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What will the fall 2021 semester look like?

Contributor to The LeaderApril 29, 2021April 29, 2021

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021

CHLOE KOWALYK Asst. News Editor As the Spring 2021 semester comes to a close, many SUNY Fredonia students are left with a lot of questions. Will we have in-person classes next semester? Will we still have to partake in weekly testing? Are vaccines going to be mandatory next semester? What......

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Recreational marijuana legal in New York: How does this affect our campus?

Contributor to The LeaderApril 20, 2021April 19, 2021

April 20, 2021April 19, 2021

ALISA OPPENHEIMER News Editor New York has officially become the 15th state to legalize recreational marijuana use. If you haven’t heard the news, on March 31, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that allows adults 21 and older to consume marijuana recreationally. The bill first passed the Senate with 40......

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Chief Justice Craig D. Hannah: Succeeding against all odds

Contributor to The LeaderApril 20, 2021April 20, 2021

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021

CHLOE KOWALYK Staff Writer On Wednesday, April 15, Chief Justice Craig D. Hannah inspired campus and community members with his motivational speech and authentic anecdotes. Hannah serves as the Chief Judge of the Buffalo City Court and the Supervising Judge of the 11 City Courts in the Eighth Judicial District......

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College students and the COVID-19 vaccine

Contributor to The LeaderApril 13, 2021April 13, 2021

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021

JAMES MEAD Managing Editor [UPDATE 4/13/2021: Usage of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been paused in New York and across the US. The SUNY chancellor has announced that the statewide university system will be looking at alternative vaccines to inoculate students instead of its prior plans to use J&J.]......

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Faculty upset with administration’s handling of mental health days: “No one consulted us”

Contributor to The LeaderApril 12, 2021April 11, 2021

April 12, 2021April 11, 2021

JESSICA MEDITZ Editor in Chief Despite not getting the week-long spring break that many desired, students are pleased with Fredonia’s decision to implement two mental health days for the most part. “Honestly very surprised this actually happened,” one student wrote on The Leader’s Instagram post announcing the administration’s decision. But......

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What Fredonia’s virtual commencement will look like

Contributor to The LeaderApril 7, 2021April 7, 2021

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021

MADISON BLASZ Special to The Leader As colleges across the country plan their spring graduation ceremonies, they are considering the best ways to make them resemble the traditions that were common pre-pandemic. Most universities are taking a cautious approach by hosting a virtual commencement. What exactly does a virtual commencement......

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President Kolison to announce two mental health days

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 31, 2021March 31, 2021

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021

JESSICA MEDITZ Editor in Chief After hearing the concerns of students and the circulation of an online petition, there will be two days in April in which all classes will be canceled. April 13 and 21, described as “mental health days,” are intended to help relieve the stress inflicted onto......

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Virtual commencement: What do seniors think?

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 29, 2021April 7, 2021

March 29, 2021April 7, 2021

MADISON BLASZ Special to The Leader Commencement has always been the high point of the academic year, the time when Fredonia formally recognizes and congratulates its graduates for years of hard work and achievement. As the spring semester comes to a close, students who will be graduating in May are......

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SUNY Fredonia to have students self-administer COVID tests from home

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 24, 2021March 24, 2021

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

CHLOE KOWALYK Staff Writer If you’re a student at Fredonia, you may have heard that new COVID testing protocols will be employed in the upcoming weeks. Students will now self-administer weekly COVID tests from their homes or dorm rooms. When students left their pool testing session last week, they were......

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Fredonia students demand a break

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 22, 2021March 23, 2021

March 22, 2021March 23, 2021

ALISA OPPENHEIMER News Editor Students are taking initiative and demanding that Fredonia consider adding a break to this semester due to an overload of work and mental health issues that come along with that. On March 11, a petition titled “STUDENTS NEED A BREAK,” made waves on social media platforms......

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What will the fall 2021 semester look like?

Recreational marijuana legal in New York: How does this affect our campus?

Chief Justice Craig D. Hannah: Succeeding against all odds

College students and the COVID-19 vaccine

Faculty upset with administration’s handling of mental health days: “No one consulted us”

What Fredonia’s virtual commencement will look like

President Kolison to announce two mental health days

Virtual commencement: What do seniors think?

SUNY Fredonia to have students self-administer COVID tests from home

Fredonia students demand a break