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Three weeks later — The Kershnar situation

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ALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief It has been three weeks since the infamous tweet posted by @libsoftiktok sparked a national uproar against SUNY Fredonia distinguished teaching professor Dr. Stephen Kershnar.  Since then, the post has received over one million views, several news outlets covered the controversy and various statements have......
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SUNY Fredonia professors have varying views on Kershnar uproar

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ALYSSA BUMP  Editor in Chief  CHLOE KOWALYK  News Editor  Several SUNY Fredonia professors have voiced their opinions about the recent news regarding their colleague Dr. Stephen Kershnar. This past week, a video on Twitter from @libsoftiktok showed Kershnar appearing on a podcast where he discussed topics such as adult-child sex.......
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The First Amendment and Academic Freedom: How does this impact the Kershnar situation?

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ALYSSA BUMP  Editor in Chief  CHLOE KOWALYK  News Editor  The First Amendment states, “Congress shall make no law … abridging freedom of speech, or of the press.” Even though the amendment reads that Congress cannot interfere with these freedoms, the Supreme Court has protected speakers against all government agencies, including......
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Featured Attempted sexual assault allegation sent to President Kolison against Dr. Stephen Kershnar 

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ALYSSA BUMP  Editor in Chief  CHLOE KOWALYK News Editor  Trigger warning: This article discusses potentially triggering themes of sexual assault. Please be advised before deciding to proceed reading this article.  On the morning of Feb. 4, an allegation of attempted sexual assault was sent to SUNY Fredonia President Stephen Kolison......
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SUNY Fredonia students respond to the Kershnar situation and share their experiences

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ALYSSA BUMP  Editor in Chief  CHLOE KOWALYK  News Editor  After hearing of the controversial views discussed by Dr. Stephen Kershnar, a philosophy professor at SUNY Fredonia, many students were enraged. They took to Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and even Yik Yak, an anonymous social media forum that shows posts by people......
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SUNY Fredonia professor “under review” for defending pedophilia, sexism and slavery

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ALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief  CHLOE KOWALYK News Editor Professor-student sex, torture, pedophilia, slavery and sexism are among the views defended by SUNY Fredonia philosophy professor Dr. Stephen Kershnar.  While Kershnar claims to not directly support these views himself, he has published many articles, books and blog posts in which......
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SUNY Fredonia’s updated COVID-19 guidelines for Spring 2022 semester

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CHLOE KOWALYK News Editor  With booster shots, rising case numbers and new variants of COVID-19 in the news lately, many students have been wondering what guidelines SUNY Fredonia will set in place. On Jan. 6, SUNY Fredonia’s President Stephen Kolison sent out an email to all students, faculty and staff......
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Life & Arts

A semester in review: The status of clubs on campus

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NIKKI INDELICATO Assistant Life & Arts Editor This semester, clubs on campus were finally able to return to normal after restrictions regarding in person gatherings and larger club events were lifted. Unfortunately, some clubs weren’t able to weather COVID-19’s storm unscathed.  As a result of the pandemic, many clubs ended......
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