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Photo by Phaa
Bill Cosby and Dr. Gloria Randle Scott discussing 'Bennett
business” before his performance In Greensboro, Jan. 21.
Dr. Scott finally meets Cosby
By Chilee Hailes
Banner Reporter
When entertainer and philanthropist Bill
Cosby came to Greensboro Jan. 21, he was expect
ing to give a comedy concert. Bennett President Dr.
Gloria Randle Scott had something else in mind.
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'Student Newspaper of the Phenomenal Women of Bennett College'
February 24,1994
Bennett College Greensboro, North Carolina 27401
Vol. XVI, No. 4
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Psi Chi finds iiome on campus
photo by Phanalphie Rhue
The impact of a black woman
Dr. Paula Giddings spoke to Bennett students about her latest project, ida B. Wells: The
Making of an American Radical". Giddings, a national humanities fellow and author was at
the college on an impromptu visit Feb. 16.
By Brooke Walker
Banner Reporter
A new chapter of Psi Chi the
national honor society in psychology
was chartered Jan. 23 during the
David Dallas Joner Memorial vesper
service.
Ten Bennett students and one
faculty member were inducted dur
ing the ceremony conducted by Dr.
Susan Shoemaker, professor of psy
chology at North Carolina A&T State
University.
Donna Horbury, professor of psy
chology was appointed faculty advi
sor and assisted Dr. Shoemaker in
welcoming the following students and
faculty into membership: Shannon
Coe, Indianapohs junior; Tene Davis,
Bennett selected for new federal loan program
By Christine Lewis
Banner Reporter
Bennett CoUege was one of
the five Historically Black Colleges
and Universities that was recently
selected to take part in the new Fed
eral Direct Student Loan Program.
Christine Evans, assistant di
rector of Financial Aid Office, said,
“Bennett College applied and was
selected from over 1,000 schools na
tionwide to participate in the first
year of the Federal Direct Program.
“The Direct Loan Program
goal is to enable first-time borrowers
and their schools ‘one-stop shopping*
for their loans,” Evans said.
The student borrowers will
only have to go to the financial aid
office at their school to get their loan
approved.
Repayment will be simpler be
cause the borrower will send the stu
dents pasonents to the same place
when the student leaves the school,
even if the students take out other
Direct Loans to continue their educa
tion.
For the previous borrowers
under the Federal Financial Educa
tional Loan Plan (FFELP) and whose
schools are participants in Direct
Loans, may have a combination of
FFELP and Direct Loans. When it is
time to repay the loans, FFELP and
Direct Loans can be consolidated into
one Federal Direct Consolidation
Loan.
The loan is beneficial to the
students.
“It enables the U.S. Depart
ment of Education to make loans
through the school directly to the
student,"Evans said.
The Direct Loan was started
“We are dealing with about
10 bank sources and this program
will collapse it down to one bank
source,” Glee said.
“The loans vdll be processed
more efficiently and funds will be
disbursed in a more timely manner,”
Evans said.
The Direct Loan Program is a
pilot program and is scheduled to
start July 1.
A determination may be made
by the Federal Government at a later
date on whether the program can
continue, or how long the program
wiU last. The Federal Goverrmient
"Bennett was selected from over 1,000 schools"
Christine Evans
as a resxilt of re-authorization legisla
tion by the Federal Government. The
loan program is reviewed every foiar
years to determine the eflfectiveness
of the program.
Dr. Ulysses Glee, new Finan
cial Aid consultant at Bennett said,
“The Direct will be beneficial to the
college and the the college will gain
from the program.”
has arranged several difierent ways
to repay a Federal District Loan.
The Direct Loan must be paid
after the student graduates or leaves
school. The participating schools will
provide the students with detailed
information on Direct Loans, includ
ing information on interest rates,
deferment conditions and sample re-
pasrment plans.
Jacksonville, Fla.Junior; Melissa
Dicks, Sumter, S. C., junior; AngeHne
Gordon,Philadelphia, senior; Tonya
Hill, Washington, D.C., junior;
Deirdre Pecchioni, Lomsville, junior;
Antoinette Rochelle, Vancouver,
Wash., junior; Katina Simmons, New
York, junior; Yvette Taylor, Colum
bia, junior; Brooke Walker , Greens
boro, senior; and Dr. Michael Reed,
professor of psychology.
Officers inducted were : Deirdre
Pecchioni, president; TonyaHiU, vice-
president; Yvette Taylor, secretary;
and Shannon Coe, treasurer.
Davis, Dicks, and Simmons were
absent and their certificates were
accepted by Walker and Taylor who
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Children at “House”
to perform black play
By Crystal SImenton
Banner Reporter
The children at the Children’s
House celebrate Black History Month
with more than just discussion and
learning.
In the past the preschoolers
performed skits, dances, and recited
poetry, but according to Pamela
Franklin, a instructor at the
Children’s House, the children may
do a little more this year.
This year, their seventh year,
the staff of three decided to perform a
play that will focus on Afirican Ameri
cans who have contributed to North
Carolina such as Micheal Jordan and
Maya Angelou.
The play vrill also focus on
local contributors to the black com
munity Kke Sandra Hughes and Joe
Dudley.
The play, which will be per
formed today in the Pfeiffer Science
Assembly at 4 p.m., is open to the
public.
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