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Fredonia continues to face budget issues

Chloe KowalykMay 10, 2024May 9, 2024

May 10, 2024May 9, 2024

CHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor On May 2, the SUNY chancellor and Board of Trustees unveiled the budget for the system of 64 colleges and universities, one month before the anticipated date. A press release from the aforementioned date states, “The State University of New York......

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Students for Fredonia reflects on the year behind them

Chloe KowalykMay 9, 2024May 9, 2024

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024

CHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief Students For Fredonia (SFF), a student advocacy group, has organized several protests, panels and events throughout the semester following the announcement of 13 programs being cut at SUNY Fredonia. Many students have joined SFF in the fight for fair funding for Fredonia. As commencement grows......

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Why have SUNY Fredonia’s enrollment and acceptance rates increased?

Contributor to The LeaderMay 9, 2024May 9, 2024

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024

ABIGAIL JACOBSON Asst. News Editor As you’re walking to class, you may have seen a few tour guides going around the SUNY Fredonia campus. Most of these groups we’ve seen have been large, and some may be coming in for the Fall 2024 semester. The question is: Why? According to......

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SUNY Chancellor John King unexpectedly visits Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderMay 8, 2024May 8, 2024

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024

DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor On the morning of Monday, March 22, the SUNY Chancellor, John B. King, Jr., made a surprise visit to SUNY Fredonia. His visit was not announced, and many students and faculty were not aware of the chance to speak with him about the issues plaguing the......

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New Exhibit in the Barker Museum: “The Fredonia Un-Censored”

Contributor to The LeaderApril 25, 2024April 23, 2024

April 25, 2024April 23, 2024

LEE PYE Staff Writer The Fredonia area is intensely rich with history, and the Barker R. Darwin Museum is a perfect place to step back in time. When one steps back in time, they should be sure to grab a newspaper along the way. The new exhibit in that museum,......

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Vice President for Finance and Administration Michael Kelly resigns

Contributor to The LeaderApril 24, 2024April 23, 2024

April 24, 2024April 23, 2024

DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor ROSEMARIE RAPISARDA Staff Writer On March 13, SUNY Fredonia’s Vice President for Finance and Administration Michael Kelly resigned from his position at the University. “Today [March 13], I had a conversation about the future with Mr. Michael Kelly, [v]ice [p]resident for Finance and Administration, and I......

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SA comptroller resigns, new student takes his place

Contributor to The LeaderApril 23, 2024April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024

HUNTER HALTERMAN Staff Writer Fredonia’s Student Association (SA) has recently lost their comptroller and hired a new one. Brian Lyght Jr., a junior music education major and former SA Comptroller, officially announced his resignation from that position on March 29, 2024. Included in his letter, he wrote about his time......

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Fredonia alum Josh Ranney returns to campus to inform students

Contributor to The LeaderApril 23, 2024April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024

GWENYTH KIRKWOOD Special to The Leader Josh Ranney, the director of communications for New York State Assembly Member Karen McMahon, returned to Fredonia on April 17 to tell students about voting, state government and the power of the press. After graduating in 2019 with degrees in journalism and political science,......

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Rachel Kerr wins SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching

Contributor to The LeaderApril 10, 2024April 9, 2024

April 10, 2024April 9, 2024

ROSEMARIE RAPISARDA Staff Writer Inspirational, passionate, supportive, kind-hearted, enthusiastic, eccentric, funny, honest and fashionable. These are some words from a few former and current students that they used to describe Rachel Kerr, an adjunct communications lecturer. In early March, Kerr won the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching.......

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Students face difficulties accessing Title IX services

Contributor to The LeaderApril 9, 2024April 9, 2024

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024

MARISSA BURR Opinion Editor CHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief The Title IX office is located on the second floor of Fenton Hall, but being in a central location on campus has not guaranteed students easy access to its services. On March 5, The Leader’s Opinion Editor Marissa Burr reached out......

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Fredonia continues to face budget issues

Students for Fredonia reflects on the year behind them

Why have SUNY Fredonia’s enrollment and acceptance rates increased?

SUNY Chancellor John King unexpectedly visits Fredonia

New Exhibit in the Barker Museum: “The Fredonia Un-Censored”

Vice President for Finance and Administration Michael Kelly resigns

SA comptroller resigns, new student takes his place

Fredonia alum Josh Ranney returns to campus to inform students

Rachel Kerr wins SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching

Students face difficulties accessing Title IX services