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‘Hands Off!’ rallies make an appearance in Fredonia

Alex Bucknam
Reading Time: 2 minutesALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor  On April 5, people across the United States took to the streets to protest President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The protesters had one message: hands off! The event, called “Hands Off!,” was a nationwide protest that took place in almost every large urban community......
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University Police launch new bike patrol initiative

Dan Quagliana
Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor Prior to last week, there were only two ways you would see University Police (UP) officers around campus: walking or in a patrol car. Now, you’ll see them on bikes, as well. On April 23, SUNY Fredonia’s University Police Department debuted bicycle patrols, meaning students will......
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Banned professor Stephen Kershar faces job loss

Alex Bucknam
Reading Time: 3 minutesALEX 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 Bucknam
Reading Time: 3 minutesALEX 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 Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesALEX 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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University Police attempt to quell fears of ICE on campus

Dan Quagliana
Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN 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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President Trump signs orders dismantling eight departments 

Alex Bucknam
Reading Time: 3 minutesOver 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 Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesALEX 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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