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Fredonia awarded for energy conservation efforts BuildSmart NY and OMAP give money to continue conservation

CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   Fredonia and 11 other SUNY campuses have recently been awarded grants from the New York Power Authority (NYPA) as a result of their stellar energy conservation efforts. BuildSmart NY is an initiative that Governor Andrew Cuomo started when he issued executive order 88 in 2012.......
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Food quality, options and prices on the agenda FSA holds student focus group to address online petition

AMANDA DEDIE News Editor   Ask and you shall receive. The Faculty Student Association met on Monday to address the concerns about the food services on campus. The issues came to light after an online petition titled “FSA: Change the food quality at Fredonia” started circulating amongst students on social......
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The cost of being tobacco-free The unfunded mandate that got rid of cigarette receptacles

CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   When SUNY announced that all 64 campuses were required to adopt some form of a Tobacco-Free Policy, it created some problems for the various campuses. The main problem was that SUNY did not provide any money to schools to help implement these policies. Fredonia has......
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Conservative Corner: The U.S. should act as the world leader it is What to do about ISIL

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CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   The recent Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attacks on Paris are definitely a tragedy, and something must be done to reprimand these terrorists. This does not seem to be the end of ISIL’s attacks, and ISIL has actually threatened to attack Washington,......
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The unhappy ‘S’ in FSA: Students and union workers speak on Tim Hortons and other FSA working conditions

AMANDA DEDIE News Editor   When provided the opportunity to speak up about the working conditions at FSA, students and union workers alike took the chance to speak freely about their experiences working for the campus organization. FSA, or the Faculty Student Association, is the office on campus in charge......
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Making old new again: Newest Brown Bag to discuss digital innovations

JORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer   Technology undoubtedly has a short shelf life, with new advancements happening on a regular basis. But sometimes older technology makes a mainstream resurgence. Today the Brown Bag Lecture Series returns to showcase this phenomenon with guest speakers explaining the return of older media. The theme......
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Web exclusive: University reposts commercials sans the controversy

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AMANDA DEDIE News Editor   When you go to the school’s homepage and click “Start Your Journey,” the videos that were taken down last week — in response to various complaints made by Fredonia students — have been reposted. The commercials feature Fredonia students working in the field that they’re......

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