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Hispanic Heritage Month returns with a new focus on immigration

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JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Fredonia’s Latinos Unidos (LU) has brought a litany of events to the campus for Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrating the achievements and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans, while fostering an increased awareness and appreciation for their histories and......
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Enrollment crunch: report shows how hard decline in students has hit University

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CONNOR HOFFMAN News Editor   Declining enrollment is a problem that has plagued Fredonia’s campus for the last few years, and a recent report released by Student Affairs confirms that that this trend continues for enrollment and admissions this year as well. According to the report, admissions dropped from 7,325......
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Fredonia College Foundation initiates annual All-Campus Appeal

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  KELSIE ABBT Special to The Leader                           Every year since the mid-1980s, the Fredonia College Foundation has organized a campus-wide appeal of its employees to draw in funds for approximately 500 different schools, programs, scholarships and endowments. The All-Campus Appeal has become necessary, in part, due to......
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First debate watch party draws energized crowd

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COLIN PERRY Editor in Chief   The All-In Challenge continued last night, as students, faculty and community members gathered in the Williams Center Multi-Purpose Room to watch the first televised debate between Democratic candidate for president Hillary Clinton and her Republican counterpart Donald Trump. While the free food and refreshments......
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Vandalism in village leaves residents vexed

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CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer             For the past two issues, The Leader has published two Guest Op-Eds from Fredonia faculty, including President Virginia Horvath, on recent vandalism in the Fredonia community.             Last weekend, Horvath was included in several threads on social media about the vandalism and property crimes evidently......
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Fredonia Radio Systems starts fundraiser to help former custodian Randy Goodemote

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  CONNOR HOFFMAN News Editor Fredonia Radio Systems (FRS) is hosting a fundraiser dedicated to raising money to help recently retired custodial worker Randy Goodemote fight cancer. FRS is selling special bracelets for $2 that say “Team Randy – We Have Your Back!” Goodemote was diagnosed with cancer last year......
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Fredonia ALL IN Challenge seeks to get out the vote

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JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer With the presidential election right around the corner, Fredonia has been searching for ways to drum up student involvement and, ultimately, to increase voter turnout come election day. One of the most recent signs of political apathy among Fredonia students was a campus report detailing the......

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