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Topping the trucks with trash Time Warner, Sunnking and Cathy Young team up for e-recycling

Reading Time: 3 minutesJORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer Fredonia and company are looking to save a piece of the environment while giving a little back to the students. The University will play host to an e-recycling event on campus. In collaboration with Time Warner Cable, Senator Catherine Young and Sunnking, Fredonia is welcoming the......
News

Soaking up the sun Inside the Solar Chautauqua campaign

Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Assistant News Editor   It looks like the residents of Chautauqua County may soon be able to enjoy the sunshine in more than one way as a result of the Solar Chautauqua campaign. The Solar Chautauqua campaign is an educational effort organized by various different local groups to......
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‘My foundation, my rock: EDP’ Many honored at Education Development Program Awards

Reading Time: 4 minutesCAMRY DEAN Special to The Leader                         Dozens of students were honored on March 15 at the 34th annual Educational Development Program (EDP) awards ceremony.             The program, which has been on SUNY campuses since the early 1960s, provides motivation, support and financial assistance to students who have the......
Opinion

Editorial: If the Gates helped us fix our freshmen year experiences…

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  In our News section this week, Staff Writer Jordan Patterson reported on how Fredonia was chosen to participate in a program called “Re-imagining the First Year of College.” This program is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which means it’s a tremendous opportunity. Fredonia is hoping to......
Opinion

Iowa Caucus: Coin flips, voter turnout and a failure of systems

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Reading Time: 4 minutes  Six different Iowa Caucus voting locations utilized an outdated technique to determine which Democratic candidate won each district. The final vote for Democrats was almost a dead tie, with 49.8 percent for former Sen. Hillary Clinton and 49.6 percent for Sen. Bernie Sanders according to https//www.idpcaucuses.com. To make a......
Life & Arts

Underrepresented student groups: a Case Study

Reading Time: 3 minutes  MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   Fredonia students have worked hard to create some successful Student Association (SA) groups with a strong general body. Some popular examples would be Women’s Student Union or Pride Alliance — both large groups with a generally active schedule of meetings and events. What about......
News

The administration cheat sheet Who to talk to and where to find them

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 6 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   As a new semester begins, returning students and those new to the Fredonia campus alike are bound to have plenty of questions: Why don’t I have a meal plan? Am I a junior or a senior? And where in the world do I pay all......
News

A birthday celebration CAC announces 2016 Relay theme

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  AMANDA DEDIE News Editor   Happy Birthday to Fredonia’s Relay for Life! In celebration of Fredonia’s 10th year of participating in Relay for Life, the 2016 theme will be “10th Birthday Party.” Relay for Life at Fredonia is an overnight event held each April in Steele Hall. The national......
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Models of selflessness Days of Service slated for Nov. 7 – Nov. 12

Reading Time: 3 minutes  CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer   Some people are content with dropping a few quarters in the Salvation Army collection box around Christmas time and claiming that as their good deed for the year. However, there are others, like the volunteers at the Days of Service, that stand out at......
News

Student’s 40-page proposal turns into reality Campus garden to be developed behind Science Center greenhouse

Reading Time: 3 minutes  CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer   It took two years of work. It was proposed many, many times by different people. But time and again, it was turned down. Finally, though, a garden is coming to Fredonia and the student who spearheaded the event couldn’t be happier. Zachary Beaudoin is......

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