Fund Campaign to Be Launched Tonight
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-.;...--.^-,vv ,•-. 'tJS5t«i . .;.-;,..•» Fund Campaign To Be Launched Tonight By MARY NASH account and has expanded since then to and expansion of the Board of Trustees uncertanties which face private colleges," include a beautiful 118 acre campus whicti Conlin stated. An increase in Siena's Managing Editor and the Board of Associate Trustees. is valued at more tfian $20 million. He 1 aymen now constitute the majority of endowment will help to insure more I his evening Siena will launch a massive attributed this success to the "careful Ihese governing bodies. courses in areas of increased student three year $2.5 million capital fund nurturing of Siena's limited resources." In explaining the necessity of this interest such as political science, campaign. The official launching will take lhe key point to Siena's financial campaign, Conlin cited the advantages of psychology, social science and business. place at a Foiyiders Day reception for management is the $6 million "living the construction of the new recreational lhe funds will also be used to increase various leaders in the community and endowment" of the Franciscan Friars who facility and the renovation of Gibbons scholarship aid and ttierefore allow the business, alumni, and friends. This have administered and taught at the Flail. Tfie advantages are numerous but a College to give additional assistance to campaign is characterized by Colin W. College since its founding, according to lew of these include, additional space for a well-qualified, deserving students which (ielz, campaign chairman, as "by far the Harrington. wide variety of on campus activities and will increase general enrollment and reach most important undertaking in the Commenting on the background of the the definite need for replacement of the a broader range of potential student College's history." campaign, Matthew T. Conlin, O.F.M., antiquated recreational facilities of sources. lhe $2.5 million that the campaign College President, reported that for several Ciibbons Hall. hopes to realize has been allocated in such years the College has been involved in Some $700,000 of the campaign will be 1 he campaign is seen as a much needed a way as to expand the physical and continuous self-evaluation and study. allotted for the academic program effort to sustain the continued growth and financial base of the college. Some I his evaluation has resulted in a number endowment. "Siena's present endowment is development of the College. Ttie theme of $800,000 of the $2.5 million goal will be of changes on the organizational level. $846,073 which is only a fraction of what the campaign is "Academic Growth used to aid in the financing of the new Ihese include a complete reorganization should be in view of the present Community Service." recreational facility. The remainder has been divided in the following manner, $300,000 for renovation of Gibbons Hall, $200,000 for expansion of Jerome Dawson Memorial Library, and $1.2 million tdr scliolarsliip aid and academic program endowment. Advance gifts pledged toward this campaign total nearly $1 million. These Liifts are from various sources, including, the members of the Board of 1 rustees and Ihe Board of Associate Trustees, friends of the College, key alumni, local business and industry. This success has been credited to the facl ttiat "the accomplishments of Siena's 8,000 alumni, not only in the Capital District but throughout New York and the nation, has caused a Siena degree lo be eagerly sought and prized," according 10 Getz. (let/ explained that the bulk of the campaign will be addressed to the friends and alumni of Siena, the businesses and industries in upstate New York, and loundations everywhere interested in .strengthening independent higher education. In Siena's 37 year history this is the first lime the College has gone to the public for linaneial support, explained Hollis E. Harrington, chairman of Siena's Board of 1 rustees. Harrington cited the fact that Siena began in 1937 with an empty bank Money from the Capital Fund Drive is to go towards the renovation of Gibbons Hall into a new Student Center. Page 2 The INDIAN October 11, 1974 Ignorance Is No Longer Bliss For Sale-^ Free '//anted ADS _LoRf. The Middle States Report issued last month criticized Siena for a general inability Ride Wanted The INDIAN Found for effecdve communication between the faculty, administration, and students. The Riders Want 3d "Tracie report indicated that frankness in the exchange of views is necessary if progress is to be made in alleviating the "communication's barrier." With this in mind, THE i INDIAN has estabhshed numerous columns to provide the entire campus with ' ; 1 "outlets of information." 