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College students were no-shows at the voting booths

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSETH MICHAEL MEYER Special to The Leader In a recent report, Fredonia’s voting percentages for the 2016 presidential election have been marked as below average compared to other SUNY college institutions. In the Nation Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement conducted by Tufts University, Fredonia’s voting percentage was measured at...

From The Desk Of: Lauren Finke, Business Manager

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Reading Time: 2 minutesLAUREN FINKE Business Manager    I have always been a very health conscious person. Throughout middle school and high school I swam on the swim team, danced in school musicals and ran in my spare time, all while maintaining a balanced diet. I had toyed with the idea of becoming...

Hulu and Spotify team up for college students: Just when you thought you were already binge watching too much

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Reading Time: 2 minutesTRAVIS LEFEVRE Lampoon Editor   On Sept. 7, streaming companies Hulu and Spotify announced a bundle deal for college students. This bundle offers a subscription to both programs for $4.99 per month as the new academic year kicks into high gear. The bundle includes Spotify Premium and Hulu’s limited commercials...

From Pompeii to Fredonia: Worldwide showing of 2016 David Gilmour concert includes the Fredonia Opera House

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMORGAN HENDERSON Staff Writer   Last Wednesday night, David Gilmour, former guitarist of Pink Floyd, had his live concert movie played in over 2,000 movie theatres worldwide for one night only. The movie was filmed during his two July 2016 concerts played in the ancient Pompeii ampitheatre.   The movie...

The Fredonia Technology Incubator hosts award-winning artist Andrea Dezsö

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKARA CEKUTA Staff Writer   On Sept. 15, the award-winning illustrator Andrea Dezsö presented to a small audience at the Fredonia Technology Incubator, followed by her gallery opening in the Marion Art Gallery later that night. After a brief glance at her work, it is obvious that Dezsö has fully...

Fredonia’s biology students are clicking their way to success

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Reading Time: 4 minutesVICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Special to The Leader   Succeeding as a college student isn’t easy, but teaching and preparing the material in a way that not only engages students, but results in a can-do attitude can be an equally daunting task. According to professor Scott B. Ferguson, in his public lecture,...

The Science Center Hosts Fredonia’s First-Ever ‘Bat Lab’

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer   Last Saturday, Fredonia’s Science Center was transformed from its average, spacious, sleek-white interior into a jam-packed area with tables, posters, pamphlets, cookies and presentations revolving around bats. This is Fredonia’s first year hosting Greystone Nature Preserve’s “Bat Lab,” but students are hoping that Fredonia’s hosting...

Fredonia’s men’s and women’s soccer teams score for Team Roswell

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAVRIL KING Social Media Manager   Team Roswell gained a few more players this past weekend. For the third year in a row, Fredonia took part in a Cancer Awareness Weekend. The profits made from admission tickets to men’s and women’s soccer games, as well as the proceeds from a...

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