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Concrete explanation of SUNY Fredonia campus construction: Projects, planning and funding

Jules Hoepting
JULES HOEPTING Managing Editor  The obstruction caused by construction is bound to be noticed when walking around the Reed Library and Maytum Hall plaza.  How long will the construction fences stay up? What was the need for construction in the first place? Who is funding this construction — especially when......
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Mental health support on campus: What resources are available?

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EJ JACOBS Special to The Leader Being a college student can be incredibly stressful and taxing on your mental health. Between balancing a collegiate life and a social life, there is also the struggle that comes with this newfound entry into adulthood. Most students are on the search to find......
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Why Tim Hortons, Blue Devil Grill and FREDExpress are set to close fall 2022

Jules Hoepting
JULES HOEPTING  Managing Editor  The rumors swirled among students and faculty before being confirmed. When asked in a one-on-one interview with The Leader if Tim Hortons, the Blue Devil Grill and FREDExpress were set to close fall semester 2022, Darin Schulz, the executive director of the Faculty Student Association (FSA),......
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Students and FSA employees react to impending closure of Tim Hortons, Blue Devil Grill and FREDExpress

Chloe Kowalyk
CHLOE KOWALYK News Editor Students won’t be getting their morning Timbits or made-to-order burritos next semester, as it is now confirmed that Tim Hortons, Blue Devil Grill and Tim Hortons FREDExpress will be closed for fall 2022.  The claims started out as a rumor circling YikYak and social media among......
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SUNY Fredonia’s snow makes it difficult for students to navigate campus

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CHLOE KOWALYK News Editor  During the winter season, SUNY Fredonia’s campus becomes a landscape of white snow and giant snowflakes sticking to the trees. However, along with the winter aesthetic comes various issues for students trying to walk around campus.  One student in particular, Max Sheedy, uses a wheelchair to......
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Reactions to SUNY Fredonia Google Workspace reduction

Jules Hoepting
Google recently announced a reduction in the storage limits of Google Workspace for Education accounts from unlimited storage to 20GB. This will be effective July 1, 2022 and impacts current students, professors, faculty, alumni and emeritus. See “What you need to know: SUNY Fredonia Google Workspace storage reduction and account......
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What you need to know: SUNY Fredonia Google Workspace storage reduction and account deletion 

Jules Hoepting
JULES HOEPTING  Managing Editor  Google recently announced a reduction in the storage limits of Google Workspace for Education accounts from unlimited storage to 20GB. This will be effective July 1, 2022.  In response, ITS has repeatedly emailed current students, faculty, staff, associates, alumni and emeritus (retired professors) about checking the......
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Students question whether Professor Stephen Kershnar will teach classes next fall

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ALYSSA BUMP  Editor in Chief  CHLOE KOWALYK  News Editor  Earlier in the semester, there was controversy over statements made and posted online by Dr. Stephen Kershnar, a distinguished teaching professor in philosophy at SUNY Fredonia.  After his statements caught a lot of attention online and a student-created petition to fire......
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How SUNY Fredonia handles sexual assault cases, and how students can go about filing a case

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JASON LOUSTAUNAU Special to The Leader The frequency in which sexual assault occurs on American college campuses is appalling and enough to warrant a conversation about where to go if you need to file an incident.  According to the website of the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), “13%......

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