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

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

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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Jericho Brown visits for first Visiting Writers event of the semester

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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Faculty Spotlight: Professor’s original work performed at Carnegie Hall Harmonia Chamber Singers performed Deemer’s composition in Weill Recital Hall

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MEGHAN GUATTERY Assistant News Editor If you had asked college-aged Rob Deemer what he thought he would do when he finished his studies, he would have told you he would be teaching band at a suburban Chicago high school. College-aged Deemer could not have been more wrong. Today, he is......
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Out of the Darkness Walk to bring light to suicide prevention Proceeds fundraise for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

KORTNEY YOUNG Special to The Leader Each year, members of the community gather with Fredonia’s faculty and students for the annual “Out of the Darkness Walk.” This year marks the eleventh year it will be hosted by the Psychology Club in order to fundraise for the American Foundation for Suicide......
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‘Porntopia’ sparks discussion on porn culture Event held as part of Women’s Herstory month

S. L. FULLER News Editor Porn. Does that word make you uncomfortable? Does that word incite some type of negative reaction inside of you? Does it peak your interest and excite you? However you may feel about pornography, there are not many people in the college-age demographic, or older, that......
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Pi day celebrated with ‘Harry Potter’ themed event

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CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer The average person might not appreciate the importance of pi, but its importance in the mathematical community is obvious. Geometry, trigonometry and all manner of formulas require the mathematical constant that runs on infinitely. In fact, pi is so important that in 1988, physicist Larry Shaw......

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