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Right Serving, Right Sizing leaves uncertainty for department futures

DAN ORZECHOWSKI Assistant News Editor   Each department within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) is preparing for significant scheduling changes and curricula adaptations. Right Serving, Right Sizing (RSRS), the plan initiated by President Virginia Horvath, is expected to help combat Fredonia’s low enrollment. In a RSRS report,......
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Final Brown Bag tackles fake news and social media

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  [metaslider id=9141]   JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer On April 12, the final Brown Bag lecture of the year took place in the Williams Center, featuring communications professor Mike Igoe and computer science professor Michael Scialdone, both choosing to tackle the rise in fake news and media bias. “I decided......
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Excelsior Scholarship passed: what now?

  JORDAN PATTERSON News Editor   As many students might’ve heard, legislation introducing Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Excelsior Scholarship was passed earlier this month. So this means free college for SUNY students, right? Not exactly. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tweeted, “Let’s celebrate New York State getting something important done......
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Paws for progress: HAIL! Fredonia Records hosts dog walk for autism research

  CAMRY DEAN                Staff Writer April is National Autism Awareness Month, and this year, HAIL! Fredonia Records has planned its second annual event to benefit the Institute for Autism Research (IAR) at Canisius College. This Sunday, April 23, the on-campus record label is hosting a dog walk to raise......
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4 professors depart creative writing program

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  ANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer   The Fall 2017 semester will see four Fredonia creative writing professors saying goodbye. Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Dustin Parsons, Joshua Kalscheur and Eric Neuenfeldt will look to seek other opportunities at the end of this academic year, with the former two beginning appointments at the University......
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Iraqi filmmaker displays war documentary “Homeland: Iraq Year Zero” to students

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  ANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer   In February 2002, just one year before the U.S. invaded Iraq, filmmaker Abbas Fahdel departed from France to return to his home in Iraq. There, he filmed everyday life as his country was preparing for war. This past week on April 4 and 5,......

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