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EDITORIAL
What is the meaning of Christmas?
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selected to be published in a national publication.
“Life in the Light,” by Stephanie McCorkle,
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KWANZAA
Non-traditional holiday explained
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soon be included in “The Coming of Dawn,” a wealth
of today’s poetry compiled by the National Library
VIOLENCE
Teacher ed. department responds to violence in the classroom
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McCorkle, a Raleigh native, said that she
has been writing poetry for about 10 years.
HELP! FINALS ARE HERE
Study tips offered
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'Student newspaper of the Phenomenal Women of Bennett College'
Date Bennett College Greensboro, North Carolina 27401 Vol. XVI, No.
TVio programs to be honored
HABARIGHANI
(Greetings)
Kinara &
Mishumaa Saba
(Candle Holder
& Candles)
Kikombe
cha umoja
(Unity Cup)
U
Mazao & Vibunzi
(Crops & Ears of Com)
Some of the symbols of Kwanzaa. SEE STORY ON PAGE 2.
Christine Lewis
Banner Reporter
As the Student Support Ser
vices participants are in the process
of completing their fall semester
examinations, its staff is preparing
for an annual event of a collective
group of programs called the “Trio
programs.”
The Trio programs include,
Talent Search, Upward-Bound, Stu
dent Support Services, Educational
Opportunity Centers, Ronald
McNair Post-Baccaluareate
Achievements, and Staff and Lead
ership Personnel.
These programs identify low
income, handicapped, and first gen
eration college students and pro
vide them with encouragement,
support and assistance.
This assistance ranges from
increasing a student’s academic
motivation, providing financial help
and encouraging her to pursue
graduate education.
Jacquelyn Lightsey, counse
lor and coordinator for Student Sup
port Services, said, “These programs
are what the students need today
r.hriMmas Tableau
Living art
Robin Walls
Banner Reporter
The more than six weeks of
hard work by faculty and students
paid off, Dec. 12 in Annie Memer
Pfeiffer Chapel as “The Living
Madonnas: Great Masterpieces:
Images-African American”
Bennett’s traditional tableau was
presented.
The program, a production
of the Christmas story through
Living art performances by students
and faculty, was accompanied by
the Bennett College Choir.
Alisa Roberts, a senior majoring
in computer science, appeared as a
for that extra support, mentally and
financially.”
When Thelma Copeland
started working for the program in
1984, she noticed that the students
wanted to be recognized for their
achievements. Since then the Trio
programs have instituted an an
nual event.
dancer.
“I didn’t know what The
Living Madonnas was untU I agreed
to participate for class credit,” she
said.
“It has given me a different
outlook on Christmas through art
presentation," Roberts added.
The Living Maddonas pro
grams have been a tradition of
Bennett every two years.
Mamie Johnson, who helped
coordinate this year's program sadd
that the program involved a lot of
work and planning but it's worth
the effort.
“It’s something that stu-
“This special day enhances
a learning experience for the stu
dents firom past members of the
Trio services that have been
sucessful in their post secondary
education,” Copelsmd said.
Lightsey said, “Even the stu-
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dents and the community can look
forward to," Johnson said.
Dr. Alma Adams, commit
tee chair, and Yolanda Kinsey,
Diane Williams,two seniors major
ing in art, produced some artwork.
Organizers of the program
include: David Pinnix, Music De
partment chair; Penny Speas, En-
ghsh and Foreign Language chair;
Rev. Sherrie Cook, campus chap-
ladn; Bruce Clark, Maiss Communi
cations professor; Karla Scott, Mu
sic Department instructor and choir
director;and Phanlphie F. Rhue,
director of public affairs.
Now is the time
to give to UNCF
Stephanie McCorkle
Banner Reporter
This is the season of giving
and no one understands that better
than the UnitedNegro College Fund
and Planned Giving Pilot Programs
at Bennett.
Planned Giving Pilot Pro
grams handle the overall fund-rais
ing activities for the College.
UNCF is a big part of the
money being funded to Bennett and
has been since 1944 when a fund
raising drive held then netted
$765,000.
Bennett’s UNCF events this
year included a kick-off breakfaist
at the Sheraton Hotel and the
College’s first women's golf tourna
ment at the Players course at Bryant
Park in Greensboro.
Dorothy Colson, director of
Development in Institutional Ad
vancement since February, arrived
at the height of the 1992-1993 UNCF
drive, £is they were already meeting
95 percent of their goal.
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Communications
club provides
sweets for finals
Students were provided with
"sweet" relief sifter taking their fi
nals this week.
Network 2000 has provided
each faculty member with a supply
of candy canes and other Christ
mas snacks to be distributed to their
students after they have completed
their finals.
Network 2000 is a newly
formed Mass Commimications or
ganization.
According to Portia Gordon,
president of the group, the candy is
just a way of saying "Good luck on
your finals" to students and to thank
the facility for their support.
depicted in Madonnas