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FSA responds to lack of C-Store inventory

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 20, 2020February 20, 2020

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020

ISABELLA DISTEFANO Asst. Social Media Manager If you are a frequent visitor of the C-Store, then you may have noticed the lack of pre-packaged items. During previous semesters the refrigerator in the back has been stocked with sandwiches, wraps and salads. The top shelf holds the vegan options. Some of......

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Student bias incident leads to University Police investigation

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 18, 2020February 18, 2020

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020

ALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader Sunday night, Feb. 9, amongst the many students who live on campus, one specific student was targeted. While most of us were preparing to start our week the following morning, University Police were notified about a serious student bias incident that occurred in one......

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Lubienecki arrested for life-threatening voicemail

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 18, 2020February 18, 2020

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020

ELYSE GRIECO Editor in Chief On Wednesday, Feb. 12, it was announced by The United States Attorney’s Office Western District of New York that Adjunct Lecturer Paul Lubienecki was arrested. Lubienecki was charged with cyberstalking, a charge that carries a $250,000 fine and up to five years in prison. Just......

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Drop in yield for freshmen and transfers costs Fredonia 200 undergraduate students

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 11, 2020February 11, 2020

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020

ALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader Just last April, everyone was buzzing about Fredonia’s largest incoming freshman class coming in the fall of 2019. We now face a new reality. Over the past year, the drop in yield for both freshmen and transfers has cost the school 200 undergraduate students.......

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President Hefner: Who he is and what he’s done since his return

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 11, 2020February 11, 2020

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020

AIDAN POLLARD News Editor “I don’t ever describe myself. Other people talk about me — I don’t talk about myself,” said Interim University President Dennis Hefner. It was a lighthearted answer, even though he seemed a little caught off guard by my question asking him to describe himself to the......

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What’s going on with Sunny’s?

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 11, 2020February 11, 2020

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020

TOPHER ELKINS Special to The Leader Sunny’s is a popular nightlife spot for many here at SUNY Fredonia, but ever since students came back for the spring semester, they haven’t been able to go out to the bar. The bar and nightclub haven’t been open since after the new year,......

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New crustacean species discovered by assistant professor

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 11, 2020February 11, 2020

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020

ANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer Almost 10 years ago, then-Yale graduate student Thomas Hegna began collaborating on research that would lead to a new discovery of crustacean species. Now a new assistant professor at Fredonia, Hegna recently finalized the project that has lasted since long before he received his Ph.D. The......

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Fredonia to be featured on ‘Small Business Revolution’

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 4, 2020February 12, 2020

February 4, 2020February 12, 2020

CHRISTINE WHITECAR Special to The Leader Our small town of Fredonia received some big news Tuesday night at the Fredonia Opera House, as Small Business Revolution co-host Amanda Brinkman took to the stage to announce our town’s victory in the Small Business Revolution Contest. Each day for a total of......

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Search firm takes input from Fredonia campus & community on presidential search

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 10, 2019December 11, 2019

December 10, 2019December 11, 2019

AIDAN POLLARD News Editor Though the search for Fredonia’s new president may be confidential due to a SUNY-wide policy change, the search firm Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates is still taking the campus community’s opinion into account throughout the process. The firm was on campus Thursday, Dec. 5 and Friday, Dec. 6......

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Culturefest brings together students of all backgrounds

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 4, 2019December 3, 2019

December 4, 2019December 3, 2019

MADDIE LITTLE Special to The Leader On Monday, Nov. 18, the Intercultural Center (IC) at Fredonia hosted their annual Culturefest in the Williams Center, MPR. This is the fifth year this event has been put on. However, it wasn’t always called Culturefest or designed for all cultures. Culturefest was first......

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FSA responds to lack of C-Store inventory

Drop in yield for freshmen and transfers costs Fredonia 200 undergraduate students

President Hefner: Who he is and what he’s done since his return

What’s going on with Sunny’s?

New crustacean species discovered by assistant professor

Fredonia to be featured on ‘Small Business Revolution’

Search firm takes input from Fredonia campus & community on presidential search

Culturefest brings together students of all backgrounds