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What the frack is going on? The debate and impact of converting the NRG plant from coal to natural gas

Reading Time: 3 minutesWendy Mahnk Special to The Leader What the frack is going on? If NRG’s Dunkirk facility is repowered as a natural gas refinery, the question that will be on many people’s mind is where is the natural gas coming from? More specifically, will it be coming from the controversial hydrofracking......
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Panel discusses the perspectives of international students

Reading Time: 2 minutesMARSHA COHEN Staff Writer When one attends an institution of higher learning, the hope is that the lessons do not stop at the end of the lecture. For the students of the Cross-Cultural Learning Living Community, the learning never stops. On Thursday, Nov. 21, the Cross-Cultural Learning Living Community presented......
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Faculty present anything-but-ordinary recital

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Reading Time: 5 minutesSUNY Fredonia School of Music faculty introduces ‘New Music Electronic Music’ KORI BARKLEY Special to The Leader Rosch Recital Hall was packed Tuesday night as Paul Coleman and Jeremy Sagala presented their anything-but-ordinary faculty recital, “New Music Electronic Music,” featuring both electronic and acoustic music alike. Paul Coleman is a......
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Adjunct Spotlight: Decker brings experience into the classroom

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Reading Time: 4 minutesCarl Lam Staff Writer “My college years went by fast because I was busy,” he said. What Derrik Decker said is something that at least half of the campus, if not more, could agree with. An adjunct professor of computer science, Decker has been with SUNY Fredonia for 13 semesters.......
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‘Dancing with the Athletes’ Unique event raises money for Moving Miracles

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Reading Time: 2 minutesALEXIS FORES Special to The Leader “And first place goes to … Abby Sullivan and Marcus Moles for their jazz routine!” said Jordan Louis Fischer, host. Ballet, salsa and twerking took the center stage as students gathered in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Williams Center on Sunday, Nov. 17 to......
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‘The School for Scandal’ Theater meets Twitter in mainstage play

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Reading Time: 4 minutesJordyn Holka Staff Writer In an age where many members of the cultural elite see social media as a vexing taboo, the Department of Theatre and Dance’s latest production has received a slew of positive electronic reviews, each of which was compiled in a mere 140 characters or less. The......
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SA candidates run unopposed

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Reading Time: 3 minutes                  Antonio Regulier                                                            Dean Blake ANNE RITZ News Editor The deadline closed last week to submit candidacy for SA president and vice president. Junior Antonio Regulier and sophomore Hughdean Blake will be running for the positions, respectively. Hughdean Blake is a sophomore social......
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Business accreditation plan in motion

Reading Time: 3 minutesCARL LAM Staff Writer The School of Business is starting to work toward the prestigious accreditation by the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB). The process began earlier this week with a visit from their mentor that was assigned by AACSB. Dr. Russell Boisjoly, dean......
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Worldwide App, Inc. launches mobile app

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Reading Time: 3 minutesS.L. FULLER Special to The Leader The Worldwide App, Inc launched a mobile app this past August for iPhone, iPad and Android. Crystal Callahan, founder and president of The Worldwide App, Inc, chose the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator to help her organize and get her business on its feet. With......
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Politically correct: Iovannone teaches transgender terminology

Reading Time: 3 minutesJOSEPH DRAKE Special to The Leader What’s the difference between “transgender” and “transsexual?” Many people don’t know; the two terms are often mixed up. Their definitions were some of the many topics of conversation, which included the differences between “sex” and “gender” and preferred names, in the Williams Center’s Horizon......

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