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Fredonia’s management team will have to make one of their toughest decisions yet

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Reading Time: 4 minutesVICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor   With a structural deficit of $12.3 million dollars, the campus’ management team is doing its best to preserve the integrity and quality of higher education here at Fredonia. But the stakes are higher than they’ve ever been. Sacrifices will have to be made, and......
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Fredonia mourns the loss of a student, friend and teammate

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJOSH RANNEY News Editor   While faculty, administration and students were enjoying the last few relaxing weeks of summer, tragedy struck the Fredonia family in a way that brought everything back down to Earth. Jack Corbett, 19, of Orchard Park, N.Y., and a Fredonia student was killed when his car......
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‘ . . . Manny is such a strong staple in [this] community’s life . . . ’: Greek life unites, fundraises for the Escobar family

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  JASON CHEUNG Web Editor   Fredonia’s Greek life came together during the week of April 23, as the Inter Greek Council (IGC) raised approximately $3,200 for Manny Escobar’s family. Every spring semester, IGC comes together to participate in a series of events, as well as to fundraise for people......
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‘We need to simply reach out. That’s the one most important, most powerful message of that film.’: A recap of ‘Suicide: A Ripple Effect’

Reading Time: 3 minutesVICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH and ALEXANDRIA SMITH Assistant News Editor and Special to The Leader   Approximately 99 percent of people who jump off the Golden Gate bridge don’t make it. Over the course of 80 years, more than 2,000 people have jumped off of the bridge — only 36 people have......
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Despite an increase in recipients, concerns still linger for scholarship

Reading Time: 2 minutesDAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor   As of last week, 641 currently enrolled undergraduate students are receiving the Excelsior scholarship, a “completion initiative” designed by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office. Entering the scholarship’s second year, about 15 percent of Fredonia’s student population is benefiting from the scholarship. Combined, the scholarships amount to......
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Expenditures have risen while state support remains steady: How Fredonia plans to climb out of its structural deficit

Reading Time: 3 minutes  DAN ORZECHOWSKI and JOSH RANNEY News Editor and Assistant News Editor   Since 2007, Fredonia has been in a structural deficit. Throughout the years, this hasn’t been a huge problem, but now that reserve funds are dwindling, the issue is more of a concern. In the 2007-2008 academic year,......

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