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Fredonia welcomes the second largest incoming class in campus history

Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer   For the past few years the SUNY system has been fighting plummeting enrollment numbers, and SUNY Fredonia was no different. According to the Spring 2017 Demographics Report, a total of only 4,261 students were enrolled at Fredonia last semester, with the school’s various departments scrambling......
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Fredonia community gathers to witness solar eclipse

Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=9452] JACOB SANTOS Special to The Leader   While Aug.  21 initiated the Fall 2017 semester, millions of people across the country eagerly w aited to witness a solar eclipse visible throughout the contiguous United States. A band spanning between the states of Oregon and South Carolina provided the most......
News

Fred Fest 2017: gunshots, garbage and a missing ‘F’: Party ends with gunshots on Sunday

Reading Time: 2 minutesJORDAN PATTERSON News Editor Last week, Fredonia Mayor Athanasia Landis described the village on the Sunday after Fred Fest as a “war zone.” Early Sunday morning this year, gunshots rang out on Center Street. As expected, many people were arrested. The people getting arrested ranged from students to non-students to......
Opinion

From the Desk Of Colin Perry, Editor in Chief

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutes  From the Desk Of Colin Perry, Editor in Chief The other day, I was having class outside in the amphitheater, where other students and I debated the complex ethics of (among other topics) self-plagiarism, personas versus people and public shaming. Behind us, some students from Mason Hall were practicing......
News

Dunkirk native, entrepreneur to be guest speaker at Commencement.

Reading Time: 3 minutesANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer Graduation is quickly approaching, and a decision has been made on the guest speaker for commencement. Born and raised in Dunkirk, entrepreneur and philanthropist Donato J. Tramuto was chosen by President Virginia Horvath to give this year’s keynote address. Tramuto found out about his role as......
Life & Arts

Fredonia Dance Ensemble finishes year strong

Reading Time: 2 minutesSHENECA SHARPE Staff Writer Fredonia Dance Ensemble had its annual show and the dancers did not disappoint. There were eight pieces in the show, with styles ranging from classical ballet to contemporary. “Leaving” was a more contemporary piece that showed a different side of the dance department, highlighting the complexities......
Life & Arts

The Trident released with lit-crawl across campus

Reading Time: 3 minutesBETHANY CLANCY and AMBER MATTICE Staff Writer and Life & Arts Editor   The Trident, Fredonia’s own student-run literary magazine, was officially released on April 25. The English Department’s literary publishing class, taught this semester by Eric Neuenfeldt and Josh Kalscheur, has been working on the publication since the beginning......

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