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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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Tweet featuring student goes viral

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 29, 2017

March 29, 2017

COLIN PERRY Editor in Chief Jimmy Skrzeczkowski began March 19 as an ordinary person, but by the early hours of the morning, his face would be seen by millions around the world. The junior video production major was featured in a tweet that day which almost immediately exploded in......

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Forrest receives highest Tau Sigma honor

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 22, 2017August 16, 2019

March 22, 2017August 16, 2019

ANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer Just as she is reaching the finish line of her college career, senior communication disorders and sciences major Hannah Forrest was awarded the largest Tau Sigma scholarship ever given to a Fredonia student. Succeeding the largest sum of $2,000 last year, she received $3,000 from......

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Democracy 101 talk debates bathroom bills

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 22, 2017August 16, 2019

March 22, 2017August 16, 2019

CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer Sometimes, the best way to get a point across is to make use of the words of someone else. James Baldwin, a black American writer and social critic once said, “We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my......

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Two-time Tony winner Judith Ivey takes residency

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 22, 2017

March 22, 2017

ZOE KIRIAZIS Staff Writer Each year students in the performing arts have the opportunity to work with highly credible artists in the theatre, music and dance industry. Stage and film actress Judy Kuhn, musical theater composer Jason Robert Brown and Fredonia alum and Broadway actress Jen......

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The best college station in the nation: Fredonia Radio Systems nabs national award

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017August 17, 2019

March 8, 2017August 17, 2019

COLIN PERRY Editor in Chief In the cozy corner of McEwen Hall that houses Fredonia Radio Systems’ station, the vinyl record covers and newspaper clippings that adorn the walls will have to make way for a new plaque—one that says “Best College Station in the Nation.” The high honor......

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Bestselling author Castner holds workshop on writing

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017

March 8, 2017

ANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer Students interested in writing were able to gain insight in the field during the week of Feb. 26 through March 2 when author Brian Castner hosted a week-long workshop on campus to engage students in nonfiction and fiction writing. According to Castner, this workshop was......

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University renews Japan study abroad agreement

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Forrest receives highest Tau Sigma honor

Democracy 101 talk debates bathroom bills

Two-time Tony winner Judith Ivey takes residency

The best college station in the nation: Fredonia Radio Systems nabs national award

Bestselling author Castner holds workshop on writing