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Promethe "There is nown and the unknown and between the two are Volume 2, No. 12 February 8,1990 Siena College Loudonville, New York Administration Decides Not To Press Siena to offer Five Year Charges Against The Promethean Accounting By DAN PICKETT handbook entitled "Freedom of the Code of Rights and Responsibili News Editor Press." ties. In return the Prometheon has Certificate On December 14, 1989, Fr. agreed to having an official mod On November 29, the edi William McConville met with the erator/advisor." At this time, the Program tors of The Promethean printed an remaining two editors of The Prom editors of The Promethean have yet issue of the paper under the name ethean, Editor-in-Chief Peter to name a moderator/advisor. By GERHARD GODINEZ of The Prophylactic. This paper was Ramos and News Editor Dan The Student Senate was not Staff Writer clearly printed with labels of "par Pickett, to tell them that he was informed of the situation until its ody" on many of its pages. Amidst going to repeal the charges against Senate meeting on January 23. Responding to increased en the clearly labeled paper, much ire them in order to let "sleeping dogs Townhouse Representative Dan rollment in Masters of Business was aroused by students, faculty lie." Pickett who read the letter from Administration programs, Siena members and administration McConville, after having Terry Reynolds. The Senate was will revive its Graduate Studies members alike over the content of discussed the matter with Vice- surprised and expressed disdain along the lines of a five year Ac the paper. President for Student Affairs Terry towards the President for his deci counting degree. The original in The school was divided Reynolds, believed that the issue sion. ception was in 1967, when the between those who believed that had blown over and that it would The minutes from the meet college offered the first M.B.A. the editors had gone "too far" in serve no beneficial purpose to ing also show that Student Senate school in the region, save RP.I. their attempts at humor, while continue with the hearing slated Secretary Lisa Pierce was not The degree was phased out in 1970 others believed that the results of for sometime in January, 1990. pleased with the President's deci provide better resources to the un the paper were humorous and opin agreed to this with the condition sion and she was unsure how the dergraduate divisions and compete ions expressed against the paper that the editors agree to having an President sould sweep something more successfully with area insti were relative to the conservative "moderator/ advisor" for the organi under the rug that was of major tutions. nature of the Siena community. zation. importance. Douglas Lonnstrom, Ph.D. As a result, the president In a letter dated January 22 Pierce states: "I was disap Dean of the Business Division men of Siena College and his Presiden to Peter Ramos from Terry pointed in the way the administra tioned "the college is confident of tion handled the situation. I feel an tial Staff, made up of the Vice- Reynolds, he states that "As a re our M.B.A. enduring market com event such as this which spurred Presidents of Siena, decided that sult of an agreement between your petition with RP.I., Union, The the editors of the newspaper should self, the Editorial Board and Fr. much student activism deserved College of Saint Rose, Russell Sage, appear in front of the Student William, Siena College does not more than the obscure note to the and The State University at Al Judicial Board on 8 counts of vio intend to pursue a judicial hearing editors." bany." He continued " the M.B.A. lating section 10 of the "Siena Life" for having allegedly violated the will be phased in after the Account ing Certificate program to ensure a fluent transition to graduate lev Kennedy's Assasination els." Estimates of the program's ini tiation range from Ave to ten years Questioned In Weis' Lecture and much of the Admlnistation's By LAILA GHABRIAL Also, both altimeters on the plane to the right front of the car. Lee plans are in the discussion stage. Assistant News Editor were not working. This incident Harvey Oswald reportedly was lo Latest notes place recruiting around prompted Weis to begin reading up cated behind Kennedy on the sixth Autumn '94. Prospective candi On January 30, Dr. Carl Weis of on assassi dates can contact David G. Rice Siena's Fine Arts Department held nation. Vice President of Academic Affairs, a presentation entitled, "Assassi Weis or the Dean ofBusiness Mr. Douglas nation in America: Conspiracy and went on to Lonnstrom. Cover-Up." During this presenta talk about a tion, Weis revealed his theories letter he about the murder of John F. Ken wrote to What's nedy and other significant assassi William nations. Buckley Weis held the presentation the Jr., in — Inside next day for the benefit of those which he who could not make it to the first aired his News 3 one. The two lectures were not suspicions exactly the same in content, but about the the central theme Weis was trying flight and Editorial 5 to convey was, as he puts it, "there about the are strong indications that any and JFK assas- all evidence of wider conspiracy sination. Letters To was high handedly suppressed." Buckley's This letter had suggested to Weis reply to The Editor 6 that his suspicions of government Weis sug involvement in the assassination gested that might be shared by others. his suspi Career Focus 7 Weis first discussed how he cions may became interested in assassina be shared tion. He cited one specific incident by others. Special that occurred during the Water Weis gate scandal. Mrs. Howard Hunt, next dis Sections 8 wife of an important Watergate cussed why he believes that there floor of a building. Features 10 official, was carrying $10,000.00 was a conspiracy to kill John F. As evidence, Weis showed a on a plane to Denver, when it Kennedy. He believes that more film called the "Zapruder Film," | Arts & crashed and she was killed. than one person shot at Kennedy which recorded the assassination. Entertainment 12 The official investigation of this while he was riding in the proces He claims that this proves that the Incident turned up no evidence of sion in Texas. According to Weis' shot that killed Kennedy came from sabotage, but Weis believes that theory, and the theory of other in the Grassy Knoll. He also claims Fun Pages 14 several facts remain unexplained. vestigators, Kennedy was really shot that dozens of people who were For one thing, two ground markers from a spot called the "Grassy on the runway were not working. Knoll," which was located directly Continued on page 3 Sports IS FEBRUARY 8, 1990 THE PROMETHEAN The College Consortium for International UPCOMING EVENTS Studies is composed of 170 American Colleges and Universities. About 1400 students partici Thursday Feb. 8th Siena Music Series Chapel - 8pm XH fi pated in CCIS programs in 1988-89 Saturday Feb. 10th Women's Hoops vs Fairfield ARC - 3pm STUDY IN IRELAND Wednesday Feb. 14th Valentine's Day "21 Club" Fall 1990 RAT - 9pm - midnight Wed-Thurs Feb. 14- 15th Blood Drive St. Patrick's College University of Limerick Limarlck, Ireland TH Commons - 10am - 4pm Maynooth, Ireland • Liberal Arts Program • Business Program Option Thursday Feb. 15th Men's Hoops vs Holy Cross • 30 Student Maximum • International Student Village ARC - 7:30pm • 3.0 G.P.A. Required • 3.0 G.P.A. 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