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Cosmic transformation talk draws in large turnout

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

April 11, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesANGELINA DOHRE Photo Editor Students, faculty and community members gathered for last week’s Brown Bag Lecture series. Dr. Neal Evans from the University of Texas at Austin presented “Extraterritorial Life: A Scientific Inquiry.” He focused on cosmic transformation and the scientific explanation of life beyond Earth. Opening remarks were......

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Legislation supporting sexual assault prosecution fails to make state budget

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

April 11, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesJOSH RANNEY Special to The Leader It’s budget season for the New York State Legislature, and one particular item is being left out of the latest cut of the state budget: The Child Victims Act (CVA), which would extend the statute of limitations for those charged with child molestation.......

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Dr. Dale Tuggy gives lecture on Buddhism

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

April 11, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutesSTEPHEN SACCO Special to The Leader Dr. Dale Tuggy, known for his work and research in philosophy of religion, hosted a lecture called, “Why I am not a Buddhist,” which was sponsored by the philosophy department and society. Tuggy said, “[Buddhism] is the fourth biggest religion in the world......

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Fredonia’s budget situation is ‘not the end of the Earth’

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

April 11, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesDAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor Since the early 2000s, Fredonia has been in a financial 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. The future of the budget was discussed for much of a......

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Former chaplain of Fredonia’s Newman Center is linked to sexual misconduct

Contributor to The LeaderApril 4, 2018

April 4, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesDAN ORZECHOWSKI and SETH MICHAEL MEYER News Editor and Assistant News Editor A list of 42 priests who have been accused of sexual conduct with minors was released on March 20 by Bishop Richard J. Malone. On that list is the Rev. Edward J. Walker, who served as dean......

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Gender neutral bathroom placed in Mason Hall

Contributor to The LeaderApril 4, 2018

April 4, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutesMACI COSMORE Special to The Leader In February, a petition to place a gender neutral bathroom in Mason Hall made its way around social media. Just last month, a bathroom in the building was officially switched over. On Feb. 26, President Horvath sent out a statement in a Monday......

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Get a closer look at the stars with Fredonia’s Observatory

Contributor to The LeaderApril 4, 2018

April 4, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesALIX SMITH Special to The Leader “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away . . . ” . . . Just kidding! Nevertheless, in this galaxy, the Fredonia Observatory will open its doors for a second time. A success in Spring 2017, Dr. Michael Dunham, assistant......

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Fredonia’s creativity: now showing in 3D

Contributor to The LeaderApril 4, 2018

April 4, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesJOSH RANNEY Special to The Leader As the opening of the television series “The Twilight Zone” goes, “This is the dimension of imagination.” While Reed Library is not taking us into the Twilight Zone, Fredonia students and community members now get to create and experiment with another dimension —......

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Documentary brings mental health problems in prisons to light

Contributor to The LeaderApril 2, 2018

April 2, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesSTEPHEN SACCO Special to The Leader SUNY Fredonia’s Department of Psychology expanded the scope of America’s prison system. In correlation with the incarcerated and their mentality, the department held a panel discussion and a film screening of The New Asylums documentary on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. The purpose of......

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Fredonia Central School district debates over school resource officer

Contributor to The LeaderApril 2, 2018

April 2, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesMolly VandenBerg Staff Writer There has been ongoing controversy recently involving the absence of a school resource officer at the Fredonia Central School District. An SRO is a law enforcement officer who is sent by a police department or agency to work in collaboration with one or more schools.......

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Dr. Dale Tuggy gives lecture on Buddhism

Fredonia’s budget situation is ‘not the end of the Earth’

Former chaplain of Fredonia’s Newman Center is linked to sexual misconduct

Gender neutral bathroom placed in Mason Hall

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Fredonia’s creativity: now showing in 3D

Documentary brings mental health problems in prisons to light

Fredonia Central School district debates over school resource officer