Horowitz hosts town hall meetings to discuss cuts, deficit
Reading Time: 7 minutesHorowitz said she would not apologize for her $155,000 salary. "Would anyone here work for free? No. I won't either," the provost said....
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University Senate seats face radical change
Reading Time: 3 minutesALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor SUNY Fredonia numbers have been shrinking in students and staff over the last 12 years. Several actions have been taken to try to combat this. One of them concerns University Senate representatives. On Feb. 3, it was announced to University Senate body that the executive......
Construction projects continue despite multi-million dollar deficit
Reading Time: 2 minutesALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor Fredonia is facing budget issues, causing the administration to cut majors and look at potential minors to cut. But why is there so much construction if Fredonia is facing such a big deficit? The simple answer to this is that the construction money doesn’t come......
SUNY Potsdam unveils sweeping program cuts — a preview of what’s to come?
Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA News Editor SUNY Potsdam. Photo via Potsdam.edu On Tuesday, Sept. 19, SUNY Potsdam announced that they were cutting numerous degree programs in the near future in order to get their looming budget deficit under control. Similarly to Fredonia’s deficit, Potsdam has an annual budget deficit totalling $9 million. ......
[OPINION] The New York State budget – how it impacts Fredonia
Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA Special to The Leader Last November, New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) was elected to her first full term in office. Hochul’s election was widely seen as a positive development for SUNY colleges, especially Fredonia. Throughout her time in office, Hochul has made it a priority to revitalize......
Fredonia’s Strategic Plan – the answer to the budget problems?
Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA Special to The Leader There is an open secret around campus that SUNY Fredonia is running a budget deficit. In a nutshell, this means that the university is spending more money than it brings in. According to a WKBW article published on Dec. 22, 2022, “the UUP [United......
[Column] Recipes for broke college students: Guacamole with tortilla chips
Reading Time: 2 minutesJUSTINA EODICE Special to The Leader Ready in 15 minutes. Serves around three to four people. Ingredients 2 avocados 2 tbsp lemon juice 2 tsp salt 2 tsp pepper 2 tbsp diced white onion 2 tsp crushed garlic Tortilla chips of your choosing (for a healthier option try lightly salted)......
Budget breakdown: Fixing the deficit
Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD News Editor Right before the beginning of the spring semester, Interim President Hefner sent out an email to the Fredonia faculty and staff. The email contained remarks on the successes of the fall and plans moving forward. It also included a detailed look at the 2020-2021 budget. The......
Houghton Hall closed for renovations
Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=8219] JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer As Fredonia struggles with decreased enrollment, it has become more and more common to see empty facilities like Hendrix and Erie Hall close down in part or in whole due to lack of demand. Houghton Hall, although not boarded up, has been closed until......
The price is right GA Day results in largest Student Activity Fee increase in history
Reading Time: 3 minutesL. FULLER Editor in Chief If there are only $1.3 million available, but $6,150 more are needed, what can be done about it? For the Student Association (SA) that problem presented itself on General Assembly (GA) Day when balancing the budget for the 27 constituted clubs for the 2016-17......