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Prof. Mike Igoe: Your vote matters, a Constitution Day lesson

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKATIE MILLER Special to The Leader   At 18-years-old, Professor Mike Igoe was considered old enough to die for his country, but too young to vote for the direction it would take. In 1971, he saw first hand the real-life effects of the U.S. Constitution. In the years since, he......
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FREDventures: Family Church Fredonia rebuilds after clocktower fire

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Reading Time: 2 minutes    TRAVIS LEFEVRE Editor in Chief   On their first venture into the Village of Fredonia, first-year and transfers students may have noticed the church building undergoing construction. What they may not know is that last semester, the 165-year-old church suffered from a fire. The church began under the......
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Change in package pick-up rules pleases administrationand RA’s, frustrates residents

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Reading Time: 2 minutesALEXANDRIA NIEVES and JOSH RANNEY Special to The Leader and News Editor   If you live in a dorm and you’ve ordered something online or gotten a package in the mail, you’ve probably gotten an email that said, “You have a package waiting at the University Bookstore.” Christopher Zenns, the......
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The results are in: SA Elections

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Reading Time: 4 minutesVICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor   With the largest incoming freshman class in Fredonia’s history, the Student Association’s Fall 2018 representative elections have given rise to a new and expanding line of student governance. SA is proud to announce its new representatives. “I’m very excited for the changes that we’re......
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Fredonia’s budget crisis: Fact or Fiction?

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Reading Time: 4 minutesVICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor   What was once a leaky but steady ship plugged by reserves and alternative fees has now begun to sink, according to Associate professor Dr. Peter Reinelt, who is also the chair to the Economics department. He and the administration have been ringing alarm bells......
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Community Service Fair celebrates 15th year

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMonica Manney Special to The Leader   For students looking for opportunities to give back, the Office of Volunteer & Community Service will hold its 15th annual community service fair on Sept. 26. “The purpose of the event is to educate the campus and community,” said Joyce H. Smith, “I......
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Fredonia Students sign up for over 170 clubs during another successful Activities Night

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMONICA MANNEY Special to The Leader   Every year, Activities Night sees over 170 clubs collect thousands of signatures. But this year, with the biggest and most diverse incoming class of first year students, some major changes swept the grass of Dods Grove. Students who attended Activities Night had the......
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New faces within SA get their feet wet, while old ones target new goals

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJOSH RANNEY News Editor   There were plenty of open seats in McEwen G26 on Sept. 6 for the Student Association’s first General Assembly meeting of the semester. However, many of the empty seats will soon be filled by newly elected and re-elected class representatives as SA begins their new......
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Fredonia’s latest enrollment spike is no coincidence

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Reading Time: 4 minutesAlix Smith and Victor Schmitt-Bush Special to The Leader and Assistant News Editor   Fredonia has once again broken one of its historic records this Fall semester. Of the 192 years since its inception, this school has never seen an incoming freshman class of 1,581 students. The closest Fredonia has......

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