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A Fredonia favorite is back in action

Contributor to The LeaderAugust 30, 2017

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Reading Time: 2 minutesBETHANY CLANCY Staff Writer With the semester in full swing, so are the shows down at Black Jack’s, more popularly known as BJ’s. About every other Wednesday you can find SUNY Fredonia students downtown with a mason jar and corn dog in hand getting ready to groove. M.A.G.S., who...

A spot of magic appears in Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderAugust 30, 2017

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer Sometimes all you need is a change from routine. Let’s be honest, standing with 30 other grumpy half-awake students every morning in the Tim Horton’s line can get old really fast. Thankfully, a new tea shop, A Spot & a Spell, just recently opened on...

Spectrum holds safari-themed Block Party on Tim Hortons patio

Contributor to The LeaderAugust 30, 2017August 15, 2019

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Reading Time: < 1 minute[metaslider id=9473] KARA CEKUTA Staff Writer Where can you find fellow students enjoying a sunny afternoon while jamming out to indie tracks and enjoying safari-themed snacks? Spectrum’s annual Block Party was held on Friday at the end of their “Welcome Week,” which lasted from Aug. 20 to 25. The...

Fredonia welcomes the second largest incoming class in campus history

Contributor to The LeaderAugust 30, 2017

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer For the past few years the SUNY system has been fighting plummeting enrollment numbers, and SUNY Fredonia was no different. According to the Spring 2017 Demographics Report, a total of only 4,261 students were enrolled at Fredonia last semester, with the school’s various departments scrambling...

Fredonia community gathers to witness solar eclipse

Contributor to The LeaderAugust 30, 2017

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Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=9452] JACOB SANTOS Special to The Leader While Aug. 21 initiated the Fall 2017 semester, millions of people across the country eagerly w aited to witness a solar eclipse visible throughout the contiguous United States. A band spanning between the states of Oregon and South Carolina provided the most...

Fred Fest 2017: gunshots, garbage and a missing ‘F’: Party ends with gunshots on Sunday

Contributor to The LeaderMay 3, 2017

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJORDAN PATTERSON News Editor Last week, Fredonia Mayor Athanasia Landis described the village on the Sunday after Fred Fest as a “war zone.” Early Sunday morning this year, gunshots rang out on Center Street. As expected, many people were arrested. The people getting arrested ranged from students to non-students to...

From the Desk Of Colin Perry, Editor in Chief

Contributor to The LeaderMay 3, 2017August 16, 2019

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Reading Time: 3 minutes From the Desk Of Colin Perry, Editor in Chief The other day, I was having class outside in the amphitheater, where other students and I debated the complex ethics of (among other topics) self-plagiarism, personas versus people and public shaming. Behind us, some students from Mason Hall were practicing...

Dunkirk native, entrepreneur to be guest speaker at Commencement.

Contributor to The LeaderMay 3, 2017

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Reading Time: 3 minutesANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer Graduation is quickly approaching, and a decision has been made on the guest speaker for commencement. Born and raised in Dunkirk, entrepreneur and philanthropist Donato J. Tramuto was chosen by President Virginia Horvath to give this year’s keynote address. Tramuto found out about his role as...

SUNY Appoints New Chancellor

Contributor to The LeaderMay 3, 2017

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCONNOR HOFFMAN Managing Editor Last year, SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher announced that she was resigning from the position. Last week, SUNY finished their nation-wide search for a new chancellor with the appointment of Kristina Johnson. “I’m very excited and grateful to be here and the opportunity to serve a system...

Plastic bags take revenge on campus

Contributor to The LeaderMay 3, 2017

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Reading Time: 2 minutes JACLYN SPIEZIA Staff Lampoonist After being banned from campus for a week, the plastic bags have taken revenge. Using Fredonia’s windy weather to their advantage, the plastic bags started attacking innocent pedestrians. We were able to get a brief comment from one of the plastic bags about...

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A Fredonia favorite is back in action

A spot of magic appears in Fredonia

Spectrum holds safari-themed Block Party on Tim Hortons patio

Fredonia welcomes the second largest incoming class in campus history

Fredonia community gathers to witness solar eclipse

Fred Fest 2017: gunshots, garbage and a missing ‘F’: Party ends with gunshots on Sunday

From the Desk Of Colin Perry, Editor in Chief

Dunkirk native, entrepreneur to be guest speaker at Commencement.

SUNY Appoints New Chancellor

Plastic bags take revenge on campus