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Recent efforts to strengthen enrollment displays results

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor For the first time since Fall 2013, there are over 1,100 first-year students enrolled at Fredonia. According to last year’s admissions report, in 2013 Fredonia saw 1,105 new faces. In that same year, the university received 6,069 applications, and 3,141 (52 percent) of them were admitted.......
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Revolutionizing air craft technology: Fredonia professor approved for patent

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSETH MICHAEL MEYER Special to The Leader   Fredonia professor Junaid Ahmed Zubairi of the College of Arts and Sciences has recently been approved for a patent that will change the way researchers recover data from crashed airplanes and can also prevent airplane catastrophes. Say goodbye to multi-million dollar searches......
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The Science Center Hosts Fredonia’s First-Ever ‘Bat Lab’

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer   Last Saturday, Fredonia’s Science Center was transformed from its average, spacious, sleek-white interior into a jam-packed area with tables, posters, pamphlets, cookies and presentations revolving around bats. This is Fredonia’s first year hosting Greystone Nature Preserve’s “Bat Lab,” but students are hoping that Fredonia’s hosting......
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Annual community service fair to be held by Office of Volunteer & Community Service

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor   On Sept. 20, the Office of Volunteer & Community Service will hold its 14th annual community service fair. “The office is dedicated to promoting volunteerism outside of the classroom,” said chair of the office, Joyce Harvard Smith. “The community service fair is a great opportunity......
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New walkway design aims to replace spine while honoring I.M. Pei

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Stretching from the second floor of the Williams Center all the way to McEwen, Fredonia’s spine bridge had been a standout feature of the campus since it was originally designed by the prominent architect, I.M. Pei. “I loved being able to watch the stars on the......
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Annual study abroad fair offers opportunities for potential travelers

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  ALEXANDRIA NIEVES and AMBER MATTICE Special to The Leader and Managing Editor   Studying abroad is an opportunity that piques the interest of many students on Fredonia’s campus. The Division of Academic Affairs, the International Education department and the Study Abroad and Student Exchange program held their annual fair......
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Video Game Development Club programs their way onto campus

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer   Video games are quickly evolving from their humble console origins into something much more powerful and ubiquitous. From mobile gaming to competitive e-sports, game culture is quickly worming its way into the national zeitgeist as a sign of the times. Most people are happy playing......
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Activities Night 2017

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Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=9533] JACOB SANTOS and AMBER MATTICE Special to The Leader and Managing Editor   On Aug. 30, hundreds of new and returning students attended Activities Night, an event hosted by Spectrum Entertainment every semester. There are currently over 170 organizations recognized under the Student Association (SA), with each encompassing......

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