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‘I was always a reader …’: Professor Eric Schlich shares his journey with writing

ELYSE GRIECO Assistant Life & Arts Editor   Every year, the University of North Texas holds its annual Katherine Anne Porter Prize competition, a writing competition that awards one writer with the opportunity to publish one of their books. Writers from all across the country enter this competition, and this...

‘Society constantly tells us the that we do not fit its idea of beautiful, so we’re ignoring that and are owning our hair’: Student Sheneca Sharpe starts ‘Under this Bonnet’ club

VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor Creating and managing a club is no easy task. It takes a lot of effort just to get it started. The Student Association must approve the idea for the club, and that takes paperwork, presentations and all sorts of other preparations that are necessary to...

‘Seeing students ultimately be successful, that’s what it’s about’: David White: former Buffalo Bills player heads Fredonia’s Educational Development Program

JAMAL HYPOLITE Special to The Leader   Did you know that between the years of 1981- 1999, SUNY Fredonia served as the Buffalo Bills’ training camp? Not many of today’s students do. Many also don’t know that one of their Bills returned: David White. White played 12 years of professional...

Spring cleaning for your social media accounts: ‘Writers @ Work’ panel offers advice, tips for creating positive social media presence

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MONICA MANNEY Special to The Leader   Have you ever gotten a random message on Facebook or Twitter? As creepy as random people on the internet can be, you may have to pick up their tactics to land your post-graduation job. The English department’s “Writers @ Work” series featured four...

LinkedIn launches new website for introverts

EMMA PATTERSON Editor of The Scallion   Nothing quite illustrates the terrifying and nausea-inducing reality of adulthood like LinkedIn, the website dedicated to making the lives of thousands of inadequate man-children 1,000 times more stressful. But as the introverts continue to take over the world, (mwa ha ha ha), LinkedIn...

OnCourse slowly but surely becoming more popular

VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor   Back in Spring 2016, Fredonia’s online learning system, ANGEL, was not only replaced but unplugged and turned off by its host software, Blackboard Learning. The intentions were clear. ANGEL was an outdated service, and it was time for Fredonia to make a decision that...

A lifetime of achievement: Former athletic director to receive Damore Award

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COLIN HART Special to The Leader   “I thought I could do a decent job given the opportunity.” These are the words of former SUNY Fredonia Athletic Director Greg Prechtl, who is set to receive the Dr. Patrick R. Damore Distinguished Service Award this May in recognition of his lifetime...

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