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Web Exclusive: Constituted groups and the O-6 committee next semester

Reading Time: 2 minutesCOLIN PERRY Assistant News Editor Most students probably don’t know the exact definition of “constituted group,” but even those who think they do will want to brace for change heading into next semester. Over the course of the semester, the Student Association (SA) has been reworking Statute O-6, a section......
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The cost of being tobacco-free The unfunded mandate that got rid of cigarette receptacles

Reading Time: 4 minutesCONNOR 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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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR 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

Reading Time: 6 minutesAMANDA 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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‘Love water, not oil’ NASU hosts Winona LaDuke to speak of the Keystone Pipeline

Reading Time: 3 minutesAMANDA DEDIE News Editor   As Native American History Month draws to a close, the Native American Student Union (NASU) has invited Winona LaDuke — an internationally acclaimed activist, author and orator — to speak in Rosch Recital Hall at 6 p.m. on Dec. 2 about “Love Water Not Oil:......
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Making old new again: Newest Brown Bag to discuss digital innovations

Reading Time: 3 minutesJORDAN 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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Reading Time: 2 minutesAMANDA 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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A birthday celebration CAC announces 2016 Relay theme

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  AMANDA DEDIE News Editor   Happy Birthday to Fredonia’s Relay for Life! In celebration of Fredonia’s 10th year of participating in Relay for Life, the 2016 theme will be “10th Birthday Party.” Relay for Life at Fredonia is an overnight event held each April in Steele Hall. The national......
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Diversity in a small town First International Dinner raises money for international students

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  COLIN PERRY Assistant News Editor International Education Week concludes on Nov. 19 with singing, dancing and every college student’s favorite: a whole lot of food. The first International Dinner will be held in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room to benefit scholarship funds for Fredonia’s international students. The event is......

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