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The do’s and “donuts” of college fitness – Part 3

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutesJORIAN HOLKA Special to The Leader In part two of this column, the benefits of weight training and the basic guidelines governing how to do so were reviewed. However, it is a well-known fact that one’s habits, not only in the gym but outside of it as well, play a...

DIY holiday gifts on a college budget

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

Reading Time: 4 minutesJORDYN HOLKA Reverb Editor With the holidays fast approaching, the inevitable question of what gifts to get for your loved ones is undoubtedly creeping its way toward the front of your mind. For many of us, college eats most of our money, leaving us with few funds to pay for...

Fredonia women’s basketball suffers two losses in white-out weather

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

Reading Time: 4 minutesQUINTIN JAMES Special to The Leader The Blue Devils women’s basketball team suffered their first loss of the season against the Nazareth Golden Flyers by a score of 59-43. The Blue Devils started off fast with an 11-2 start, as Nazareth missed their first 12 shots from the field. It...

Advice Column: Staying stress free for finals week

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutesBRIONA SAAS Special to The Leader What’s up, fellow students? I hope your break was filled with family, friends and fun — as it should be. I get it: We all wish break would last forever, but, like me, I bet you missed something about being back at FRED. Going...

Classes and activities cancelled due to storm Numerous factors taken into consideration when cancelling classes and activities

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

Reading Time: 4 minutesPhoto Courtesy of Buffalo News AMANDA DEDIE Special to The Leader Students received a “Winter Weather Message from President Horvath,” an email that tends to go out at the beginning of signs of bad weather, on Monday, Nov. 17. It explained the college policies for cancelling classes, as well as...

Hess finishes college career at NCAA National Championships

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutesDYLAN FORMAN Staff Writer Senior cross country standout Zakkary Hess traveled to Mason, Ohio, to compete in his final race as a Fredonia Blue Devil on Saturday. It was his second consecutive year competing at the NCAA DIII National Championships. Last weekend, at the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships, Hess had...

Race to the Top implements additional mandatory testing for ed majors

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

Reading Time: 4 minutesMEGHAN GUATTERY Staff Writer As you count down the days until graduation, and that diploma is just out of your reach, the last thing you want to be thinking about is taking more tests. And for many education majors, it’s not much of a choice. In order to receive their...

Gawker’s string of bad luck: lawsuits, sextapes and half of a million dollars

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutesCHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer I wouldn’t want to be on the S.S. Gawker Media right about now. According to recent reports and Gawker’s own words, the media news and gossip blog has lost thousands of dollars and is slated to lose millions if it keeps following the trend it has...

Snow, State of Emergency and Monday Night Football wrap up week before Thanksgiving

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutesSEAN MCGRATH Sports Editor Being a Fredonian, snow is almost commonplace; the same can be said for Buffalo. Notorious for heavy snow, Buffalo is usually victim to lake effect. On average, we in Buffalo usually see between 9-10 feet of snowfall in the 3-4 months that are considered the winter...

Office of International Education expanding

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

Reading Time: 5 minutesMINJU KIM Staff Writer What seems so different this semester for many of the international students is that they no longer have to walk all the way to LoGrasso to get help from Mary Sasso, the former director of the International Education Center. Instead, they can just go to the...

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DIY holiday gifts on a college budget

Fredonia women’s basketball suffers two losses in white-out weather

Advice Column: Staying stress free for finals week

Classes and activities cancelled due to storm Numerous factors taken into consideration when cancelling classes and activities

Hess finishes college career at NCAA National Championships

Race to the Top implements additional mandatory testing for ed majors

Gawker’s string of bad luck: lawsuits, sextapes and half of a million dollars

Snow, State of Emergency and Monday Night Football wrap up week before Thanksgiving

Office of International Education expanding