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The Leader

What the Fall Semester brings for Fredonia sports teams

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Reading Time: 2 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor This past year had many obstacles for sports teams to overcome.  There were limits on the number of athletes in the weight rooms, practice pods separating teams and mask requirements for players to follow at practices and games. This upcoming semester will have noticeable changes for...
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Top five best study spots on campus

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Reading Time: 4 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK News Editor  When it comes to academics, SUNY Fredonia’s campus is more than just a pretty sight.  Numerous study spaces are scattered around the college’s 266-acre campus.  When students feel they need a break from studying in their dorm rooms, they can look to these spaces for a...
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Fun around Fredonia: Places to go, things to see

Jules Hoepting
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Reading Time: 6 minutesJULES HOEPTING, Managing Editor  Things to do on-campus. It’s your first semester at Fredonia, and you don’t know what people do for fun in vineyard country.  If you’re on campus without personal transportation, no need to let boredom creep in. As the semester is rolling, events get going and you’ll...
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What dining halls and cafes will be open next semester?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK News Editor  The cafes — with the exception of Café Mason — were closed in February last semester in hopes of keeping positive COVID-19 case numbers down.  FSA will be making a decision in August as to whether or not they can open at least some of the...
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Clubs and intramural sports: What they are and how to join

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Reading Time: 2 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor Like many other colleges, Fredonia has NCAA sponsored sports teams that students come to the school to play for. But these teams have large time commitments and standards of skill level that some people who are interested in playing sports may not want to deal with. ...
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Campus Media at Fredonia: Fredonia Radio, WNYF-TV and The Leader

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBRIANNA HOWARD Special to The Leader  With communication professors who have done everything from working on “Boss Baby” to winning an Emmy, it is no surprise the campus’ media clubs have been going strong for decades.  These clubs require no experience and can help build essential skills in all types...
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What makes the Fredonia Honors Program sparkle

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Reading Time: 3 minutesALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief  The Fredonia Honors Program has three pillars: Learn. Lead. Live. The more than 400 Honors students in nearly 70 majors learn about diverse topics through Honors courses, develop leadership skills both inside and outside of the classroom and have the opportunity to live with other...
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The face of the Honors Program: Natalie Gerber

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Reading Time: 4 minutesALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief Dr. Natalie Gerber is an English professor at SUNY Fredonia, as well as the director of the Honors Program.  Surprisingly, this career path in the humanities was strongly discouraged.  “My mom had forbidden me to major in English,” said Gerber. “So I did her one...
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What will Fall 2021 at SUNY Fredonia look like?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK News Editor  With recent updates in CDC guidelines and an increase in vaccination rates, many students are wondering what next semester at SUNY Fredonia is going to look like.  According to SUNY Fredonia, the campus is hoping to reach a “near normal,” which will replace the image of...
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