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Chautauqua County’s League of Women Voters works to inform citizens

Abigail Jacobson
ABIGAIL JACOBSON News Editor  As Election Day approaches, many students will be voting for the first time. With many important issues being brought up in the presidential debates, casting your vote is important. Being informed of the presidential candidates’ choice on those issues is just as important. In Chautauqua County,......
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County health department declares Lena’s Pizza safe after YikYak scare

Dan Quagliana
DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor Warning: This article contains strong language. About three weeks ago, a Facebook post by a Fredonia community member was shared on the social media platform YikYak that detailed a health concern at Lena’s Pizza, Subs & Wings, a popular eatery in downtown Fredonia. The post explained......
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New York State passes a bill requiring universities to provide free menstrual products

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ABIGAIL JACOBSON News Editor Graphic by Isabella Rizzo | Art Director Something new will be coming to the bathrooms on the SUNY Fredonia campus.  On Aug. 26, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill requiring all public SUNY and CUNY universities to provide free menstrual products in campus restrooms and buildings.......
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Students for Fredonia holds protest regarding 15 possible minor cuts

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ALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor ABIGAIL JACOBSON News Editor DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor In December of 2023, Fredonia President Stephen Kolison Jr. announced plans to discontinue 13 majors across the university’s curriculum. Discontinued majors include philosophy, Spanish and photography.  All 13 majors were officially discontinued by the administration on March......
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Fredonia invites WKBW political analyst to speak for Constitution Day

Alex Bucknam
ALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor  The American Democracy Project (ADP) hosts this year’s Constitution Day with keynote speaker, Bob McCarthy from WKBW-TV in Buffalo. McCarthy is currently a political analyst who works for WKBW-TV in Buffalo. He visited Fredonia to talk about the freedom of the press.  McCarthy gave a......
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Construction overtakes Fredonia

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LEE PYE Staff Writer DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor When one construction project is about to end, another begins.  As of Sept. 2024, multiple buildings at SUNY Fredonia are under different stages of construction. Additionally, Reed Library and Jewett Hall will undergo renovations beginning in the summer of 2025.  The Maytum-McEwen-Reed......
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Cranston Marché’s ice cream station receives makeover

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CALYPSO-SKY HAHN-MAURER Special to The Leader When returning to SUNY Fredonia for the fall semester, students might have expected to come back to the Cranston Marché to enjoy a bowl of ice cream. Instead, the ice cream bar was replaced with a gluten-free station.  The real question: Why the change? ......
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Fredonia administration announces plans to cut faculty positions

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ABIGAIL JACOBSON News Editor DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor On the evening of Friday, Sept. 13, SUNY Fredonia President Stephen H. Kolison, Jr. sent out an email at 4:01 p.m. to all faculty and staff members and announced that he and the rest of the administration plan to move “forward with......
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Your future, your vote: A student’s guide to voting

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AMARAH GHORI Assistant Opinion Editor College is all about shaping your future, and registering to vote is a powerful way to make sure you have a say in what the future looks like — both on and off campus.  If there was any time to exercise your right to vote,......

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