Bennett College - Belle Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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rights. She challenged both faculty and students to strive for academic excellence. Marching to the beat of mili- tary precision, she ruffled a few administrative feathers and sat the wheels of student government into motion. Ms. Motlalcpula Chabaku was a welcomed addition to the college community. .Vs our In- ternational Scholar-In-Resi- dence, she attempted to make us aware of the realities of world injustice to women and blacks. An exile native of South Africa, hers was a mes- sage of waking up. The wind of change blew around us. Few will doubt that they were touched. Each expe- rience made its impact, chang- ing us in ways many were un- prepared to accept or acknowl- edge. Every member of the campus commvmity will cher- ish some personal memories. MTCACMNC

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sis and cliaiij jc were syiioiiv- mous. There were tlie tnuii- lioiial Joys, tears, anjjer, love uiui sharing;. Tliere were (lie diseoveries, tlie surprises, the distrust, the trust, and all of tlie experienees that make up eainpus lite. Three dyuainie personal- ities made their individual im- pact felt. Bennett welcomed a new dean of student affairs. Dr. Phyllis Forte Hthridge. With a woman dean, students anticipated an exciting year. Our expectations were high and for some short lived. No doubt, in the minds of many of us, the Trevi Fountain Catas- trophe will go down in Bennett history as one of the darkest days experienced by contem- porary Belles. Karen Dixon, our SGA presi- dent, aggressively moved to evoke greater student involve- ment and respect for student 79545

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Some will sijjli widi ivlicC t hat it is over imd oIIkts will Imtc to sec it cud. .loin with iis as wc recap- ture the iiic t a niorphosis. IlopcCtilly, we will coiichidc that it was not the bad year it appeared to he. May it ehal- leiific you (o greater cfforls in the coininji year. May the f ood inoincnts reHected here over- shailow the had. May opti- mism fjrow as we come to share a common mission and realize why we are here. — The Staff