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Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations: Calamitous for GOP, motivation by anger for social movements

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJOSH RANNEY News Editor   National headlines for the past two weeks or so have been abuzz with one story: the hearings on Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Brett Kavanaugh, Judge of the Appeals Court of Washington D.C., was nominated to the Supreme Court this past July by President Donald......
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SA plans response to village law proposal

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJOSH RANNEY News Editor   Recent developments indicate that the Student Association executives and General Assembly plan on crafting and approving a resolution on behalf of the students of Fredonia, declaring their position on this potential law. The issue was first brought to the General Assembly on Sept. 27. During......
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Local government proposes new law, faces heavy opposition

Reading Time: 3 minutesVICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor Possible infringement of privacy is making both landlords and tenants wary of a Fredonia Village Board proposal to change the rental housing codes, but village attorney Dan Gard is fighting back. He believes that this is just misinformation and fear mongering spread by a small......
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Convocation lecturer brings new perspectives to campus

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Reading Time: 3 minutesDELICIA HOLDER Special to The Leader   Why does equality matter? Why does justice matter? Why do they decide my fate? On Sept. 26 in King Concert Hall, Fredonia was gifted the opportunity to hear from the father of environmental justice, Robert Bullard. This lecture began with a speech from......
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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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