And the honors go to...
More than 100 Students were
acknowledged at the Annual
Spring Honors Convocation Feb.
23, for their academic achieve
ment.
Ninety-two students were
placed on the Honors List and 103
were placed on Dean's List for the
previous semester. (See Page 7.)
There were some special cases
where there were two students with
4.0 cummulative averages, and 13
full-time students with “A” aver
ages.
Dr. Yvonne Freeman, associate
administrator of the Equal Opportu
nity Program at NASA was the
speaker of the event.
LETTER TO EDITOR: Rutgers’ leader excused....
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SPORTS: Buffy's picks
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FEATURES: Dean's and Honor's List presented..
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MOVIE REVIEW:'Quick and Dead' recommended Page 8
The Bennett Banner
The Newspaper produced by the Phenomenal Women of Bennett College
VOL. XVII, NO. 6
February 23,1995
Bennett College Greensboro, NC 27401
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Business office break-in
delays student refunds
The cashier's office located at the entrance of the business
office in Race Hall is not a busy place these days due to the
recent burglary.
Photo by Valerie Weathers
Wade-Gayles delivers
explosive message
LaTasha Gordon
Banner Reporter
Burglaries are always an inconve
nience, but the recent burglary involv
ing the theft of refund checks and other
items from Benneu’s business office
has become a nightmare for students.
The checks [credit balances due stu
dents] and several other items were sto
len from the Race Hall business office
Feb. 23.
As a result of the incident many stu
dents have had to change their spring
break plans.
“Airline tickets have to be cancelled,
bills have to go unpaid and the only
response I’m getting from tlic business
office is that 1 have to wail,” said ('rystal
IViKtor, D.C. junior.
According to Richard 1 lopkins, direc
tor of Public Sal'ety, burghiry t(K)k place
between 9:30 p.m. :uid 11:3() p.m.
“AppiU'ently, he (the suspect) entered
by using a key bccause there were no
signs of forced entry,” Hopkins said,
1 lopkins also said tliat the suspect was
found at an area bank attempting to cash
stolen checks - from somewhere else
He became tlie suspcct in the Race
burglary because he had three Bennett
Continued on Page 3
Yvette Burton
Banner Reporter
“Nothing splinters the soul more than
the feeling that you are not loved.”
This was one of the many powerful
messages given by Dr. Gloria Wade-
Gayles, speaker at the ACES program
Feb. 9.
The program focused on empower
ment and enlightenment within the Afri
can American society.
“The mission and goal of this experi
ence today is to broaden our collective
knowledge while assisting each of us in
understanding how critical it is for us to
take notice of what is being said and done
in our nation,” said Dr. Lenora Brogdon-
Wyatt, Humanities Division chair.
The Reader’s Theatre began the en-
Ughtenment as they presented a spirited
reading entitled, “Null and Void.” The
group stated that the media is pollution
and they chanted “No” to many of the
controversial debates going on in 104th
Congress.
During Gayles’ moving speech, she
spoke about the “Contract With America”
written by a small group of white men
calling themselves the moral majority.
“They are what I call the wrecking
crew,” Gayles said. “They are placing
dynamite at appropriate stress points in
the welfare system.”
Gayles also spoke about the contro-
Continued on Page 3
Illegal parking can cost
Bennett an extra $25
LaTasha Gordon
Banner Reporter
Illegal parking may seem quick and con
venient, but at whose expense?
Bennett College is paying the price for
illegal parking by students.
Students are now parking in front of the
dumpsters, blocking the dump trucks from
performing their jobs.
“1 park near my dorm because security
takes too long to escort me to my dorm the
majority of the times that I come on cam
pus at night,” said Samecia Johnson, At
lanta junior.
“Bennett is on a monthly contract in
which the college pays $831.49 and is
assessed a fee of $25 for each extra visit
that the dump micks make,” said Richard
Hopkins, administrative liaison of Public
Safety.
I'here are five parking areas for laculty
and staff and one parking area I or stu
dents, according to B;u"bara Sinunons,
Chief of Police & Public Safety.
“ ITie campus police ;ire now placing
memos on the cars that are bliKking the
dumpsters,” Simmons .said.
“lliis will be done for a limited time to
prevent students from getting ticketed or
towed and many students have been coop
erative.”
“I often have to resort to illegal p;irk-
ing because 1 live off campus and there
aren’t usually many spaces when I get to
school,” said Rhonda L. Jackson, Detroit
junior.
“Now that 1 know tJiat my p:irking may
be costing the collegc, I’ II look harder for
a space.”