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THE BENNETT BANNER
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1983
Consultants teach real life 101
The career awareness representatives who appeared in classes last week
offered a crash course in preparing for life after college.
Students can be grateful for the valuable lessons those apostles imparted.
Hence, it might be profitable to summarize the visitors’ advice.
First, they presented the sobering truth that a college diploma is no longer
a union card. No business or organization is overwhelmed by a degree anymore.
What employers desire is prepared people. They want women who have been
goal-setters and goal-achievers. Being prepared means a student’s knowing what
she wants and struggling to fulfill her ambitions.
Secondly, the guests stressed the importance of flexibility. In many cases
nowadays, graduates cannot immediately enter their chosen fields. That means
a student must have something to fall back on, something that she can do.
Third, the visitors emphasized “shop knowledge”—keeping up with advances
in a student’s field, monitoring employment trends and maintaining close contact
with the career services center.
Perhaps all these tips can be summed up in one statement: the future is
now. You are already embarked on your career.
Make the most of it.
Picture protest: tempest in a teapot
A newspaper is rarely compelled to respond to its critics, but this month’s
letters complaining about our page-three placement of Miss Bennett’s picture
in the Sept. 16 Banner deserve a reply.
We congratulate the authors on their articulate missives, but we have to
insist that they form an example of the proverbial tempest in the teapot.
In the first place. Miss Bennett’s picture generally does not appear on pa'ge
one of the first Banner. Traditionally, she receives front-page exposure duripg
the second issue^—that is, after she has been crowned.
Because we had planned to give Nedra McGee front-page coverage in this
issue, our staff chose to use her picture farther back in our first edition as a
reminder to students to attend the coronation, which had not occurred by then.
For purposes of variety and journalistic fair play, we try never to use the
same person’s picture on the front page of two consecutive issues.
As to charges that we are ignoring or demeaning women, we invite you to
study past Banners. Photos of men only occasionally appear in our pages. The
Banner is, after all, written and put together by women for women._ Over the
years, the Banner has consistently campaigned against sexism in all its
overt and stealthy forms.
We are grateful that the letter writers read our last issue carefully. News
papers thrive on attention.
We hope you enjoy our review of the coronation and our profile of Nedra
McGee. (Michael Gaspeny, faculty adviser)
Letters to tke editor:
Readers are disturbed by photo’s position
To the Editor:
It was a great surprise to see
the picture of Miss Bennett on
page three of the Bennett Ban
ner. It was also a surprise to see
two men on the front page of the
Banner, since neither of them is
enrolled at Bennett Collegia.
The student body at Bennett
College chose Nedra as queen;
therefore, she should have front
page coverage. She—Nedra McGee
—represents Bennett College—not
the two men on the front page.
Nedra represents all the qual
ities of a true Bennett Belle. She
displays, the students believe, cer
tain admirable qualities; there
fore, we should like to see her
get the recognition that she
deserves.
In previous years, the picture
of Miss B'ennett has been on page
one. Would it not be possible for
Nedra to get the same recognition
enjoyed by previous queens?
Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Ray
* * *
To the Editor:
Over the years, The Bennett
Banner has been a good source
of campus news. This paper is a
vital link between the students
and campus involvement issues.
One of the greatest campus events
known to Bennett College is the
Coronation—the crowning of Miss
Bennett. No doubt you will agree,
such a glorified honor deserved
front-page coverage in the Sep
tember issue of The Banner.
Miss Bennett, Nedra McGee, is
cherished in so many ways by
her Bennett family. She is the
symbol of our institution in every
aspect in her reign as Miss Ben
nett. Such a person deserved a
front-page coverage in the page.
Nedra is a highly competent
student with remarkable academ
ic honors. Her leadership abilities
among her peers are outstanding.
All of these qualities express the
importance of having our queen
on the front page. You will agree,
I am sure, that this type of sit
uation should not be taken for
granted in the future issues of
The Banner.
If the budget would allow it,
we should appreciate an increase
in the number of papers printed
each year. Thank you for the care
with which you have planned the
issues in past years.
Sincerely,
Melanie Alford
♦ * ♦
To the Editor:
The last issue of the Banner
was pleasurable reading. What
concerns me, however, is the
sequence of the pictures includ
ing Miss Bennett and the two
men who appeared on the front
page. Throughout my years at
Bennett, I have been taught the
true meaning of womanhood.
Every student is taught this;
therefore, the location of Miss
B'ennett’s portrait was a bit
surprising.
The mention of Bennett College
brings the idea of womanhood to
many. The attitudes towards
women in our society have im
proved during the current decade,
and students at Bennett Colleg,e
see and hear of this turn in the
media everyday. It is good moti
vation for our student body. As
you probably know, Miss Bennett
has achieved well-known recog
nition outside of the title of
Queen. Giving her more attention
in the Banner could boost the
student body morale and generate
improved self-concepts. It could
also inform the off-campus public
that Bennett College is shaping
the leadership potential of its
future leaders.
