeenth annual Fall
Honor’s Convocation was held on
Thursday, Nov. 9 honoring thirty-
three.
James Wright III, chairman,
Greensboro Human Relations
Commission, gave the address.
Sophomore honorees were Aden-
ike Adejunmobi, Linda Anderson,
Alisha Coachman, Lisa Johnson,
Regina Jones, Sharonlyn Jones,
Tina Jones, Tonya Martin, LaSan-
dra Muldrow, Nomathemba Nko-
ma, Estalinda Roberson, Beverly
Rumley, Mary Simpkins, Tonni
Sullivan, Angela West and Kath
erine Winston.
Junior honorees were Dino
Bradley, Angela Briley, Sandra
Brown, Be be Davis, Melissa
Graves, Debra Hodges, Valerie
Littlejohn, Barbara Murphy, Lau
ra Perry, Linda Smith and Edwina
Wilson.
Seniors honored were Eva Ab-
lorh, Bertha Dolberry, Belinda
Foster, Marion Johnson and
Deborah Tillman.