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New guidelines for constituted clubs: Statute O-6 to be finalized by SA

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 24, 2016

February 24, 2016

COLIN PERRY News Editor After months of debate and deliberations, a new version of Statute O-6 of the Student Association (SA) constitution is expected to be finalized, setting new standards for what counts as a constituted group. If that sentence meant nothing to you, then that’s okay —......

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Trading a house for a dorm ResLife tries to get clubs to live on campus

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 24, 2016August 17, 2019

February 24, 2016August 17, 2019

JORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer Clubs on campus looking to live together are being welcomed to bunk up on campus. Residence Life (ResLife) recently started promoting Special Interest Community Housing. Starting on March 1, the Office of ResLife will be accepting housing applications through 5 p.m. on March 25.......

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‘What do students of color want?’ BSU holds forum to discuss diversity at Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 24, 2016

February 24, 2016

SHENECA SHARPE Special to The Leader Black Student Union (BSU) presented “Let Your Voice Be Heard,” an open forum where students of color were able to come and express their concerns, wants and needs as a student of Fredonia. This open forum had a diverse panel that consisted......

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Editorial: The Leader suite on campus?

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 24, 2016

February 24, 2016

Enrollment is down, which means the university is making less money. One way to get more money without needing to enroll more students is to get more upperclassmen to live on campus instead of getting their own houses and apartments in town. The campus is trying to start Special......

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Web Exclusive: BSU’s ‘Know Your Rights’ panel

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 19, 2016

February 19, 2016

MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer On the evening of Feb. 15, Fredonia’s Black Student Union held a panel discussion titled “Know Your Rights.” The panel included political science professor Jonathan Chausovsky and Buffalo Police officer Debra Perry. “Do we treat people fairly or equal?” was a main question Perry......

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Charlene Carruthers and making a difference: BSU to host activist as part of Black History Month Events

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 18, 2016

February 18, 2016

CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer The month of February brings many things, from the joy of an early spring to the disappointment that comes with shoveling out three feet of snow and thoughts of an early March. Something that shouldn’t be, but sometimes is, overlooked is the arrival of Black......

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Obama’s gas tax: Aimed at oil companies, realistically would hit citizens

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 18, 2016

February 18, 2016

CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer President Barack Obama might be one of the few people in America who will tell you the price of oil is too low. Obama announced his new clean transportation plan on Feb. 4, and one of the biggest parts of this plan was a proposal......

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Minimum wage increases, and will keep increasing Work Study students to get $15 an hour by 2021

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 18, 2016

February 18, 2016

CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer It looks like SUNY has beaten Sen. Bernie Sanders to the punch, and the SUNY Board of Trustees passed a resolution calling to raise wages for SUNY employees. This resolution took effect on January 28, and resulted in the first of many wage increases......

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Schumer introduces #InTheRed: Senator launches campaign to make college more affordable

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 18, 2016

February 18, 2016

CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer The burden of student debt is one of the biggest issues faced by Americans today. Across New York State, the average student graduates almost $28,000 in debt, while the nationwide total has passed 1 trillion dollars. However, New York’s own Sen. Charles E. Schumer......

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Starting fresh with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Fredonia selected to re-imagine its freshman experience

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 18, 2016

February 18, 2016

JORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer Students may not always see their freshman year as an important time in their college career. But universities across the country do, and Fredonia is hoping to pave the way for change. Fredonia was one of 44 schools selected to participate in the Re-imagining......

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New guidelines for constituted clubs: Statute O-6 to be finalized by SA

Trading a house for a dorm ResLife tries to get clubs to live on campus

‘What do students of color want?’ BSU holds forum to discuss diversity at Fredonia

Editorial: The Leader suite on campus?

Web Exclusive: BSU’s ‘Know Your Rights’ panel

Charlene Carruthers and making a difference: BSU to host activist as part of Black History Month Events

Obama’s gas tax: Aimed at oil companies, realistically would hit citizens

Minimum wage increases, and will keep increasing Work Study students to get $15 an hour by 2021

Schumer introduces #InTheRed: Senator launches campaign to make college more affordable

Starting fresh with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Fredonia selected to re-imagine its freshman experience