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SUNY Fredonia students respond to the Kershnar situation and share their experiences

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ALYSSA BUMP  Editor in Chief  CHLOE KOWALYK  News Editor  After hearing of the controversial views discussed by Dr. Stephen Kershnar, a philosophy professor at SUNY Fredonia, many students were enraged. They took to Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and even Yik Yak, an anonymous social media forum that shows posts by people......
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SUNY Fredonia professor “under review” for defending pedophilia, sexism and slavery

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ALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief  CHLOE KOWALYK News Editor Professor-student sex, torture, pedophilia, slavery and sexism are among the views defended by SUNY Fredonia philosophy professor Dr. Stephen Kershnar.  While Kershnar claims to not directly support these views himself, he has published many articles, books and blog posts in which......
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SUNY Fredonia’s updated COVID-19 guidelines for Spring 2022 semester

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CHLOE KOWALYK News Editor  With booster shots, rising case numbers and new variants of COVID-19 in the news lately, many students have been wondering what guidelines SUNY Fredonia will set in place. On Jan. 6, SUNY Fredonia’s President Stephen Kolison sent out an email to all students, faculty and staff......
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Students and professors raise concerns regarding on-campus quarantine

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CHLOE KOWALYK News Editor Many of SUNY Fredonia students’ experiences in on-campus quarantine have been anything but positive.  Several students who test positive for COVID-19 find themselves quarantining on campus in Hendrix Hall, the college’s designated quarantine building. Several of these students choose to quarantine on campus rather than at......
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Could logging around the Fredonia Reservoir lead to murky drinking water?

Jules Hoepting
JULES HOEPTING  Managing Editor  Note: Visiting the Fredonia Reservoir without permission from the Village of Fredonia is considered trespassing. Water Concerns Murky water, or water with high turbidity or a high concentration of sediment in it, has been a problem within the Fredonia Reservoir for decades. The reservoir provides drinking......
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A comparative analysis of Fredonia’s meal plan system to other SUNY schools

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CASEY HUBER Special to The Leader How would you rate the on-campus food out of 10? “6. It’s fine,” one student said. “6,” another student said. “6.5. The lack of options makes having any dietary restriction difficult,” another student said. “5. I wish they put more time and love and......
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FSA attempts to mitigate students’ concerns regarding food quality

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CHLOE KOWALYK News Editor  Ongoing student concerns regarding the inconsistent quality of FSA food on campus – resulting in upset stomachs, allergic reactions and overall dissatisfaction – have sparked efforts by FSA administrators to intervene. FSA has blamed staffing shortages for the problems and has recently taken steps to hire......
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Logging around Fredonia reservoir: Concerns for Fredonia’s drinking water quality

Jules Hoepting
UPDATED ARTICLE ON FREDONIA RESERVOIR. JULES HOEPTING  Managing Editor  The Fredonia Reservoir has been filling up with sediment for decades. Many Fredonia citizens are concerned the logging of trees near the Fredonia reservoir will further increase the sediment in the reservoir and result in more occurrences of unfit drinking water.  ......

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