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Student Association budget passed with little controversy

Contributor to The LeaderApril 5, 2017

April 5, 2017

COLIN PERRY Editor in Chief After months of work from the Student Association and Fredonia’s constituted groups, the Student Association’s budget for the 2017 – 2018 academic year was balanced on GA (General Assembly) Day, this year held on Saturday, April 1. The $1.3 million budget includes a $3......

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“Dead Week” email to campus accused of plagiarism

Contributor to The LeaderApril 5, 2017

April 5, 2017

CONNOR HOFFMAN Managing Editor Last week, Student Affairs sent out an email that detailed the history of Dead Week and stated that Dead Week is now to be called “Study Weeks.” This email seemed like a relatively mundane name change, but it has generated a lot of controversy. Much of......

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FSA budget requires cut hours, Tapingo no more

Contributor to The LeaderApril 5, 2017

April 5, 2017

JORDAN PATTERSON News Editor FSA’s 2017-2018 budget was passed last month, with some major changes coming to campus next year, including cut hours at dining halls and cafes and the loss of the Tapingo food ordering system. With the recent reduction to the cost of on-campus living by Residence......

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Observatory makes space for community members

Contributor to The LeaderApril 5, 2017

April 5, 2017

ANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer Viewing celestial objects up close in the night sky has now become a little easier for the community. The observatory at the Science Center is now open to the general public. Advanced reservations are currently required, and the designated night for each week will be......

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Igoe and Smith win big at Broadcast Education Association Conference

Contributor to The LeaderApril 5, 2017

April 5, 2017

[metaslider id=8951] JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Each year at the annual Broadcast Education Association conference, an award is handed out for the “Best Education Video” in the nation, with this year’s award going to assistant professors of communication Mike Igoe and Roslin Smith for their production, “Good Storytelling.” Igoe, a......

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UCSB professor Boris places Trump in context

Contributor to The LeaderApril 5, 2017September 1, 2019

April 5, 2017September 1, 2019

CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer As part of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, Fredonia welcomed Eileen Boris of the University of California, Santa Barbara last week. As Hull Professor of Feminist Studies, Boris presented her talk, “Trump’s America in Historical Perspective: The Assault on African Americans, Mexicans and......

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Freshman receives 4th out of 70 teams in coding challenge

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 29, 2017

March 29, 2017

ANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer Over 370 students participated in the “Making College Possible Coding Challenge,” but freshman computer science major Kermit Mitchell III was able to make it to the final round. On March 10, Facebook New York hosted its final judging of the challenge at its New York......

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University renews Japan study abroad agreement

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 29, 2017

March 29, 2017

CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer On Thursday, March 9, President Virginia Horvath renewed a long-standing study abroad agreement with Aichi Prefectural University in Nagakute, Aichi, Japan. Alongside Horvath was Yumiko Kataoka, an associate professor in the Department of Nursing & Health at Aichi Prefectural and a Fredonia alumnus. For the past......

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UCSB professor Boris to tackle Trump in talk

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 29, 2017August 16, 2019

March 29, 2017August 16, 2019

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Eileen Boris of the University of California at Santa Barbara will deliver a talk, diving into the Trump presidency and various fights for social justice. Today in Williams Center S204ABC, Boris will give her talk titled, “Trump’s America in Historical Perspective: The War Against Women, the......

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It’s more than a relay, it’s a fight

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 29, 2017

March 29, 2017

[metaslider id=8862] DAN ORZECHOWSKI Assistant News Editor On Saturday morning, Tami Marsh answered an incoming call. On the line was her daughter, asking if Marsh could speak at Fredonia’s Relay for Life event, a fundraiser put on by Colleges Against Cancer, in Steele Hall later that night. Despite the......

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Student Association budget passed with little controversy

“Dead Week” email to campus accused of plagiarism

FSA budget requires cut hours, Tapingo no more

Observatory makes space for community members

Igoe and Smith win big at Broadcast Education Association Conference

UCSB professor Boris places Trump in context

Freshman receives 4th out of 70 teams in coding challenge

University renews Japan study abroad agreement

UCSB professor Boris to tackle Trump in talk

It’s more than a relay, it’s a fight