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[Column] This week in COVID

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 15, 2020September 15, 2020

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020

ALISA OPPENHEIMER News Editor This week in COVID, while the rate of positive COVID cases is decreasing in speed, the number of cases is still steadily rising every day. On Monday, Sept. 7, Fredonia’s total number of positive cases was at 73. By Tuesday our positive cases went up by......

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Athletic facilities to reopen once COVID-19 numbers decrease

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 9, 2020September 9, 2020

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020

JORDAN-CHRISTOPHER PURVIS Staff Writer There is good news, and there is bad news. The good news is that the Blue Devil Fitness center, Dods Hall Gym and other athletic facilities on Fredonia’s campus will be reopening Sept. 21. The reopening of athletic facilities was initially scheduled for Sept. 7, but......

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“Class of” Facebook groups suddenly deleted by Fredonia Admissions

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 9, 2020September 9, 2020

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020

JESSICA MEDITZ Editor in Chief For a change at Fredonia, numbers went down instead of up. This is not in reference to cases of COVID-19, but to the number of members present in Fredonia’s class of 2021 Facebook group. Students reported seeing the amount of members plummet from over 400......

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[Column] This week in COVID

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 8, 2020September 22, 2020

September 8, 2020September 22, 2020

ALISA OPPENHEIMER News Editor As COVID-19 continues to impact our world, our campus and community is not the exception. This past week in COVID has been a chaotic one, to say the least. Starting Monday, Aug. 31, there were a total of 10 positive COVID cases, according to the COVID-19......

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Fredonia students’ safer reopening plan endorsed by University Senate, has yet to be enforced

Contributor to The LeaderAugust 5, 2020August 7, 2020

August 5, 2020August 7, 2020

KATIE LENDA Staff Writer On July 1, SUNY Fredonia released a reopening plan for students, faculty and staff returning to campus this upcoming fall semester. Classes will be quite different from previous semesters with precautions such as social distancing, limited capacity in buildings and mandated face coverings being put into......

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SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson to resign

Contributor to The LeaderJune 8, 2020June 16, 2020

June 8, 2020June 16, 2020

JAMES MEAD Managing Editor [UPDATE 06/16/2020, 6:42 p.m.: The next SUNY Board of Trustees meeting has been postponed to June 29, 2020] On Tuesday, June 2, the Times Union obtained an unsigned letter of resignation from Kristina Johnson, the current SUNY chancellor, addressed to SUNY Board of Trustees Chairman Dr.......

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Fredonia University Senate Chair addresses presidential search status

Contributor to The LeaderJune 4, 2020August 5, 2020

June 4, 2020August 5, 2020

JESSICA MEDITZ Editor in Chief Among the other uncertainties of today’s climate, many of Fredonia’s campus and community members might be wondering: “What’s going on with the presidential search?” It’s a question that’s been buzzing since the retirement of Fredonia’s former president, Virginia Horvath, and the appointment of interim president,......

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SUNY Fredonia responds to scholarship reduction rumors

Contributor to The LeaderMay 8, 2020May 8, 2020

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020

JAMES MEAD Web Editor If you’ve been following Fredonia’s response to COVID-19, you’ve likely heard rumors about how budget cuts may affect scholarships. On May 6, a Fredonia student posted on Facebook that he had been contacted by Student Accounts and informed that his Fredonia-granted scholarships for this semester, totaling......

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Fredonia Student Association responds to COVID-19

Contributor to The LeaderMay 7, 2020May 8, 2020

May 7, 2020May 8, 2020

SAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader Despite COVID-19, the Fredonia Student Association Office remains in operation. According to their general manager/accountant, Vince Gugino, the Student Association is operating with staff and only coming to the office when necessary. “The student executives are only available through email for obvious reasons,” said......

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The state of campus through the lens of Angelina Doehre

Contributor to The LeaderMay 6, 2020May 9, 2020

May 6, 2020May 9, 2020

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[Column] This week in COVID

Athletic facilities to reopen once COVID-19 numbers decrease

[Column] This week in COVID

Fredonia students’ safer reopening plan endorsed by University Senate, has yet to be enforced

SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson to resign

Fredonia University Senate Chair addresses presidential search status

SUNY Fredonia responds to scholarship reduction rumors

Fredonia Student Association responds to COVID-19

The state of campus through the lens of Angelina Doehre