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Robots took over Siena College last Friday during the second annual RoboShow. Culminating a semester of research and programming, five teams of computer science students put their robots on display.

Helping others is a central part of Siena’s Franciscan tradition and every year the Student Events Board devotes an entire week to raising money for a local charity.

Students gathered in the Key Auditorium for another installment of the School of Business Lecture Series. This time, students heard a presentation from local businessman Burke Cos. Principal Thomas Burke titled, “What Business Am I Really In? How Many Hats Do I Wear?”

The countless hours the cast and crew devoted to their craft during the past three months shines through during their engaging performances of "Anti Gone Today." Siena College’s Creative Arts Department and theater club Stage III produced a successful show with a new spin on an ancient classic.

The History Department co-sponsored a conference with the Capital District Civil War Round Table called “1862: A Year of Battles.” The conference was a three day event and featured student presentations, expert speakers and a tour of Burden Ironworks to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.

Fr. Dennis Tamburello '75, O.F.M, Ph.D. received the Volunteer of the Year Award from Mount McGregor Correctional Facility in honor of the work he’s done there in the recent years.

Ananda Brinkmann ’13 received the Volunteer Appreciation Award from the Capital City Rescue Mission forher work at its free clinic. The Capital City Rescue Mission Free Clinic in Albany is a non-profit organization that administers basic health care and medical care to those who are homeless.

With the 2012 presidential election approaching, Siena students are getting involved in the voting process. Siena’s Student Senate is working to make sure that as many Siena students as possible vote in this year’s election.

The Franciscan Center for Catholic Studies and the Franciscan Center for Service and Advocacy welcomed former New York Times religion columnist, Peter Steinfels, Ph. D., to campus recently. In the midst of a presidential election, Steinfels spoke about how to incorporate religion into deciding which candidate to vote for to be what he called a “faithful citizen.”

Saints were traded in for spooks during the eighth annual Halloween Extravaganza event, sponsored by the Office of Academic Community Engagement’s Bonner Service Leaders program.