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The Trident digitized: Annual magazine adjusts for the pandemic

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MARCIA HUNT Special to The Leader March 11 was supposed to be an exciting day for The Trident staff members — it was the deadline for submissions to the literary magazine, which would bring them one step closer to its annual publication. That morning, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the sudden......
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Fredonia Radio Systems and WNYF-TV suspend broadcasting due to COVID-19

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SAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader SUNY Fredonia’s TV and radio stations will not be broadcasting for the remainder of the semester.  Senior journalism major and general manager of WNYF-TV Patrick Ryan said the decision was made in accordance with Governor Cuomo’s implementation of distance learning, as well as with......
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Hefner: Pass/Fail option doesn’t bypass letter grade and GPA requirements

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AIDAN POLLARD News Editor To help students as they transition to online learning for the remainder of the spring semester, Academic Affairs has expanded the pass/fail option to all students and all classes.  Until May 31, students can declare pass/fail for any class, and that class’s grade will no longer......
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Black Student Union annual Fashion Show canceled

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MARCIA HUNT Special to The Leader  In the midst of SUNY Fredonia’s switch to distance learning, several campus events were canceled to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. One of these highly anticipated events was Black Student Union’s (BSU) annual fashion show, which faced cancellation just two weeks before it......
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Fredonia Radio Systems attends broadcast conference in New York City

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AVRIL KING Managing Editor Amid the chaos created by COVID-19, Fredonia Radio Systems took their annual trip to the Intercollegiate Broadcast System (IBS) conference, located in New York City, March 5-8. The trip itself involved seminars and Q-and-A sessions for students interested in the broadcast field. The most notable moment......
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Fredonia Spectrum’s David Dobrik appearance to be cancelled

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JESSICA MEDITZ Life & Arts Editor Following the various health and safety precautions put in place by New York State, SUNY Fredonia has decided to cancel all shows in Rockefeller Arts Center for the remainder of the semester. This includes the David Dobrik show. “All remaining ticketed performances for the......
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SUNY Fredonia’s plan to convert to distance learning

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JAMES MEAD Web Editor In the 48 hours since SUNY Fredonia announced its shift to distance learning for the spring semester, massive changes have been developing in how classes function. At the center of it all is OnCourse, the campus’s learning management system and Fredonia’s version of an open-source system......

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