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Alumni Speaker, Loran Peterson: “Everything That Can Be Truly Said Is A Language Game”

CARLY KNASZAK Staff Writer Loren Peterson, a Fredonia native and alumnus, hosted a lecture called “Everything That Can Be Truly Said Is A Language Game” on Monday afternoon. Peterson graduated from Fredonia in 2001 and went on to work as an editor of material translated from Arabic, Farsi, Pashto, Dari......
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Days of Service offers students community service opportunities

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S. L. FULLER News Editor As we move closer and closer to winter, and with it the holiday season, the feeling of altruism grows. Getting into the holiday spirit not only includes pumpkin-flavored items and scarves, but also giving back and spreading kindness. The upcoming Fredonia Days of Service is......
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Yik Yak threatens security at SUNY Canton Threatening message communicated in anonymous app

AMANDA DEDIE Special to The Leader YikYak: The seemingly new favorite app amongst college students, where anonymous users post about professors, classes, people and more. Sounds fun, right? Not always. On Oct. 23, a student at SUNY Canton yaked, “This is a message to all SUNYCanton students,if you vale your......
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Dancing with the Athletes waltzes into MPR Event raises funds for charity for second year

MAGGIE GILROY Editor in Chief Many dancers train for years in order to become masters of their craft. However, Sunday’s Dancing with the Athletes event demonstrated that a dancer can be formed in just a couple of short weeks. Organized by the Student Dance Organization, the good-natured competition brought student......
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To Yak or not to Yak? The growing infamy of the Yik Yak app

NAOMI LYNCH Special to The Leader Suddenly, watching your tongue has become more imperative with the introduction of the infectious app, Yik Yak. According to the application’s website, Yik Yak is an anonymous social media platform that allows you to “join the conversation, control what’s hot,” and “peek into other......

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