FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1983
THE BENNETT BANNER
PAGE THREE
Viewpoints: Pro an cl Con
Where has all the money gone?
opinion
by Leslie Monique Barr
As always in returning to
campus, I find all the same
old problems in addition to
new problems prevalent.
Each year students enter
this great institution of high
er learning complaining about
the same things that were
complained about five to 10
years ago, and each year we
get the same answer, “It’s
been that way for a long time
and that’s just the way it is.”
But, tell me, why is it like
that? Why aren’t some of
the things being complained
about fixed or changed?
The answer from the ad
ministration is that there is
no money available. But when
money is made available,
where does it go?
According to Kay Boyd,
SGA president, the activity
fee charged to each student
and designated to go to the
SGA has somehow vanished.
In other words, the SGA has
not received money for quite
some time now. However, the
money is still being included
with our tuition and fees.
Where is the money? It
can’t be going to the cafeteria
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because the menu is still the
same. And it can’t be going
towards the hiring of new
faculty.
Let us take a look at how
the money is being spent
when it is made available.
Thousands of dollars have
been invested in cheap paint
for the residence halls. This
is a waste of time and money
because the residence halls
need a new coat every year.
Another example is the beau
tiful new health center that
leaked the first year it was
opened, that still closes at
five o’clock and that renders
no more services than it did
when it was in the lower level
of Player Hall. The point is
that since there seems to be
such a low cash-flow on this
campus, shouldn’t the money
be spent more wisely?
I hope that your summer
was very restful and that you
make yourself aware of the
things that go on around you.
It doesn’t necessarily take a
slap in the face to know that
you have been and are still
being abused by your admin
istration. After all, it is ‘our’
money that keeps Bennett
and the administration alive.
Our purpose here is to ence.
grow into mature and respon
sible adults. What better way
to learn responsibility than
to take charge and make our
administration and faculty
responsible in their actions
and attitudes towards us.
We need to become captains
of our own fates. We must
work together to influence all
levels of the college. Let’s
remember there’s strength in
numbers and we have selected
some strong, sharp women as
SGA leaders.
President Miller says that
“Bennett Makes a Differ-
Let’s see that it does.
Criticism must stop now
opinion
by Joan Y. Davis
As another school year be
gins, a lot of us are filled
with the usual high hopes and
dreams. Some of us are hop
ing for good grades, while
others are hoping that this
year will be just a little
happier than last year.
I, too, am full of hopes and
dreams. Some of my dreams
are for myself while others
are for the entire school. I
wish for a lot of things, but
mostly I wish for this school
year to be one that will see
more unity among the student
body.
It’s hard to believe how a
campus as small as ours could
be so divided. We’ve split
ourselves up, and we worry
only about our own problems.
Never do we stop to think
that others may have the
same problem and that there
is strength in numbers.
Often I’ve noticed that
we’re quick to criticize our
student leaders and others,
but when the time for action
comes, those of us who w'ere
critical are the last to offer
support. Painful as it may
seem, many of us are all talk
and nothing more.
Oh yes, but the worst part
is that we offer each other
nothing in the way of en
couragement and moral sup
port. Why can’t we pat the
girl on the back who is mak
ing all “A” grades?
Why can’t we thank the
campus leaders who work
hard to accomphsh goals in
stead of constantly remind
ing them of what they didn’t
do?
Why can’t we tell someone
that she looks nice and wish
her luck as she goes to an
important job interview?
Could it be that we’re so
perfect that we can find fault
with others, or could it be
that by giving credit where
credit is due that we realize
our own shortcomings and
faults? That’s an interesting
question if you’re honest
enough with yourself to
answer it.
No, everyone is not per
fect. Leaders are not going to
be able to please everyone
and they’re going to make
some mistakes. That’s what
makes them human. Of
course, there’s always going
to be room for constructive
criticism. However, the next
time you begin to find fault
with things, ask yourself
what you’re doing to help the
situation.
The problem might not be
because of others; it might
be that the problem is you.
New A.C.S. slate set
by Dee Evans
A new arts and cultural
series is being introduced
this fall by the Mellon and
Lyceum Committees.
According to Dr. Ruth Lu-
cier, chairperson of the com
mittees, the number of events
that can be offered will de
pend in part on the number
of persons willing to give
support as sponsors of the
series.
The series will offer visual
arts films, under the direc
tion of Dr. Alma Adams, sev
eral musical events including
lectures and performers and
various programs in world
religion co-sponsored by the
North Carolina Humanities
Committee.
In cooperation with the
Alumnae Office, the commit
tees will invite an outstand
ing local leader to visit the
campus during Black History
Month.
For the first time, Greens
boro citizens are being asked
to contribute to the support
of the program. Letters of in
vitation to potential sponsors
are being sent to faculty and
select members of the com
munity who display a com
mitment to cultural advance
ment and an interest in the
arts.
The advantages of being a
sponsor include recognitipn
on a printed brochure, special
invitations to private recep
tions with guest artists and
celebrities, advance notice of
upcoming events, special re
served seating for all cultur
al events, free tickets when
admission is charged and a
special invitation to the
President’s Ball.
“I am certain that this sup
port will be forthcoming and
that the 1983-84 seasons will
offer a most culturally en
riching series of programs
for the college and commu
nity,” says Dr. Lucier.
New Miss Bennett: Nedra Kyna McGee, who has ,
through scholarship and activities, will be crowned MB during festivities
this weekend.
ALMA ADAMS
Chairperson/Visual Arts and Humane Studies
Bennett College
SERIGRAPHS
15-29 September/Fine Arts Gallery
Winston-Salem State University