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How are summer sessions being handled this year?

Contributor to The LeaderApril 25, 2020April 25, 2020

April 25, 2020April 25, 2020

ALISA OPPENHEIMER Staff Writer On April 13, an email from Provost Kearns was sent to all Fredonia students about the impacts of the current pandemic on summer sessions this year. The email said, “As noted in President Hefner’s distance education memo on April 6, the decision has been made to......

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COVID-19’s daily reality: Perspectives from New York City ICU nurses

Contributor to The LeaderApril 24, 2020April 6, 2021

April 24, 2020April 6, 2021

JESSICA MEDITZ Life & Arts Editor As time progresses amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, different questions and headlines arise on a daily basis. But one thing that remains the same is people’s appreciation and admiration for those who work on the front lines. One of these workers is Rose Marie Robinson,......

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3 ways to obtain an internship

Contributor to The LeaderApril 18, 2020April 18, 2020

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020

ISABELLA DISTEFANO Asst. Social Media Manager Every journalism student at SUNY Fredonia must complete an internship for credit to fulfill their degree requirements. Because I transferred as a junior from a community college to Fredonia, I was already behind. Therefore I made it my mission to seek any and every......

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The Effects of COVID-19 on Long Island

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2020April 17, 2020

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020

ALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader As COVID-19 continues to spread and impact everybody, Fredonia students are continuing their education from home. Fredonia’s student body resides all over New York, the state with the largest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, as well as the largest number of deaths due to......

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Student support is needed for public relations professor to return next semester

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2020April 17, 2020

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020

Students were disappointed when David Norman, a public relations professor of the communication department, announced he Fredonia. ...

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Fredonia Radio Systems and WNYF-TV suspend broadcasting due to COVID-19

Contributor to The LeaderApril 16, 2020April 16, 2020

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020

SAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader SUNY Fredonia’s TV and radio stations will not be broadcasting for the remainder of the semester. Senior journalism major and general manager of WNYF-TV Patrick Ryan said the decision was made in accordance with Governor Cuomo’s implementation of distance learning, as well as with......

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Distance learning – we’re all struggling

Contributor to The LeaderApril 10, 2020April 10, 2020

April 10, 2020April 10, 2020

ALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader We’re in week two of distance learning and I’m positive I’m not only speaking for myself when I say it’s been a struggle for us students. Everyday I wake up with a full mailbox of emails to sort, homework, as well as classwork, videos......

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Hefner: Pass/Fail option doesn’t bypass letter grade and GPA requirements

Contributor to The LeaderApril 8, 2020April 7, 2020

April 8, 2020April 7, 2020

AIDAN POLLARD News Editor To help students as they transition to online learning for the remainder of the spring semester, Academic Affairs has expanded the pass/fail option to all students and all classes. Until May 31, students can declare pass/fail for any class, and that class’s grade will no longer......

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What the CARES Act means for college students

Contributor to The LeaderApril 3, 2020April 1, 2020

April 3, 2020April 1, 2020

SAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader President Trump just signed a $2 trillion bill aimed at providing relief for those impacted by coronavirus. As businesses close nationwide, and a record 3.3 million Americans file for unemployment, according to the Department of Labor, Congress worked to pass the CARES Act. According......

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COVID-19 cases in Chautauqua County

Contributor to The LeaderApril 1, 2020April 1, 2020

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020

CHRISTINE WHITECAR Special to The Leader [3:26 p.m. March 30, 2020] As cases of the novel coronavirus continue to rise rapidly throughout New York, the number of cases within Chautauqua County now totals to seven. The most recent confirmed cases within the county include a 70-year-old woman with no history......

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How are summer sessions being handled this year?

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3 ways to obtain an internship

The Effects of COVID-19 on Long Island

Student support is needed for public relations professor to return next semester

Fredonia Radio Systems and WNYF-TV suspend broadcasting due to COVID-19

Distance learning – we’re all struggling

Hefner: Pass/Fail option doesn’t bypass letter grade and GPA requirements

What the CARES Act means for college students

COVID-19 cases in Chautauqua County