1 , 1 1 4-- j "Suggestion," a new column similar to what is used within the General Electric Company, is intended not only to stimulate students, faculty, and administration to .A.LL ADS mST BE PRINTED "Sound Off their complaints, but also to serve as a recommendational service for any aspect of Siena College which could be improved. The subscriber to the column should state what he or she believes is wrong, and then offer his or her solution. It is Printea ads :nu,st be in the IKDIAIi office by noon, Friday our hope that those person(s) and/or office(s) under consideration should respond to preceding publication ciate, and sbou.lc:^. bo •Tif i.iled i n an THE INDIAN no later than the following issue. envelope through the carapus mail. Aclr. mu St not e xceed, the spaces provic5ed. The INDIAN will NOT ac:cep t ads c- "Open Line," another new column similar to "Dear Abby" is intended to answer ver the phone under any circunstances. reasonable questions concerning religion, sex, student life, etc. Thanks must be given to newly ordained Franciscans Frs. Robert O'Keefe and Thomas Burns. Without their time and help this column could not have been realized. Name T]or:"ii Roon Ho. Other columns featured regularly in THE INDIAN have been those of particular Home Adaress, importance to students. "Career Planning Corner," "Financial Aid," "Counseling If Cofmiuter Center," and others have provided studentw with up-to-date information on vital — aspects of their life while attending this college. Similarly, it has been the policy of this newspaper to cover all Senate meetings to show what has, and has not been Phone No. accomplished by that organization. "-The itera(s) i "eferr ?.d to in this ad is/ar e in no way con- It is our sincerest hope at THE INDIAN that students, faculty, and administration cerned lArith a.' ly bus inees venture. will take advantage of what is provided for you. You are the initiators of activity, or unactivity as the case may be. ignature It is the intention of The INDIAN to present this column as an outlet for student, This form is avail-ible on the 2nd floor of Siena Hall. faculty, and administrative recommendations. Remember: An idea is worthless until it is put to work. RDs React i"j JGi.i 'lib TION Date To Reaction IHE INDIAN Name Do: m Rooiri No. By MICHAEL DEMOTT Staff Writer Established 1938 In the aftermath of a dispute over new Address , If ComiTiute r — regulations governing group parties in the The opinions expressed in dorms. Resident Directors contacted by the Here is tny suggest! on about editorials, columns and Indian expressed genuine disappointment features are those of the that the uproar occured. "1 expected a authors and are not to be Please <attac h this form to the (le.i :c:ri pt Lon of yc^u r reaction," commented Ryan Hall Director construed as representative of .lim Knust. "Anytime you change anything gestion Deadline is the F rioay 'foi l ow publ i ca' icn. student or administration people react. No matter what anybody views. says, people don't like change. It's easier to keep things the way they are." Editor-in-Chief Plagerism Increasing; Bob Schiavoni, Resident Director of George M. Rooney Plassmann Hall, expressed surprise at the negative student reaction to the rule Managing Editor change, "...because we never received IMary Nash Solutions Sought leedback indicating this sentiment during WELLESLEY, Mass.-(LP.) - Plagiarism News Editor lhe Committee meetings." Asked if the is not a new problem to the Wellesley Bill Ellis booklet, outlining Weilesley's rules and students on the Ad-Hoc panel which drew College community but it seems to be one resources. It would include a definitive up the new Student Handbook had Sports Editor of increasing importance, according to statement on plagiarism illustrated by adequately expressed student opinions, Kathleen M. Hogan Nancy Richard '76. "Ironically, although anonymous cases. The emphasis would be Schiavoni replied, "I was under the most students know what plagiarism is, Photography Editor on writing for Wellesley professors as impression that they were. After all, they they don't know how to avoid it," she Brian Swinn opposed to the standardized style book had been chosen by the Student Senate." reports. approach to doing research, footnotes and Knust expressed his strong support for Business Manager Report: The plagiarism problem at bibliographies. llie rule change. "I got tired of having Richard Moriarty Wellesley entails more than verbatim students complain about things in their Associate Editor copying from a book or a friend's paper. (ieneral Judiciary concludes that in most wings after parties being dirty and smelly Dave Guyette For example, improperly crediting an idea, cases, plagiarism results not from dishonest and broken. Some students were inadequate footnotes or even having a or malicious intent, but from a simple Special Projects Editor complaining because they had to work the quote on every line would come under the misunderstanding of how to write a paper.