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The Chronicle January 24, 2019 A3 Shutdown from page A2 job, they don’t win either. At least so far,” Levitt said. Also, another reason members of Congress con tinue to receive their pay despite the shutdown is that 75 percent of the gov ernment had already been funded prior to the shut down, Levitt said. “Some members have refused their salary or donated their salary, but not everybody. Ultimately, the pressure here is going to be political, rather than legal. Enough people get ticked off, and then this shutdown ends,” Levitt said. Finally, Michael J. Gerhart who’s the Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law in Chapel Hill, said the shut down is all governed by politics. “That is, McConnell C remains politically accountable for his deci sions, just as Trump and the Democrats are politi cally' accountable for theirs,” Gerhart said. “McConnell has the power under Senate rules to block votes on legisla tive matters he does not wish to bring to a vote, and there is no legal basis on which Democrats could challenge his decision.” s^oTAEg^^ ^org^X Fraternity donates to Bennett College SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE GREENSBORO - । Alpha Phi Alpha । Fraternity, Inc., the nation’s oldest .African- ; American fraternity, । donated $31,000 to Bennett College on Jan. 19 । to aid the institution in its quest to raise a minimum ■ of $5 million by Feb. 1. , “Alpha Phi Alpha is honored to present to you a . check for $30,000,” ( General President Everett B. Ward, Ph.D., told ; Bennett ' President Dr. , Phyllis Worthy Dawkins inside the institution’s Global Learning Center. “In addition, Alpha men College “is a phenomenal asset to the community” that deserves to be sup ported. He presented Dawkins with a check for $1,000 from members of the Greensboro chapter. “On behalf of Bennett College’s Board of Trustees, our faculty, staff and students, thank you to the men of Alpha Phi Alpha for recognizing and standing with Bennett College,” Dawkins said. After the check cere mony, which included about a dozen members of Alpha Phi Alpha, Ward, who is president of St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh, said he hopes “” We need leaders not in love with justice. Not in love with publicity but in love with humanity.”” ■? On behalf of the Morehouse Alumni, Winston-Salem Chapter, we salute Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. the consummate drum major for justice. Willie Clark 1 63 William Cain ‘68 John E. Allen, Jr. ‘73 Duane Lopez Bogues Davis ‘81 J. Fred Acree ‘82 Leroy Anderson, Jr. ‘82 L. Todd Burke ‘83 Kenneth Edward Patridge ‘85 Jonathan Edwards ‘86 Rahn K. Bailey '86 Don Roy Shegog, 11 ‘90 Joseph Scott ’90 Randell A. Cain, Jr. ‘91 Prince Raney Rivers ‘93 Mark Oliver ‘94 Michael Brooks'96 Chris Gilmore ‘97 Damien Anderson '98 Charles “Reggie” Hunt, Jr. ‘02 Jelani Biggs ‘08 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Among the fraternity’s H®?™ 6 !* jiBenhett UCHI ten A ^HElt Submitted photo Dr. Dawkins with General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Everett B. Ward, and other fraternity members around the world are going to make contributions to Bennett College. God bless you and the women of Bennett College and know that the men of Alpha Phi Alpha support you.” Chuck Wallington, President of the Kappa Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, said Bennett other fraternities and sororities will also support Bennett College. “All of our organizations are dedi cated to preserving schol arship and ensuring the intelligence of the world is preserved through institu tions like Bennett College.” Alpha Phi Alpha was founded in December most notable members are Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ironically, the slain civil rights leader spoke at Bennett in February 1958, when no other Greensboro-area colleges or universities would host him. In a statement after the check presentation, Dawkins said the entire 1J Bennett family is grateful for the Alpha’s financial support. “Bennett College is trying gallantly to raise a minimum of $5 million by Feb. 1, and gifts like the ones we received today from Alpha Phi Alpha will go a long way toward help ing us achieve our goal. On a personal note, I appreciate President Ward for taking time out of his busy schedule to travel to Greensboro to hand deliv er the check. I know how busy he must be as President of St. Augustine’s University and that his time is valu able.” On Dec. 11, 2018, Bennett College was removed from member ship in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Bennett immediately appealed the decision’ and remains accredited during the appeal process. Bennett coeducational institution, Bennett became women only in 1926. Spelman College in Atlanta is the country’s only other all- women’s HBCU. Bennett has a history of producing outstanding women leaders. For exam ple, Dr. Dorothy Lavinia Brown, a 1941 Bennett graduate, was the first African-American woman licensed surgeon in the South. Dr. Carolyn R. Payton, a 1945 Bennett graduate, was the first woman or African- American to head the U.S. Peace Corps. She was appointed by President Jimmy Carter. Other Bennett Belles include Dr. Yvonne Johnson ’64, the first African-American mayor of the city of Greensboro, Dr. Gladys Ashe Robinson ’71, Deputy Minority Leader in the North Carolina General Assembly and chair of the Bennett College Board of are equally impressive. Senior Tyler Binion from Nashville, Tennessee, was selected among 63 stu dents from 54 HBCUs to serve as a Competitiveness Scholar through the White House Initiative on HBCUs. Senior Qaleelah Smith of Brooklyn, New York, participated in Drexel University’s Global Health Maternal Child Health Program last sum mer in The Gambia in West Africa. While in Africa, Smith, an aspiring physician, helped to deliv er a baby. And Shani McMichael, a 2018 Bennett graduate who enrolled in the Institution with a 2:3 GPA but gradu ated as Valedictorian with a near-perfect 3.9 GPA, is now earning a Science in Psychology at University. Master of Clinical Columbia • was removed strictly for ■ Trustees, and Belinda J. financial reasons. The College was not issued sanctions against its aca demics, leadership, faculty or students. Founded in 1873 as a Foster ’79, the first African-American female district attorney in the state of North Carolina. Current Bennett stu dents or recent graduates “Bennett’s rich legacy must be preserved,” Dawkins said in an inter view. “The College simply must remain in existence so it can continue serving as a beacon of hope for young women of color for generations and genera tions to come.” FREE TUITION at the # ■ Liberal Arts ■ Women’s College SALEM I in North Carolina COLLEGE ENROLL TODAY at salem.edu *Per our North Carolina Initiative Grant, you can receive free tuition & fees, if you’re: A North Carolina resident, an incoming first-year student, and Pell-eligible, with an Estimated Family Contribution of $0-5,000 (per FAFSA)
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