Student support is needed for public relations professor to return next semester
Reading Time: 3 minutesStudents were disappointed when David Norman, a public relations professor of the communication department, announced he Fredonia. ...
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Fredonia Radio Systems and WNYF-TV suspend broadcasting due to COVID-19
Reading Time: 3 minutesSAMUEL 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......
Distance learning – we’re all struggling
Reading Time: 3 minutesALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader We’re in week two of distance learning and I’m positive I’m not only speaking for myself when I say it’s been a struggle for us students. Everyday I wake up with a full mailbox of emails to sort, homework, as well as classwork, videos......
Hefner: Pass/Fail option doesn’t bypass letter grade and GPA requirements
Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN 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......
Black Student Union annual Fashion Show canceled
Reading Time: 2 minutesMARCIA 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......
Student workers respond to COVID-19
Reading Time: 4 minutesSAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader Along with the many other changes students have faced in the midst of the coronavirus, many have now lost their campus jobs. Senior political science student and worker at the Office of Field Experiences Sydney Mulkey said she received the news in an email......
Fredonia Radio Systems attends broadcast conference in New York City
Reading Time: 2 minutesAVRIL 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......
Fredonia Spectrum’s David Dobrik appearance to be cancelled
Reading Time: 2 minutesJESSICA 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......
SUNY Fredonia’s plan to convert to distance learning
Reading Time: 5 minutesJAMES 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......
So, what about David Dobrik?
Reading Time: 2 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Life & Arts Editor [UPDATE 5:06 p.m., 3/16/2020: David Dobrik’s show has been cancelled.] Based upon Fredonia’s current state of confusion surrounding the recent coronavirus outbreak, a lot of unanswered questions are circulating regarding several aspects of campus life. One specifically poses the question about the status of......