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No slush, no problem: Ninth annual Slush Rush returns

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017August 18, 2019

March 1, 2017August 18, 2019

ANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer Just before Spring Break gives students a chance to breathe, the Slush Rush will give them an opportunity to run until they’re out of breath. Returning for its ninth year, Fredonia’s annual 5K race will be held on March 5, beginning at 9 a.m. The......

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Rock Out For Cancer returns to raise money for St. Jude

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017August 15, 2019

March 1, 2017August 15, 2019

JAMES LILLIN and COLIN PERRY Staff Writer and Editor in Chief Fredonia for St. Jude’s annual Rock Out for Cancer event is returning to campus on March 4. The event, slated for 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Williams Center MPR, is a benefit with all proceeds going......

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Jane Elliott lectures on combating discrimination

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017

March 1, 2017

[metaslider id=8548] JACOB SANTOS Special to The Leader During the month of February, Fredonia’s Black Student Union sponsored a number of events to celebrate Black History Month. Last Wednesday, BSU held two events featuring anti-racism activist and educator Jane Elliott as guest speaker. She is widely known for her......

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Vanwesenbeeck ventures to Albania: Professor to lecture on Fulbright experience

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017

March 1, 2017

CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer For the past four months, Associate Professor of English Iclal Vanwesenbeeck has been living in Elbasan, Albania and teaching at Aleksander Xhuvani University. In April of last year, Vanwesenbeeck was awarded the Teaching/Research Award for the U.S. Core Fulbright Scholarship Program. Fulbright is a......

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Work, work, work, work, work: CDO to hold Job & Internship and Summer Job expos

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017

March 1, 2017

MOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer The Spring semester can bring about many mixed feelings. For underclassmen, this may feel like just another semester. But for seniors, one must begin to think about the future and about plans after graduation. This is known to many as the task of finding their......

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Who owns your email account?

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 22, 2017August 17, 2019

February 22, 2017August 17, 2019

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Student usage of FredMail varies, with some students endlessly shooting off both educational and professional emails, checking it repeatedly throughout the day, while some students are happy to let it lie dormant for days on end. Even students who use the service habitually, however, seem to......

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Horvath appointed co-chair of economic council by Cuomo

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 22, 2017

February 22, 2017

DAN ORZECHOWSKI Staff Writer President Virginia Horvath was appointed to co-chair the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Feb. 10. Having been on the REDC since 2015, Horvath will now lead the council with co-chair Jeff Belt, president of SolEpoxy, Inc. “I’ve enjoyed......

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Neal returns to lecture on activism and blackness in the digital age

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 22, 2017

February 22, 2017

CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer After receiving his B.A.and M.A. in English from Fredonia in 1987 and 1993, alumnus Mark Anthony Neal returned to campus earlier this week to discuss black culture, activism and social media as a part of the English Department’s Writers@Work program. During his two-day residency at Fredonia,......

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Democracy 101 program puts civic debates in context

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 22, 2017

February 22, 2017

[metaslider id=8403] ANGELINA DOHRE Special to The Leader Campus faculty are offering insight on current topics in the news. Through weekly “Democracy 101” talks in the garden area of Reed Library, various faculty members will provide information to students, staff, other faculty and Fredonia residents on issues presented in the......

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University seeks to “right-size” for right service

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 22, 2017

February 22, 2017

JACOB SANTOS Special to The Leader Within the last few years, the number of students enrolled at SUNY Fredonia has been in decline. A decrease in enrollment has resulted to a smaller budget given by New York state. The 2016-2017 budget was reduced by $1.4 million in comparison to its......

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No slush, no problem: Ninth annual Slush Rush returns

Rock Out For Cancer returns to raise money for St. Jude

Jane Elliott lectures on combating discrimination

Vanwesenbeeck ventures to Albania: Professor to lecture on Fulbright experience

Work, work, work, work, work: CDO to hold Job & Internship and Summer Job expos

Who owns your email account?

Horvath appointed co-chair of economic council by Cuomo

Neal returns to lecture on activism and blackness in the digital age

Democracy 101 program puts civic debates in context

University seeks to “right-size” for right service