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Chief Justice Craig D. Hannah: Succeeding against all odds

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE 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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Faculty upset with administration’s handling of mental health days: “No one consulted us”

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJESSICA 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

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMADISON 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

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteJESSICA 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?

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMADISON 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

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE 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

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Reading Time: 4 minutesALISA 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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Fundraiser for bed sheets — Phi Alpha Honors Society of Social Work

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Reading Time: 2 minutesALYSSA BUMP Life & Arts Editor  When thinking of items to donate to shelters, oftentimes people think of canned food, clothing and personal care items.  An item most people forget that is desperately needed at shelters is bed sheets. As a result of COVID-19, many new people have had to......
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Andy Warhol’s work in Marion Art Gallery?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK Staff Writer  Yes, you read that headline right!  Andy Warhol, among many other notable artists, is now featured in SUNY Fredonia’s own Marion Art Gallery.  The current exhibit, “Living With Art: Selections from the Frederic P. ‘Nick’ Norton Collection,” features a wide range of pieces from Norton’s home.Norton......

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