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Vol. XXIX
SIENA COLLEGE, LOUDONVILLE, N.Y., December 19,1967
No. 13.
Joyce Elected Vice Presidents- Fills Vacated Senate Post
James K. Joyce was elected to the recently vacated Senate vice president's post on Friday, Dec. 15. The vacancy arose because of Thomas Kingsley's resignation as Senate President and Michael Novack's accession from the vice president's position.
Only 438 students voted in the special election. According to Sen. Brian Klim, "We did not expect a heav\ turnout for this election. We are well acquainted with the fact that Siena does not
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have a reputation for being over- enthusiastic at the polls."
.Voting was fairl>- even in all classes with approximately 1,'k) students voting in each class. The order of finish for the candidates was Joyce first followed by Carmen Cognetta, Gerald DeFrancisco, and William Barrett. .Joyce carried all of the classes except the juniors who favored Cognetta. Surprisingl.N' Joyce's strong point was in the freshmen class.
Sen. Klim said "There has been no official dale set for the inauguration. It will probably be at the first Senate meeting after Christmas which wili be on tho first Wednesd:i.\' of classes.
Senate Vetoes Trial NSA; 6-5 Vote Dooms Affiliation
LAND OF FREEDOM. A Siena student reads the myriad of opinions, most of them unsiji^ed, which followed in the aftermath of a poster which William Andersen, a senior, placed on the bulletin board, asking for aid for the Red Cross of North and South Vietnam as well as the National Liberation Front and the U.S.A. ^'¦"'« % Punhase
NF Board Rejects Andersen's Plea
A resolution, made by Sen. Dennis Winger, to join the National Student Association for one trial year in April of 1968, failed at the Senate meeting Wednesday, Dec. 13 by a 6-5 vote.
Winger's resolution proposed that Siena affiliate with the NSA for one trial year in April of 1968; that a committee be formec between now and April to study and suggest the best structure for our future affiliation; that in the spring elections of 1969 a referendum is entered on the ballot concerning whether we should continue our NSA affiliation.
Trial membership, according to Winger, costs $21, which money would come out of next year's senate. For the membership cost Siena would receive all service l)enefits, but the name of the school will not be used in any of their policy statements since Siena will not be allowed to vote on policy. Our name will go on a list of schools interested in NSA affiliation which will be posted at the end of the year.
Taking the opposing point of view was Thomas Connick, who sat in for Sen. Thomas Dolan.
Connick pointed out that at the present moment NSA is $70,000 in debt and needed grants or will have to liquidate. A second problem which has arisen is that of NSA's tax status as a non¬ profit organization. If the NSA should loose this status it may have to split into two separate organizations — a service organization and a policy organization.
The most basic question, according to Connick, which must be asked is: If Siena does join a national student organization, what type of organization would this be? Should this organization be concerned with both student services and policy making?
The necessity of joining NSA in order to learn more about it was questioned by Connick. Representatives can be sent to observe the strong and weak points of the organization and with the facts they gather, Siena would be better informed about affiliating with this organization.
Sen. Winger pointed out that NSA goes in debt every year and has never had trouble getting grants to cover these debts. He also pointed out that if NSA breaks up most schools would join the service organization but
not tbe policy organization, since most agree that the policy statements are obnoxious.
Sen. Brian Kilm urged that NSA is "something we should not refuse to associate with, without any investigation. The small fee involved leaves no reason why we can not at least find out the advantages we can get from it. If we stick our heads in the sand concerning anything controversal we are not going to progress anywhere."
The Campus Board of the National Federation of Catholic College Students voted down a financial request of $75 by eight to four with three abstentions. The money was intended for equal distribution in North and South Vietnam. The request came from Bill Andersen, who plans to deliver money and goods to Canadian Friends on Dec. 29 for delivery to Hanoi.
Andersen sought money from the Campus Charities Board which is a standing committee of the   Campus   Board.   Tom
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Mammon, treasurer and associate delegate explained that, "The Charities Board had three alternatives. Vote favorably, unfavorably or to present it before the Campus Board. On an issue as con¬ troversial as this we felt it only fair that the Campus Board should decide its outcome."
Andersen brought his request to the floor stating that "three- fourths of the money would go to the International Red Cross, for equal distribution among Hanoi, Saigon, and the National Liberation Front, and that one- fourth would go to the American Red Cross for U.S. forces." He also said "I am disenchanted with war and no present war is justifiable. No war leads to peace, because war does not bring peace. There is no way to peace, peace is the way."
Discussion and debate followed Andersen's opening statement in which the idea of being a Christian and/or an American played an important part. It was also noted that if mone\- was approved for this cause, the entire Campus Board would be liable to a 510,000 fine and/or 10 years in jail for indirect aid to the enemy, as stated in subpart G of the Trading With The Enemy Act of 1917.
The motion was finally brought to a roll call vote. There were four affirmative, three abstentions and eight negative votes.