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A tough week for Fredonia Women’s lacrosse falls short to Brockport and Fisher

Reading Time: 3 minutesMORGAN MARSHALL Staff Writer   On April 5, the women’s lacrosse team hosted its SUNYAC game against Brockport. Brockport is currently ranked No. 12 in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) poll. The Blue Devils came within one goal of the Golden Eagles before Brockport took full control of......
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Web exclusive: Loss of a Fredonia senior

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCOLIN PERRY News Editor   Fredonia senior Howard P. Jones died on April 8, according to President Virginia Horvath. Jones, a sport management major from Elmira, New York, was 26. “Howard is remembered by faculty and staff as an outstanding student and fine young man who always had a smile......
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The new 17-meals-per-week plan FSA to offer lower point plans with more meals

Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Assistant News Editor The Faculty Student Association (FSA) has decided to make several changes to student meal plans for next year in order to deal with inflation and decreasing enrollment. Darin Schulz, the executive director of FSA, explained that FSA’s financial situation this has had an effect on......
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A new tradition, born from success Pride Alliance holds second transgender clothing drive

Reading Time: 2 minutesTORIN O’BRIEN Special to The Leader   Support. Safety. Trust. These three words were thought of few and far between by the trans-student community not too long ago. For years, nay, centuries, many have lived in fear of ridicule and bullying of both a physical and mental nature. Fredonia, along......
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Enrollment down, tuition to go up, Fredonia to keep fighting Fredonia stays optimistic about admissions efforts

Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Special to The Leader Fredonia is currently stuck in the middle of a statewide collegiate crisis, where flagging enrollment is resulting in slashed budgets, thinned services and fired faculty. Over the past few years, enrollment at Fredonia has decreased by around 20 percent, according to Admissions, resulting in......
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Fashion show cancelled for Caucasian Awareness Day No one is amused

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJESSICA D’NONSENS Lampoonist   The Black Student Union (BSU) Fashion Show traditionally encourages creativity through diversity on Fredonia’s campus. But this year, Fredonia will celebrate the same thing America cherishes every single day — white people. A new group on campus, Caucasian Student Union (CSU), has determined that the BSU......
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Entering the ark two by two Extreme weather forces mass export of students

Reading Time: 2 minutesRAVIOLI Staff Lampoonist   A long-appreciated quirk of Fredonia is its unpredictable weather, which never fails to keep students on their toes. But opinions change, and with a presumably inevitable flood on the way, students are implementing an ingenious plan to relocate to a calmer climate — they’re building a......
Life & Arts

Being ‘professional with professionals’ WYNCO/Women’s Choir collaboration delights on all fronts

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Reading Time: 3 minutesEMMA SCHAIBLE Special to The Leader   Inside the immaculate King Concert Hall, the audience was surrounded by the peaceful and splendid musical sound of orchestra and choir. On a snowy April afternoon, the Western New York Chamber Orchestra’s (WNYCO) “Chords and Cords” concert, conducted by Glen Cortese, seemed as......
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A nude, blank canvas Alumna exhibits art gallery featuring the human body

Reading Time: 3 minutes  MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   Fredonia alumna Cecelia Ivy Price will be exhibiting her work at the Sensory Winery & Art Gallery in Ripley, New York, through May 8. Price, who graduated from Fredonia in 2015, creates paintings that address human nature and vulnerabilities. Price paints sensuous, undulating lines......
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How to succeed after college Raskin’s new book might answer all your questions

Reading Time: 2 minutesRIANNA SEELIG Staff Writer   As the end of the semester approaches, a great deal of stress is likely setting in for most seniors. Graduation is drawing nearer, and decisions concerning the future will soon need to be made. How far can a degree truly take a college graduate? How......

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