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Twilight the dog continues to spark joy through biography

Chloe Kowalyk
CHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief Just a few years ago, the small, white paws of a chihuahua pranced around Fredonia, excitedly walking through the campus and closely following her owner.  This small, yet spunky chihuahua was named “Twilight.” Twilight was a white, long-haired chihuahua owned by Fredonia alumna Karen O’Connell. ......
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University Bookstore set to change textbook provider

Contributor to The Leader
ABIGAIL JACOBSON Special to The Leader    While many students’ backpacks are currently filled with textbooks, next year, students will be able to take some of the weight off of their shoulders.  Some rumors are swirling about the campus bookstore not supplying textbooks in the next academic year. However, Darin......
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Writers @ Work invites Fredonia alumnus Josh Schneider to discuss workplace success

Contributor to The Leader
KATIE LENDA Special to The Leader Fredonia alumnus, Josh Schneider, will be paying a visit to his alma mater from March 4-6. Schneider’s residency will consist of four different events, sponsored by Fredonia’s School of Business and Writers @ Work. In 2009, Schneider graduated from Fredonia with a bachelor’s degree......
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‘Brown, White, Black’: Nishta Mehra speaks about identity

Contributor to The Leader
HANNAH JOHNSON Special to The Leader Nishta Mehra, a wife, author and first generation daughter of Indian immigrants has a goal to promote dialogue across differences of culture identity through her book, “Brown, White, Black.” Born and raised in Memphis, T.N., Mehra is an alum of St. Mary’s Episcopal school......
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Fredonia welcomes Dr. Edward Ball: NY Times best selling author

Contributor to The Leader
BRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader Visiting author and Professor Edward Ball will be touching on the topic of racial violence in the present and past as well as the ancestry of his great-grandfather in his upcoming book, “The Life Of A Klansman.” Ball, a professor at Yale University and......
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Mark Twain’s hidden Fredonia history Award-winning journalist Sean Kirst returns to alma mater

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer   From April 7-9, Fredonia’s alumni-in-residence series “Writers@Work” continued its successful run with award-winning Syracuse Post-Standard columnist Sean Kirst visiting a number of classes and hosting three events for students, faculty and interested community members. “This man has been a journalist for a very long time,”......
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Casper in Kansas Parsons’ ‘Geist’ published on Laurel Review

  RIANNA SEELIG Staff Writer   Success has hit the Fredonia English Department once again. Dustin Parsons, a faculty member of the English Department and recipient of the Midwest Short Fiction Contest, recently had his story “Geist” published on the Laurel Review. Parsons is an associate professor of English at......

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