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New York Times bestselling author hosts workshops on campus

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

November 15, 2017

VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH AND ANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer and Photo Editor This past week, New York Times bestselling author and Fredonia alumna Wendy Corsi Staub returned to campus with HarperCollins executive editor Lucia Macro. The two presented several opportunities for students to meet with them and discuss novel writing,......

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Dark and Dreary: An ode to Erie Hall

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017August 25, 2019

November 8, 2017August 25, 2019

VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Staff Writer As the years go by, Fredonia and its infrastructure is changing and it is changing fast. In 2014, the construction of the Science Center, a $4.2 million complex, was completed serving as the new go-to building for students with science concentrations. In 2016, plans were being......

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Flood runs rampant through town, campus: Heavy rains cause problem in Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

November 8, 2017

CURTIS HENRY Sports Editor In the ongoing battle of man vs. Mother Nature, Mother Nature remains undefeated. Torrential downpours all weekend led to various points of flooding throughout the town of Fredonia and the SUNY Fredonia campus on Sunday night. The Buffalo Niagara International Airport reported 1.99 inches of......

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Blackface and Halloween: A love story

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017September 1, 2019

November 8, 2017September 1, 2019

DAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor America has a long history with blackface, and come Halloween time, we’re all reminded that it’s still around. Blackface, the theatrical makeup used by non-black people to represent a person of color, has lingered in our Halloween traditions. Pumpkins are carved, candy is dished out......

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Food Services Advisory Committee wants your feedback

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

November 8, 2017

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer When it comes to the quality of day-to-day student life perhaps no organization is as important, or as misunderstood, as the Faculty Student Association of Fredonia, also known as FSA. “I think the biggest misunderstanding is that many people think that FSA is a separate, for-profit......

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The hurricanes have hurt more than just Puerto Rico

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

November 3, 2017

ALEXANDRIA NIEVES Special to the Leader Over a month since both Hurricane Maria and Hurricane Irma hit Puerto Rico, the American territory is still trying to get back to its original state. Families are constantly worrying about their family members that are in any part of Puerto Rico. While......

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A writer’s reunion: NYT bestseller Wendy Corsi Staub and Lucia Macro return to SUNY Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

November 3, 2017

VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Staff Writer To some graduates, their time at Fredonia lives on only as a story. A good read it might have been, but it remains a memory, nonetheless. For others, the story is still being written. Staff and students alike will be pleased to know that Fredonia......

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Water boiling advisory has FSA quick to respond

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

November 3, 2017

SETH MICHAEL MEYER Assistant News Editor On the morning of Oct. 21, the students of Fredonia woke up to an email advising them not to consume the tap water without it being boiled and to conserve water. The effect of what the email described as a water main break......

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Excelsior by the numbers

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

November 3, 2017

TRAVIS LEFEVRE The Scallion Editor The Excelsior scholarship went into full effect this semester with approximately 12 percent of Fredonia’s 4,631 undergraduates qualifying for the program. In order to be deemed eligible for the scholarship for this current academic year, your aggregated gross income, or (AGI) must be below......

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Ten Fredonians leave big impact on scholarship application

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

November 3, 2017

DAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor On Jan. 3, the first day back to work after winter break, Dan Tramuta’s phone rang. Virginia Horvath, president of SUNY Fredonia, was on the line asking if Tramuta knew that Sen. Bernie Sanders and Gov. Andrew Cuomo were about to announce the blueprints for......

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[OPINION] What COVID-19 inadvertently taught us

ITS unveils stratigic plan for technology

Dr. Kathryn Kendall takes on enrollment

New York Times bestselling author hosts workshops on campus

Dark and Dreary: An ode to Erie Hall

Flood runs rampant through town, campus: Heavy rains cause problem in Fredonia

Blackface and Halloween: A love story

Food Services Advisory Committee wants your feedback

The hurricanes have hurt more than just Puerto Rico

A writer’s reunion: NYT bestseller Wendy Corsi Staub and Lucia Macro return to SUNY Fredonia

Water boiling advisory has FSA quick to respond

Excelsior by the numbers

Ten Fredonians leave big impact on scholarship application