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Profile: Your geology professor who dreams of the stage

Contributor to The LeaderApril 18, 2018

April 18, 2018

ALBERTO GONZALEZ Staff Scallywag Professor Dreary has now been teaching geology at Fredonia for the last 20 years, or how he remembers it, the number of years since he could have had a child with his ex-wife, but declined the opportunity. Back then, his wife had really wanted a......

Sports

‘Seeing students ultimately be successful, that’s what it’s about’: David White: former Buffalo Bills player heads Fredonia’s Educational Development Program

Contributor to The LeaderApril 18, 2018

April 18, 2018

JAMAL HYPOLITE Special to The Leader Did you know that between the years of 1981- 1999, SUNY Fredonia served as the Buffalo Bills’ training camp? Not many of today’s students do. Many also don’t know that one of their Bills returned: David White. White played 12 years of professional......

Life & Arts

Roslin Smith: a life of taking opportunities

Contributor to The LeaderApril 18, 2018

April 18, 2018

AVRIL KING Social Media Manager and Assistant Sports Editor It was 8 a.m. in a town just outside of Edinburgh, Scotland, and Sir David Frost was nowhere to be found. Working on one of her big projects at the time, Roslin Smith had been up since 3 a.m., making......

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Spring cleaning for your social media accounts: ‘Writers @ Work’ panel offers advice, tips for creating positive social media presence

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018September 1, 2019

April 11, 2018September 1, 2019

MONICA MANNEY Special to The Leader Have you ever gotten a random message on Facebook or Twitter? As creepy as random people on the internet can be, you may have to pick up their tactics to land your post-graduation job. The English department’s “Writers @ Work” series featured four......

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LinkedIn launches new website for introverts

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

April 11, 2018

EMMA PATTERSON Editor of The Scallion Nothing quite illustrates the terrifying and nausea-inducing reality of adulthood like LinkedIn, the website dedicated to making the lives of thousands of inadequate man-children 1,000 times more stressful. But as the introverts continue to take over the world, (mwa ha ha ha), LinkedIn......

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OnCourse slowly but surely becoming more popular

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

April 11, 2018

VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor Back in Spring 2016, Fredonia’s online learning system, ANGEL, was not only replaced but unplugged and turned off by its host software, Blackboard Learning. The intentions were clear. ANGEL was an outdated service, and it was time for Fredonia to make a decision that......

Sports

A lifetime of achievement: Former athletic director to receive Damore Award

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018September 2, 2019

April 11, 2018September 2, 2019

COLIN HART Special to The Leader “I thought I could do a decent job given the opportunity.” These are the words of former SUNY Fredonia Athletic Director Greg Prechtl, who is set to receive the Dr. Patrick R. Damore Distinguished Service Award this May in recognition of his lifetime......

Life & Arts

‘ . . . [Fredonia’s music scene] helps bring people together’: American Nosebleed, among others, makes their debut at BJ’s

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018August 15, 2019

April 11, 2018August 15, 2019

BETHANY CLANCY Staff Writer This past week at BJ’s, three bands that have never played at the bar before, took the stage. Opening the show was Fredonia’s own Eerie Shores. Eerie Shores is a four-piece pop/punk band that mixes in other genres like blues and alternative rock. Although this......

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Cosmic transformation talk draws in large turnout

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

April 11, 2018

ANGELINA DOHRE Photo Editor Students, faculty and community members gathered for last week’s Brown Bag Lecture series. Dr. Neal Evans from the University of Texas at Austin presented “Extraterritorial Life: A Scientific Inquiry.” He focused on cosmic transformation and the scientific explanation of life beyond Earth. Opening remarks were......

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Student reaches new level of consciousness after pulling three all-nighters

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

April 11, 2018

ALBERTO GONZALEZ Staff Scallywag It is officially that time of year again. Midterm grades are starting to sink in, winter is lasting a little too long and somehow all of your classes decided now is a really good time for you to earn the majority of your grade by......

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Profile: Your geology professor who dreams of the stage

‘Seeing students ultimately be successful, that’s what it’s about’: David White: former Buffalo Bills player heads Fredonia’s Educational Development Program

Roslin Smith: a life of taking opportunities

Spring cleaning for your social media accounts: ‘Writers @ Work’ panel offers advice, tips for creating positive social media presence

LinkedIn launches new website for introverts

OnCourse slowly but surely becoming more popular

A lifetime of achievement: Former athletic director to receive Damore Award

‘ . . . [Fredonia’s music scene] helps bring people together’: American Nosebleed, among others, makes their debut at BJ’s

Cosmic transformation talk draws in large turnout

Student reaches new level of consciousness after pulling three all-nighters