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Referred by some critics as the story of a female Hamlet, Hedda Gabler is the tragic tale of a woman trapped in a troubled marriage. But when she manipulates her husband to create the life she wants, she finds herself ill-prepared to face the results of her treachery.

Professor of Sociology Paul Murray, Ph.D. shared his research with members of the Siena community during his lecture “Catholics in the Civil Rights Movement.” Murray's speech was given as part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Lecture Series on Race and Nonviolent Social Change.

This year, the Siena College Symposium on Living Philosophers has been inviting professors from other colleges and universities to discuss the ideas of Kwame Anthony Appiah, Ph.D., professor of philosophy at Princeton University. Appiah, who visited campus in September, spoke about the nature of language, racial identity, political and moral relationships and philosophical methodology.

Whether they're trying to hone their skills for the job hunt or practicing to impress an internship supervisor, the more than 30 Siena students who participated in the Career Center’s Speed Interviewing night gained valuable experience. They were interviewed by a variety of Capital Region employers who helped them learn about and experience different interview styles.

Siena College welcomed J. Todd Moye, Ph.D. to give a presentation on his narrative history book Freedom Flyers: The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II as part of the College's annual Niebuhr Institute of Religion and Culture Lecture. The book features more than 800 oral histories.

The Siena College community is coming together to raise money for the organization Capital Region Action Against Breast Cancer, or CRAAB!, in a rather unique way. As people walk through campus, they will now notice large, pink “Recycle for the Cure Collection Cans." Tracy Boucher, one of the College’s most beloved Sodexo employees, came up with the idea of placing the large, pink recycling bins in the College's buildings in hopes of collecting and donating the money from the return of bottles and cans to CRAAB!

In celebration of the recent 2011 Nobel Prize recipients, the economics department hosted the 2011 Nobel Prize Lecture which brought inviting faculty members together to discuss the Nobel Laureates and their respective contributions.

Siena College’s Spanish and French Education programs have been recognized by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The program is now accredited without condition for at least the next five years.

Hundreds of people packed into the Maloney Great Room to see the highly anticipated "Mr. Siena" show. The annual mock beauty pageant starring select Siena students raises money for Habitat for Humanity, an international organization that works towards providing affordable housing to those who need it.

The Siena College Red Cross Club kicked-off the semester with its annual February blood drive.