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Banned professor Stephen Kershar faces job loss

Alex BucknamMay 10, 2025May 10, 2025

May 10, 2025May 10, 2025

ALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor Warning: This article contains mention of pedophilia. Dr. Stephen Kershnar, the philosophy professor who was banned from SUNY Fredonia’s campus and is currently suing the university, has been issued a retrenchment letter. According to a Buffalo News article published on April 14, Kershnar’s appointment at......

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Tariffs, special elections and breaking records: The current situation in Washington

Alex BucknamMay 10, 2025May 10, 2025

May 10, 2025May 10, 2025

ALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor Washington has been busy these past two weeks with multiple events taking place, one being historical. Such happenings include two special elections in Florida to fill the vacant seats in the House of Representatives. Additionally, the record for the longest Senate speech was broken and......

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Student loans going to collections and former representative going to prison: The latest in Washington

Contributor to The LeaderMay 5, 2025May 11, 2025

May 5, 2025May 11, 2025

ALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor In the past two weeks, major developments in Washington include the resumption of sending borrowers who have defaulted on their student loans to collections, and former U.S. Republican Representative George Santos being sentenced to more than seven years in prison. On April 21, the Department......

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Initiative brings regenerative farming to SUNY Fredonia dining

Contributor to The LeaderMay 3, 2025April 30, 2025

May 3, 2025April 30, 2025

The university has begun incorporating nutrient-dense, locally grown produce from Maggitti Farms into its campus dining services....

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University Police attempt to quell fears of ICE on campus

Dan QuaglianaApril 30, 2025April 30, 2025

April 30, 2025April 30, 2025

DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor One of President Donald Trump’s central campaign promises was that he would immediately start “preparing to round up undocumented people already in the United States on a vast scale and detain them in sprawling camps while they wait to be expelled.” Now that Trump has taken......

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Faculty group calls for President Kolison to step down with no-confidence vote

Abigail JacobsonApril 29, 2025April 30, 2025

April 29, 2025April 30, 2025

A vote of no confidence in President Stephen Kolison and Interim Provost Dr. Judith Horowitz was prompted at the Senate meeting on April 4. ...

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President Trump signs orders dismantling eight departments

Alex BucknamApril 16, 2025April 16, 2025

April 16, 2025April 16, 2025

Over the last few weeks, President Donald Trump has issued two executive orders that directed eight departments/ agencies to dismantle themselves, including the Department of Education (ED) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). On March 14, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Continuing the Reduction of......

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[SCALLION/NEWS] Campus bus leaves students traumatized

Contributor to The LeaderApril 15, 2025April 15, 2025

April 15, 2025April 15, 2025

ALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor The Fredonia campus bus has officially left four students traumatized during their nightly travels. Since the creation of the Campus and Community Bus in 1973, there have always been stories of students being forgotten at places. But no stories could prepare four students for what......

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Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. David Starrett abruptly leaves administration position

Contributor to The LeaderApril 15, 2025April 15, 2025

April 15, 2025April 15, 2025

DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor On March 1, SUNY Fredonia’s faculty and staff members were sent an email from President Kolison that detailed how Dr. David Starrett had left his position as Fredonia’s executive vice president and provost. “Due to an administrative transition, I am writing to inform you of a......

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[SCALLION/NEWS] All hail the new era: The Scallion has taken over

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2025April 11, 2025

April 11, 2025April 11, 2025

MEGAN KIDBY Supreme Ruler of the Editorial Board It is with great pleasure (for me) and mild concern (for everyone else) that I announce my ascension to the role of Editor-in-Chief. Yes, you read that correctly. After years of being confined to the dark, joke-filled corner of The Leader as......

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Banned professor Stephen Kershar faces job loss

Tariffs, special elections and breaking records: The current situation in Washington

Student loans going to collections and former representative going to prison: The latest in Washington

Initiative brings regenerative farming to SUNY Fredonia dining

University Police attempt to quell fears of ICE on campus

Faculty group calls for President Kolison to step down with no-confidence vote

President Trump signs orders dismantling eight departments

[SCALLION/NEWS] Campus bus leaves students traumatized

Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. David Starrett abruptly leaves administration position

[SCALLION/NEWS] All hail the new era: The Scallion has taken over