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Fredonia applies to become designated COVID-19 vaccination site

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TANNER TRUAXSpecial to The Leader COVID-19 has affected this nation for over a year now.  One full year of hardships for those who lost their livelihoods, heartaches for the families who lost loved ones and anxiety for many Americans wondering when this nightmare might end. In December, as the year......
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Fredonia music industry students find a new home in Thompson Hall renovation

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CHLOE KOWALYK Staff Writer SUNY Fredonia faculty members Stuart Shapiro, Armand Petri and Dr. Linda Hall have been busy during the extended winter break.  Students can expect to return to a brand new renovation in Thompson Hall.  A new music industry venue was built in W101, where a large, empty......
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New Student Association president plans to improve Fredonia for students

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ALYSSA BUMP Life & Arts Editor With the new year comes new changes at SUNY Fredonia.  Israel Ortiz will be stepping up as the new president of the Student Association. The last president was Jillian Beard, who Ortiz said “was an excellent president and she accomplished many things throughout her......
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New class spotlight: Writing for role-playing games

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LYDIA TURCIOS Special to The Leader It’s 2020, so chances are you’re familiar with role-playing games, more commonly known as RPGs.  Why is this relevant? Fredonia’s English department is offering ENGL 299: Writing For RPGs in the spring of 2021. Professor Shawn Merwin, a Fredonia faculty member returning after 20......
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How will COVID affect SUNY Fredonia’s budget?

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TANNER TRUAX Special to The Leader  SUNY Fredonia continues to hemorrhage as COVID-19 stretches an already thin budget.  How much of a hemorrhage?  Nothing a bandage could cover. “We anticipate borrowing 1.2 million dollars at the end of this year,” said Mike Metzger, vice president for finance and administration. This......
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Petition to bring Black Lives Matter mural to Fredonia

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ELLE NUNZIO Special to The Leader  In this ever-changing political and social climate, the students of Fredonia’s Black Student Union are taking a stand. A petition was started in the group’s name that calls for a Black Lives Matter street mural to be added to Fredonia’s campus. This mural is very similar to......

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