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‘. . . she was pretty much unstoppable’: Jenna Einink, junior basketball player, reaches 1,000 points

CHELSEA BARON Special to The Leader   2,000 may not be a high score in a video game, but it is in basketball. Jenna Einink has celebrated reaching 1,000 points in both her high school and college careers. Ken Ricker, Einink’s basketball coach from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), was......
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Fredonia’s police department hosting community cleanup

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STEPHEN SACCO Special to The Leader   April is the month of the Earth, which means it’s time to clean and tidy up our environment. This is the first year that the police department is hosting a community cleanup, and they wish to continue hosting these types of events in......
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Documentary brings mental health problems in prisons to light

STEPHEN SACCO Special to The Leader   SUNY Fredonia’s Department of Psychology expanded the scope of America’s prison system. In correlation with the incarcerated and their mentality, the department held a panel discussion and a film screening of The New Asylums documentary on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. The purpose of......
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Fredonia science professor selected to governor’s water protection committee

COLIN HART Special to The Leader Dr. Courtney Wigdahl-Perry, a biology professor at SUNY Fredonia, has been selected for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s steering committee for combating harmful algal blooms (HABs) in several lakes throughout New York state. Alongside a panel of nationwide experts, Wigdahl-Perry is scheduled to attend a summit......
Life & Arts

Sigma Tau Delta: Linking education with community

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MOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer   On March 30, Sigma Tau Delta hosted an open mic night at the 21 East Bookstore in Dunkirk. The bookstore is almost hidden in a brick building on East Second Street. However, once inside, you’ll notice the store is open and inviting with comfy chairs......
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Looking ahead to Activities Night

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BETHANY CLANCY Staff Writer   At the beginning of each semester comes the familiar: syllabus week, Welcome Week activities to get everyone into the swing of things and then it all leads to Activities Night the following week. This upcoming Wednesday, over 190 clubs and organizations will be meeting in......

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