Siena College - Saga Yearbook (Loudonville, NY)

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I What did you expect? . . . Greyhound? 2 Lauren Paladino wants to uget physical 3 What football strike??!! 4 Opening

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A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR . . . A saga is a story told by many people over a long period of time. In the beginning a saga was an account of a single hero. It soon grew to encompass the story of a family as well. Combining legend and myth with truth, the saga became an instrument for recounting history from one generation to the next. Thus a saga is a life story - full of personal deeds and trials. It is a story which begins before the first cry of life and which reaches beyond death. Whatever an individualis saga is, it must be told. The SAGA is tradition. This tradition at Siena takes the form of a co-educational, independent Franciscan liberal arts col- lege. Generations from now, how will you remember our saga? If someone were to ask what Siena was like during 1979 to 1983, how will you answer them? Will you describe the residential campus or the character of the buildings? Will you give them an account of the changes that occurred on campus - the construction of the new friary and ren- ovation of the old; the change the class of 383 experienced in policies; the growth of academic programs, including the com- puter science department? From the first day of orientation we were welcomed into the Siena community and we found a home here. We shared common joys and tribulations. As the se- mesters progressed, we experienced the enlightenment of reading Chaucerls Tales and The Western Heritage1 the thrill of receiving our first mid-term grades and exclaiming - but I always gotAls in high school! the adventures of The Rafters, the surprise of the first snow fall and Christmas in the quad, memories of sub runs and alarming nights in the dorms, or sliding down a snow-covered Route 9 to learn that the professor for that 8:30 class was still safely parked in his driveway. Our saga included the joy of whisking through registration lines to discover the only philosophy sections still open were with the same dreaded teacher, the relief of selecting senior electives which promoted cultural growth and relaxed lifestyles - ie. 67 Sports: any activity or experience that gives enjoyment or recreation; past time. M ythology of Medieval music, the challenge of saving the last religion requirement senior year only to hear announced on the first day of class that the cake that you expected turned stale because the professor left Siena, and the horror of being herded into the ARC to recall everything we never even wanted to know about the metaphysical existence of air! Besides devoting ourselves to study, we were also generous enough to volunteer our efforts for worthwhile causes; some close to home, such as Albany's Big BrotherstBig Sisters program, and others as far away as Cambodia. The concern we at Siena showed in our aid to these needy people was overwhelming. Equally impressive was the support we Siena students gave to Anheuser-Buschis creationist theory of why weekends were made. From orienta- tion to parents weekends to spring week- ends, the class of ,83 has proven with consistency that it is a family that knows how to celebrate with enthusiasm! Yes - there are many particular sto- ries that make up the saga of the class of 1983. Just as the word saga grew from the account of one person to the account of a family, so too our saga has devel- oped. We began, most of us, as the high school graduating class of 1979. On that first day of orientation we arrived, a na- ive, frightened and anxious group of indi- viduals. Four years later we graduated, an experienced, educated, and spirited community. We had become the class of 1983 a a family with a saga. Mark G. Reamer Editor-in-Chief 99 ' I47 Student life: ones manner of living in the academic environment. Class of 83.- an experienced, educated and spirited community - a family with a saga. Opening 3

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4 Don? tempt me! 5 What's cookiw Cheryl? 6 This is the life! George Bubbles, Liambruno What do we live for if it is not to make life less diffi- cult for others. George Elliot Opening 5