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Taking a look at the candidates for SA President and VP

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJOSH RANNEY News Editor   As the midterm elections end across the rest of the country, Fredonians should be preparing to cast another vote. This time for their Student Association President and Vice President. The book to declare candidacies closed last week and now, two slates are locked in and......
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Students to vote on making fee mandatory or voluntary next week

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJOSH RANNEY News Editor   On the ballot next week, along with the Student Association presidential election will be a referendum vote on the Student Activity Fee. The Student Activity Fee is currently a mandatory fee that all students pay each semester. This fee funds all the items, programs and......
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Unmasking Halloween’s peculiar past

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJOSH RANNEY News Editor   Halloween: when little kids go out dressed creepy or cool . . . and adults usually dress up as something clever, or inappropriate. Nothing in between. Americans spend billions on candy, decorations and costumes. Classic horror movies are all over the TV. But the holiday......
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The tricky prices and eerie economics of Halloween

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Reading Time: 2 minutesCASSIDY HERMAN Special to the Leader   Do you feel like you’re spending too much money on your costumes and candy? Recent studies have shown that you probably are. The National Retail Federation has been conducting its annual Halloween survey since 2003 to see how Americans will celebrate the holiday.......
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Science Center hosts Halloween Science Fair

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Reading Time: 2 minutesLEAH GRAZIANO Special to The Leader Spooky science experiments took over the Science Center. The first ever Frankin-Lab Halloween Science Fair was Saturday, Oct. 27 in the Science Center from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fredonia’s Chemistry Club hosted the free event, which was open to students and the general......
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Fredonia village board drops rental housing law

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Reading Time: 3 minutesVICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor   For those who feel strongly against the Fredonia Village Board recently proposed amendment of the 179 housing standards law, you can now sleep soundly. The amendment has been officially rejected as of Oct. 23, 2018. The vote to suspend the continuation of this local......
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Dr. Sherri Mason — not your average professor

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMARISSA BATTAGLIA Special to The Leader   You know when you win an award for something and you feel like you’re on top of the world? That’s probably how Sherri Mason felt when she received the Heinz award. This award is for individual achievement honors that are given annually by......

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