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Family Weekend
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tion’s initiatives to improve
the college. “Spend time with
your Spelman student and get
insight on what is going on
here at Spelman,” said Alexis.
The next segment of the
presentation featured students
who were taking the Spelman
experience with them to dif
ferent parts of the country and
the world. A ten person panel
gave testimonials on the bene
fits of spending a semester or
year off of Spelman’s campus.
“I strongly encourage your
daughter to do both or at least
one. It will make her appreci
ate her Spelman experience,”
said senior Juliana
Montgomery, who did domes
tic exchange at Barnard
College and international
exchange in Prague.
Despite some negative
experiences, Montgomery
told the students to pursue all
opportunities.
Spelman taught me what
it meant to be a woman of
color in a political sense. Give
yourself the most exposure to
as many experiences as possi
ble,” she said.
Elections
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With a steady routine of
students checking their
Spelman e-mails, paper ballots
have become a thing of the
past.
“Online ballots have
become more technologically
advanced, which creates
greater participation from the
students,” said sophomore
Garnette Mason, “and having
paper ballots just in case is a
good option if online ballots
don’t work.”
“I wish nobody had prob
lems with voting this year. It
was good to see the candidates
pictures, because it helped vot
ers to have a glimpse of who
they wanted to vote for,” said
Bennett.
As for the Miss Spelman
College elections, results will
not be posted due to the five
phases of competition. The
results will be revealed in the
conclusion of the pageant on
April 8 in Sisters Chapel.
See page three for a
complete listing of
the 2006-2007 student
government election
results.
The same can also be said
for exchange students who
come to Spelman. Gemma
Fraser, an American Studies
major and exchange student
from England who is taking
women’s studies classes at
Spelman said, “I’ve grown as a
black woman. I’ve learned a
lot here that I can take back
home to empower black
British women.”
“Sometimes we look
to family and friends
for inspiration and
illumination.”
-the Rev. Lisa Rhodes
On Saturday, the Johnnetta
Betsch Cole Living Learning
Center was also converted to a
two-story pamper party, filled
with Spelman students and
their mothers, aunts, grand
mothers and cousins bonding
in conversation. Rooms
where one could get a mani
cure or a facial treatment were
located on the bottom floor,
and Hands On Personal pro
fessional massage therapists
were located on the second
floor kneading out the stress
and tension from students and
their family members.
Sharon Young and her
mother participated in their
second Family Weekend at
Spelman, and represented the
family of junior, Angel Young.
The Youngs, who are from
Chicago, expressed how much
they were enjoying their trip.
“We went to Cafe 350 last
night and had a ball!” Sharon
Young responded.
Event volunteers, juniors
Ashley Moss and Sherida Hill,
both agreed that the event was
well prepared in regard to how
well organized and efficient
the spa treatment was going.
Guinyard was also there in
attendance gaining feedback
from talks with the students
and their parents waiting
upstairs to get a massage.
“I feel as if the majority of
the people that I’ve spoken
with felt that this [Family
Weekend] was a positive expe
rience,” she added.
Keeping with the family
theme, the Rev. Dr. Alphonse
Wilfred, father of senior
Rachel Wilfred, gave the ser
mon during Sunday worship
service. He focused on the
idea of keeping faith when
times are good or bad.
He warned students that
perseverance is needed to
matriculate through Spelman
and deal with the burdens of
the world.
“If you don’t have some
strength before you get here
you won’t make it through
here,” he said.
“Sometimes we look to
family and friends for inspira
tion and illumination,” said
the Rev. Lisa Rhodes, dean of
chapel and director of Sisters
Chapel’s WISDOM Center, as
she acknowledged the role of
family and friends.
In the closing prayer, she
expressed gratitude for the
ability to have loved ones visit
the campus, interact with the
students and faculty, and learn
about the administration’s ini
tiatives to make Spelman
College a better institution.
“We thank you for this
moment in history. We thank
you for this moment in
Spelman’s history.”
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