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The Leader

Web Exclusive: BSU’s ‘Know Your Rights’ panel

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   On the evening of Feb. 15, Fredonia’s Black Student Union held a panel discussion titled “Know Your Rights.” The panel included political science professor Jonathan Chausovsky and Buffalo Police officer Debra Perry. “Do we treat people fairly or equal?” was a main question Perry...
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Charlene Carruthers and making a difference: BSU to host activist as part of Black History Month Events

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer   The month of February brings many things, from the joy of an early spring to the disappointment that comes with shoveling out three feet of snow and thoughts of an early March. Something that shouldn’t be, but sometimes is, overlooked is the arrival of Black...
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Minimum wage increases, and will keep increasing Work Study students to get $15 an hour by 2021

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   It looks like SUNY has beaten Sen. Bernie Sanders to the punch, and the SUNY Board of Trustees passed a resolution calling to raise wages for SUNY employees. This resolution took effect on January 28, and resulted in the first of many wage increases...
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Schumer introduces #InTheRed: Senator launches campaign to make college more affordable

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer   The burden of student debt is one of the biggest issues faced by Americans today. Across New York State, the average student graduates almost $28,000 in debt, while the nationwide total has passed 1 trillion dollars. However, New York’s own Sen. Charles E. Schumer...
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Starting fresh with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Fredonia selected to re-imagine its freshman experience

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  JORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer   Students may not always see their freshman year as an important time in their college career. But universities across the country do, and Fredonia is hoping to pave the way for change. Fredonia was one of 44 schools selected to participate in the Re-imagining...
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Introducing Fredonia’s new mascot: Puppy Monkey Baby Blue Devil retires as per student request

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Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE FEVER Assistant Lampoonist   A puppy, a monkey and a baby walk into a room. This isn’t the beginning of a bad joke, either. For anyone who didn’t pay attention, there were two big takeaways from Super Bowl 50: One, the New England Patriots somehow cheated. Two, Puppy Monkey...
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Misunderstood dance craze leads to drop in profit for popular local hangout.

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  RAVIOLI Special to the Lampoon      Sunny’s has long been the club of choice for students of Fredonia. Since 1994, you could be sure that this hotspot was reeking with the energy of young men and ladies learning how to function without the nuisance of parental supervision. Between...
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