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22 push ups for 22 veterans: Kappa Sigma set to perform challenge for charity

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Reading Time: 2 minutes    JORDAN PATTERSON News Editor Another trending challenge has reached Fredonia, this time in support of military veterans. The fraternity Kappa Sigma, whose national philanthropy focuses on veterans, is hosting a “22 push up” challenge on Nov. 5 in Steele Hall. The theme of the challenge is centered around......
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Native American Heritage Month kicks off in November

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  JACOB SANTOS Special to The Leader Since 1990, during the presidency of George H.W. Bush, the U.S. has federally recognized the month of November as Native American Heritage Month. At SUNY Fredonia, the Native American Student Union will be sponsoring a number of events, open to all students and......
Opinion

Editorial: A mandatory Student Activity Fee is a necessity

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Student Activity Fee is necessary to maintain Fredonia’s vibrant club atmosphere, so vote yes to the activity fee during the Student Association’s Elections on Nov. 8 and 9.   You may be thinking, what exactly is the Student Activity Fee? The Student Activity Fee is a semesterly fee that......
Life & Arts

Sexual assault is #NotOkay: Social media campaign confronts ‘locker room talk’

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  ZOE KIRIAZIS Special to The Leader Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump claimed during the second presidential debate that the 2005 leaked audio of him talking about what he has done to women was nothing more than “locker room talk.” People responded heavily on Twitter when New York Times best-selling......
Life & Arts

The Pop Culture Lover’s Guide to the Election

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Reading Time: 4 minutes  MIRANDA OLSON and AMBER MATTICE Special to The Leader and Reverb Editor Art and politics are obviously two different fields, but they both create engagement that influences relationships, shifts boundaries and creates new ideas. With the election coming up, it’s interesting to think about how much art and politics......
Sports

Athletics program seeks larger Blue Devil presence

Reading Time: 3 minutesConnor Hoffman Managing Editor The Fredonia Athletics Program and budget are looking to face some changes this year. Promoting the Blue Devil brand is one of the goals of Cedric Howard, the new vice president for Student Affairs. Howard said that the Fredonia campus can have a bigger Blue Devils......
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Bridging the language gap: Fredonia hosts 30 Mexican exchange students

Reading Time: 3 minutes      CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer This Monday, 30 undergraduate students from Mexico were welcomed to Fredonia’s campus to begin their four-week English as a Second Language program. The students are a part of a month-long government initiative program, Proyecta 100,000, which is a Mexican agency for International Cooperation......
Opinion

Editorial: ‘Locker room talk’ is more than just Trump’s problem

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Reading Time: 2 minutesEditorial: ‘Locker room talk’ is more than just Trump’s problem   Most people at least know of the things that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said recently regarding rape accusations made against him. Of course, he brushed them off as simple “he said, she said” situations and claimed that......
Opinion

Campus View: It’s time to have conversations about racism

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Reading Time: 3 minutesSHENECA SHARPE Staff Writer   As someone who has been living in Fredonia for a year and half, a lot of my opinions have changed about what I naively thought about the town. I thought it was a simple town that didn’t have any discriminatory feelings or ideas about people......

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