Sincerely,
Helen Green
Class of 1984
To the Editor:
Women in the back! Must we
always stay in this position? Well,
it seems as if that’s where we
put our own Miss Bennett. The
person elected to represent the
college and its students gets back
coverage.
The importance of Miss McGee
to Bennett as representative of
the college and its women calls
attention to the position of women
in current society. She can em
phasize the place of women cur
rently at Bennett and the need for
community expressions. You will
agree, I feel sure, that Miss Mc
Gee’s honor status and achieve
ments, in addition to her election
to “Miss Bennett,” serve as
motivation for other students.
The Banner, as you know, dis
cusses current attitudes toward
women at Bennett and the need
for communication beyond cam
pus. It has increased students’
readership of The Banner and
has developed positive student
relationships.
May we depend on you as we
have in the past? May we look
forward to a more detailed story
about Miss McGee and her
achievements — particularly those
which we don’t know about now.
Sincerely yours,
Cynthia M. Hayes
Class of 1983
To the Editor:
Beauty, charm, and elegance
are some qualities of the finer
things in life.
In an appreciation for these
qualities we, the Bennett Belles,
voted for Miss Nedra McGee as
Miss Bennett for the 1983-84
school year. You will agree, as a
journalist, that it would have
been more appropriate for the
photograph of Miss McGee to
have appeared on the front page
of the campus publication, the
Bennett Banner.
You will agree, I am sure, that
it is time we women recognize
with high esteem the achieve
ments of other women in the
various areas of society.
May we anticipate having a
photograph and an indepth article
about the achievements of Miss
McGee on the front page of the
next issue of our paper?
Sincerely yours,
Christiana J. Tumaku
Class of 1985
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To the Editor:
Bennett College’s main goal is
the “Accent on Women” in edu
cation and in society. No doubt,
you can explain the reason you
presented the lovely picture of
the reigning Miss Bennett, Miss
Nedra McGee, 1983-1984, on page
three of the September 16 issue
of the Bennett Banner; as op
posed to Mr. Spencer B'urleson,
guitarist, who is pictured and
placed as the main story on page
one.
During the past years, Miss
Bennett has been given the honor
of being presented as the main
story in your distinguished publi
cation. Should Miss Nedra McGee
be denied this honor?
Shouldn’t we recognize those
women who have excelled in
society? Nedra has excelled both
academically and socially. She has
been chosen by her Bennett sis
ters to represent them wherever
she goes.
The women of Bennett College
are looking forward to an in-
depth story, focusing on Miss
McGee’s past and present achieve
ments. Don’t you think this would
add “an accent to our lives?”
Sincerely yours,
Kyle O. M. Spencer
Class of 1984
To the Editor:
The smile of a winner and the
beauty to match it—this descrip
tion well states the present reign
ing Queen of Bennett College.
You will, no doubt, agree that
Miss Nedra McGee deserves a
place on the first page of the
Bennett Banner.
Miss Bennett, as you know,
represents the young women here
at Bennett; and her election con
tinues a tradition which has been
carried out for many years at our
college.
Bennett wants to emphasize the
importance of women and their
achievements in society. Nedra
has achieved a great deal as a
student and as Miss Bennett.
We look forward to seeing a
front-page profile on Miss McGee.
Sincerely yours,
Patricia Mfula
Class of 1985
Dean’s list led by four Belles with “A” averages
nne tlJia
Editor-in-Chief Yolanda DuRant
Associate Editors Leslie Monique Barr
Deborah Lewis
Dee Evans
Photographer Theresa Roy
Adviser Michael Gaspeny
Send letters to the Banner to Box 2, campus post office. All letters
must bear handwritten signatures.
Last semester 47 students
made the Dean’s List ■— 15
seniors, 11 juniors and 21
sophomores.
The following seniors re
ceived a 3.40 and above
average:
Melanie Alford
Teressa Blakney
* Debra Clark
Mary Cook
Renee Crews
Joan Y. Davis
Judith Ezzell
Regina Hingleton
Nedra McGee
Susan Smith
Kimberly Ray
Phyllis Tillery
Brenda Turner
Rhonda Whitted
Rose Marie Wilson
The following j uniors
earned a 3.30 and above
average:
Marcia Atwater
Lynell Darrell
Bridgette Franklin
Tonya Horton
Rhonda Jackson
*Garnetta Livisay
Tara Murray
Patricia Rembert
Robbin Rowe
Christiana Tumaku
Toni Watkins
The following sophomores
had a 3.20 and above
average:
Deidre Aiken
Natalie Bennett
Alaina Cloud
Deirtra Evans
* Karen Fisher
Evelyn Fulmore
Penny Hill
Bonita Moore
Tina Morrison
Laurrie Murphy
Mary Junious
Demorris Norris
*Andrea Russell
Amanda Smith
Stacey Sullivan
Karen Taylor
Rose Taylor
Theresa Thompson
Cassandra Walker
Thelma Watlington
Lois Wilkie
Those students with aster
isks before their names had
an “A” average for the
semester.
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