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Centered in excellence: Forum held for Fredonia’s new diversity, equity and inclusion plan

  CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer Over the next five years, Fredonia will be working to implement new diversity initiatives to the college standards using a newly adopted strategic plan that is “centered in excellence.” On Nov. 13, a forum for the finalized draft of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic......
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Affirmative Action: yes or no?: Professors to debate tonight

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  CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer   Tonight, Wednesday, Nov. 16, the Philosophy Department and the Philosophical Society will be sponsoring a debate titled “Is Affirmative Action Justified?” Affirmative action can be described as “policy of favoring members of a disadvantaged group who currently suffer or historically have suffered from discrimination......
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SA elections yield new president, continuation of mandatory activity fee

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  JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer For the first time on Nov. 8 and 9, elections for the Student Association moved from voting booths in the Williams Center to an online poll distributed by SurveyMonkey, with over 1000 students sending in their vote over the web. Running unopposed were sophomore political......
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Mock This!: Mock trial team goes undefeated for first time in Fredonia history

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DAN ORZECHOWSKI Staff Writer Fredonia’s mock trial team placed first in Ithaca College’s third annual Bomber Blitz Tournament last week. This was the first time in Fredonia’s history that the team won a tournament. The Blue Devils’ Advocates underwent an undefeated journey while squaring off against Colgate University, Ithaca College......
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Students react to election results with surprise, concern

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DAN ORZECHOWSKI Staff Writer The night after the election, students poured into the Williams Center to discuss the electoral results together at an organized, open meeting. For many, the presidential election caused distress and concern. Voices were choppy, and tears were shed. Students often stumbled and paused as they spoke......
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Beyond The Gender Binary Panel explores the rise of new pronouns

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer   On Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. in Williams Center S204ABC, a panel including Chief Diversity Officer Bill Boerner, English professors KimMarie Cole, Natalie Gerber, Jeffry Iovannone, Heather McEntarfer, and senior English and women’s and gender studies major Dean Bavisotto gathered to discuss innovations in pronouns......
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Having a ball: La Fiesta returns with masquerade theme

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  JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer On Nov. 3, Latinos Unidos held their popular La Fiesta event, a yearly celebration of Hispanic culture capping off an already packed semester that included not only popular events like La Tomatina, but almost a dozen other events for Hispanic History Month. “Last year’s theme......

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