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It’s not too late to celebrate Queer History Month events slated for the entire month

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 13, 2015

October 13, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutesAMANDA DEDIE News Editor October 1 marks the beginning of LGBT History Month or, as Fredonia’s Pride Alliance renamed it last year, Queer History Month. The Price Alliance at Fredonia and the Student Association have partnered to provide the campus with a number of fun and educational events to......

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Stand up by sitting down

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 13, 2015

October 13, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=3846] AMANDA DEDIE News Editor The increase in the number of students in wheelchairs this past Monday was not a trick of the imagination. The Students with Disabilities Union and Student Association (SA) partnered to hold the first Stand Up by Sitting Down event. Burgandi Rakoska, a senior......

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Never-ending construction Annual budget contains upcoming construction projects

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 13, 2015

October 13, 2015

Reading Time: 4 minutesCOLIN PERRY Staff Writer Returning students and faculty to Fredonia know that the only things certain in life are death, taxes and construction. The annual Consolidated Operating Budget released by the Department for Finance and Administration last week contains information on a number of upcoming construction projects slated to begin......

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Scratching the Surface of Science

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 7, 2015

October 7, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutesJORDAN PATTERSON Special to The Leader The great unknown of the human experience and scientific awareness will be discussed today at noon in Williams Center room S204. The Brown Bag Lecture Series is a monthly panel that gathers interesting people with important topics and gives them a platform to......

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Saudi National Day

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 7, 2015

October 7, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=3663] CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer While Sept. 23 marked the official Saudi National Day, Sept. 29 was a time of celebration and exchange of cultures for many students at Fredonia. For the past few years, the Saudi Student Club has hosted an event in which it shares with the......

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The Trifecta What led University Police to investigate a bomb threat

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 7, 2015

October 7, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=3676] Managing Editor Last week Fredonians faced a scare normally seen through a television screen on the news — a bomb threat. At approximately 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, members of the campus received an email alerting them to “a potential emergency in the Dods Hall [vi]cinity.”......

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New Fredonia budget raises prices Projected college costs rise more than $850

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 7, 2015

October 7, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutesCOLIN PERRY Staff Writer Last week, Fredonia released its annual Consolidated Operating Budget, providing the definitive word on the university’s financial situation for the coming year in the face of a number of ongoing struggles. The document, produced by the division of Finance and Administration, details the predicted costs and......

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Feeding Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 6, 2015

October 6, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer Did you know that roughly one-third of Fredonia’s children are eligible for either free or reduced-priced lunches? According to Dr. Cynthia Lundquist, the reverend for the Fredonia Presbyterian Church, the federal government considers 37 percent of the Fredonia children “to be living within some sense......

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Web Exclusive A word from the Chief: Are your passwords secure enough?

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 6, 2015

October 6, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutesS. L. FULLER Editor in Chief Mo Sadek used to write for The Leader, mostly about video games. Then he graduated from Fredonia last May with a degree in computer information systems and went into the real-world workforce. He recently finished up an internship with Rapid7 in Texas, and......

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Steve Moses Viewing Party

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 29, 2015

September 29, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutesAMANDA DEDIE Assistant News Editor Remember high school homecoming week? When every day had themes, and everyone competed to have the sexiest costume while still following school dress code? Party City ran out of face paint long before Halloween because… spirit week. People lost their minds over the homecoming......

Club spotlight: Black Student Union

Students, residents protest ICE in downtown Fredonia

Trump delivers State of the Union address; 50 Democrats boycott

5th Quarter Column: McDermott fired after latest playoff heartbreak

5th Quarter Column: Rocky road leads Bills to Denver

5th Quarter Column: California Dreamin’

Printing points introduced for students, staff

5th Quarter Column: Allen regains MVP form with six scores

Fredonia’s hockey recruiting extends across the nation, world

[SATIRE] Horoscopes: What dessert should you bring to your fall…

It’s not too late to celebrate Queer History Month events slated for the entire month

Stand up by sitting down

Never-ending construction Annual budget contains upcoming construction projects

Scratching the Surface of Science

Saudi National Day

The Trifecta What led University Police to investigate a bomb threat

New Fredonia budget raises prices Projected college costs rise more than $850

Feeding Fredonia

Web Exclusive A word from the Chief: Are your passwords secure enough?

Steve Moses Viewing Party