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Panel discusses issues of voting rights

Contributor to The LeaderApril 29, 2015September 1, 2019

April 29, 2015September 1, 2019

CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer On Thursday, in the Williams Center S204, history professors Dr. Jennifer Hildebrand and Dr. Mary Beth Sievens held a roundtable discussion on the issue of voting rights, which gathered the opinions of professors of various disciplines on this subject. The idea for this round table discussion......

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Dangerous substance poses potential risks in surrounding area

Contributor to The LeaderApril 23, 2015

April 23, 2015

CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer Did you know there’s a highly dangerous substance being transported right near the university? And as we all celebrate Earth Day, a train is carrying this material, which is not only hazardous to the environment, but also to human health and safety. This substance is called......

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Invest in SUNY

Contributor to The LeaderApril 23, 2015

April 23, 2015

CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer Fredonia president Dr. Virginia Horvath and the 63 other State University of New York (SUNY) Presidents have started a campaign asking the New York State Legislature to “Invest In SUNY.” The program is based on a consensus, between all 64 campuses, to try to achieve all......

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Singers take the spotlight in SOTA master class

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2015September 2, 2019

April 22, 2015September 2, 2019

S. L. FULLER News Editor There’s a vocal technique that baritone David Small got from his wife, which she calls “caboosing.” “A trick for if you ever find yourself tripping over words is to start from the last syllable and … work your way back,” Small told senior Ashley Cappelli......

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Earth Month raises questions as to how ‘green’ the campus is

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2015

April 22, 2015

COLIN PERRY Special to The Leader Students may have noticed that the lights on the President’s house have turned green, as part of the ongoing celebration of Earth Month on campus. But how green really is the university as a whole? This is a question that may have surprising answers.......

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Political opinion: the race for the 2016 election begins

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2015August 16, 2019

April 17, 2015August 16, 2019

CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer Spring is in the air. The weather is growing warmer, the birds are returning home and the race for the 2016 presidential election is in full swing. The promises that politicians make around this time let the farmers know when to plant the crops. Speculations outnumber......

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University Senate votes in changes to gen ed program Program to be implemented in Fall 2017

Contributor to The LeaderApril 9, 2015

April 9, 2015

MEGHAN GUATTERY Assistant News Editor After rejecting an original proposal in early October, the University Senate has voted in a new set of changes to the Fredonia General Education Program with a 32–12 victory. The proposal, which is set to be put in place for incoming students of......

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HAIL! Fredonia Records partners with WhyHunger to fight poverty and hunger

Contributor to The LeaderApril 8, 2015

April 8, 2015

KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently called SUNY campuses to contribute to their local communities’ economic development and communal engagement. Renowned for their ability to combine the power of community and music to benefit not-for-profit organizations, Fredonia’s student-run record label, HAIL! Fredonia Records, responded......

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Students reflect on memories of Three Man Hill following sculptor’s death

Contributor to The LeaderApril 8, 2015

April 8, 2015

KORTNEY YOUNG Special to The Leader William King, born in Jacksonville, Florida on February 25, 1925, was an artist right up until days before his recent death on March 4, 2015. He was a sculptor of many mediums, and specialized in figures that mocked human nature. For the Fredonia......

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Jericho Brown visits for first Visiting Writers event of the semester

Contributor to The LeaderApril 1, 2015

April 1, 2015

KORTNEY YOUNG Special to The Leader Aimee Nezhukumatathil, professor of English and director of the Mary Louise White Visiting Writers Series for fourteen years, introduced the first writer for the Spring semester of 2015 to Fredonia on Thursday, March 26, in McEwen Hall. Nezhukumatathil has given several readings......

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Panel discusses issues of voting rights

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Invest in SUNY

Singers take the spotlight in SOTA master class

Earth Month raises questions as to how ‘green’ the campus is

Political opinion: the race for the 2016 election begins

University Senate votes in changes to gen ed program Program to be implemented in Fall 2017

HAIL! Fredonia Records partners with WhyHunger to fight poverty and hunger

Students reflect on memories of Three Man Hill following sculptor’s death

Jericho Brown visits for first Visiting Writers event of the semester