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Budget breakdown: Fixing the deficit

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 26, 2020

February 25, 2020February 26, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD News Editor Right before the beginning of the spring semester, Interim President Hefner sent out an email to the Fredonia faculty and staff. The email contained remarks on the successes of the fall and plans moving forward. It also included a detailed look at the 2020-2021 budget. The......

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Dormitory reforms to take place in 2022

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 27, 2020

February 25, 2020February 27, 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesSAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader Renovations are coming to SUNY Fredonia’s housing. When he arrived in August 2016, Dr. Cedric Howard, the vice president of enrollment and student services, said he reviewed multiple student-response surveys regarding Fredonia’s housing. These surveys found that Fredonia students were comfortable and satisfied with......

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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

Reading Time: 2 minutesISABELLA 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

Reading Time: 3 minutesALISA 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

Reading Time: 2 minutesELYSE 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

Reading Time: 3 minutesALISA 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

Reading Time: 5 minutesAIDAN 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

Reading Time: 2 minutesTOPHER 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

Reading Time: 3 minutesANGELINA 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

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCHRISTINE 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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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’