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

Contributor to The Leader
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......
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Life & Arts

English seniors team up with community libraries for ‘Beyond Human’: Events explore animals in literature

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutes    BETHANY CLANCY Staff Writer   This month the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus County Library System is teaming up with Fredonia’s Department of English capstone class to explore the topic of animals in literature. This features a variety of readings related to animals. The capstone class is doing this to replace the......
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News

UCSB professor Boris places Trump in context

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesCAMRY DEAN   Staff Writer   As part of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, Fredonia welcomed Eileen Boris of the University of California, Santa Barbara last week. As Hull Professor of Feminist Studies, Boris presented her talk, “Trump’s America in Historical Perspective: The Assault on African Americans, Mexicans and......
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Opinion

From the Desk Of Jordan Patterson, News Editor: The remaining days

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutes  11 a.m. Sunday morning. The sun creeps in just a little. A pounding headache ensues. The initial thoughts are confusing, and the clothes are the same as last night. The bedroom smells of cheap drinks, and the living room isn’t any better. The coffee table is patterned with beer......
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Sports

Five divers, two boards, one goal: Diving Devils head into Regionals, Nationals on the horizon

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  AVRIL KING Social Media Asst.   Five Blue Devils are making a splash in diving. After a stunning season and huge successes in SUNYACs, the athletes have made the trip to compete at the NCAA Division III Region 4 meet. All of this is done in the hopes of......
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News

Horvath appointed co-chair of economic council by Cuomo

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN ORZECHOWSKI Staff Writer President Virginia Horvath was appointed to co-chair the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Feb. 10. Having been on the REDC since 2015, Horvath will now lead the council with co-chair Jeff Belt, president of SolEpoxy, Inc. “I’ve enjoyed......
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News

University seeks to “right-size” for right service

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutesJACOB SANTOS Special to The Leader Within the last few years, the number of students enrolled at SUNY Fredonia has been in decline. A decrease in enrollment has resulted to a smaller budget given by New York state. The 2016-2017 budget was reduced by $1.4 million in comparison to its......
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Life & Arts

“Escapes” installation opens

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  The “Escapes” art installation at Kasia Coffee. (Corey Maher/Photo Editor)   LERON WELLINGTON Staff Writer   Artistic expression can have many benefits, one of them being building a community. On Feb. 10, the North Shore Alliance hoped to do just that with their most recent art installation entitled “Escapes.”......
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