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Dennis Hefner

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[SATIRE] As if things couldn’t get worse, ex-interim president Hefner has been wandering around campus with a gun

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJAY BYRONGuest Scallywag With all of the commotion going on with COVID-19, non-potable water and general college anxiety, most students are on their toes already. Students are sick and tired of hearing or reading the word “unprecedented.” Shockingly enough, their stress meters have indeed skyrocketed. The reason, of course, is......
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Hefner: Pass/Fail option doesn’t bypass letter grade and GPA requirements

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD News Editor To help students as they transition to online learning for the remainder of the spring semester, Academic Affairs has expanded the pass/fail option to all students and all classes.  Until May 31, students can declare pass/fail for any class, and that class’s grade will no longer......
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Community tensions linger over the Fenner House

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Reading Time: 3 minutesAIDAN POLLARD News Editor “Dr. Hefner does not care about the history of Fredonia.” The Leader sat down with Linda Malcom, former Fredonia Central Schools teacher and other community members to address their concerns over the planned demolition of the Fenner House on Central Avenue. “I’m glad community members have......
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Budget breakdown: Fixing the deficit

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD News Editor Right before the beginning of the spring semester, Interim President Hefner sent out an email to the Fredonia faculty and staff. The email contained remarks on the successes of the fall and plans moving forward. It also included a detailed look at the 2020-2021 budget. The......
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Student bias incident leads to University Police investigation

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Reading Time: 3 minutesALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader Sunday night, Feb. 9, amongst the many students who live on campus, one specific student was targeted. While most of us were preparing to start our week the following morning, University Police were notified about a serious student bias incident that occurred in one......
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President Hefner: Who he is and what he’s done since his return

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 5 minutesAIDAN POLLARD News Editor “I don’t ever describe myself. Other people talk about me — I don’t talk about myself,” said Interim University President Dennis Hefner. It was a lighthearted answer, even though he seemed a little caught off guard by my question asking him to describe himself to the......
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Spooky Stories to tell in the dark: Dr. Hefner edition

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJOSEPH MARCINIAK Spooky Editor of the Scallion Buckle up, everyone, we have a SPOOKY story to tell you. This story is 100% true, so you better be prepared. Are you sitting comfortably? Then let’s begin. It all started on an average Halloween night. Dr. Hefner sat in his office, counting......
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Hefner’s student cabinet returns to discuss campus concerns

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Life & Arts Editor   A new pathway of communication has been opened up between the students and the school — it’s a student cabinet. Interim President Dennis Hefner has returned his student cabinet after it’s long hiatus, ever since he finished his past presidency and President Virginia Horvath......
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Presidential search committee announced

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD News Editor After the departure of President Horvath, SUNY Fredonia is in need of a non-interim president. Currently, the office is held by Interim President Dennis Hefner as the school searches for a new president. The process took a leap forward last Wednesday, when the presidential search committee......
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What’s that, Fredonia? What do YOU think of our incumbent president, Dr. Hefner?

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJOSEPH MARCINIAK Scallion Editor Wanda Plongo, sophomore political science major “Who?” Goulash Jambalaya, senior criminal justice major “I think it’s pretty interesting that the rotting corpse of Hugh Hefner is now the president of Fredonia. What a small world we live in.” Greej Dunkle, freshman anti-mathematics major “If I knew......
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