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Legislation supporting sexual assault prosecution fails to make state budget

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesJOSH RANNEY Special to The Leader It’s budget season for the New York State Legislature, and one particular item is being left out of the latest cut of the state budget: The Child Victims Act (CVA), which would extend the statute of limitations for those charged with child molestation....

Student reaches new level of consciousness after pulling three all-nighters

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesALBERTO GONZALEZ Staff Scallywag It is officially that time of year again. Midterm grades are starting to sink in, winter is lasting a little too long and somehow all of your classes decided now is a really good time for you to earn the majority of your grade by...

Graduating senior requests refund from payroll office

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesJACLYN SPIEZIA Staff Scallywag This year, Jane Schmuck is completing her time at SUNY Fredonia with average grades and cords from a few insignificant clubs. After five years of doing nothing at this university, she is almost ready to snatch her degree from the hands of President Horvath. Just...

Vegas is gonna do it: NHL expansion team making playoff debut

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD Assistant Sports Editor This NHL season has felt like a cheesy ‘80s movie where the Vegas Golden Knights are the protagonists. When the NHL announced a new expansion team, almost no one thought anything would come of the Golden Knights. The team was drafted by choice, but...

Soon to be college grad completely loses it

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesMORGAN HENDERSON Staff Scallywag Tod Ramsey, a SUNY Fredonia senior, was found on the top floor of Maytum Hall throwing anything imaginable at the windows — the windows that don’t open and have non-breakable glass. A SUNY Fredonia employee said, “By the time I got back to my office...

From the Desk of Ben Anderson, Copy Editor: The fortunate future of Fredonia philosophy: an introspective

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018August 15, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesImplemented in the spring of the past academic year, the “Right Serving, Right Sizing” plan encouraged academic department heads to review their own curriculums in an overall attempt to increase enrollment for future classes. The plan also set out to add more courses, integrating multiple disciplines, hopefully encouraging student interest...

Fredonia’s police department hosting community cleanup

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018August 16, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesSTEPHEN SACCO Special to The Leader April is the month of the Earth, which means it’s time to clean and tidy up our environment. This is the first year that the police department is hosting a community cleanup, and they wish to continue hosting these types of events in...

‘Around the World for Yeardley’ continues to raise awareness on Fredonia’s campus

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutesAVRIL KING Social Media Manager and Assistant Sports Editor For the second year in a row, Fredonia will be participating in an awareness walk for domestic violence. “Around the World for Yeardley” is an event recognized by all SUNY schools, this year on Wednesday, April 18 from 11 a.m....

The Buffalo Diocese could do so much more

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018September 2, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesDAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor Last week I wrote an article that connected a former chaplain of Fredonia’s Newman Center to sexual violence, and it was one of the toughest pieces I’ve had to write. I come from a small New England town, where Catholicism dominates the community. Growing up,...

Dr. Dale Tuggy gives lecture on Buddhism

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutesSTEPHEN SACCO Special to The Leader Dr. Dale Tuggy, known for his work and research in philosophy of religion, hosted a lecture called, “Why I am not a Buddhist,” which was sponsored by the philosophy department and society. Tuggy said, “[Buddhism] is the fourth biggest religion in the world...

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