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The Leader

Education

News

Fredonia’s latest enrollment spike is no coincidence

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Alix Smith and Victor Schmitt-Bush Special to The Leader and Assistant News Editor   Fredonia has once again broken one of its historic records this Fall semester. Of the 192 years since its inception, this school has never seen an incoming freshman class of 1,581 students. The closest Fredonia has......
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Life & Arts

S.T.E.P.S. unites with theatre company to provide education on sexual violence

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STEPHEN SACCO Special to the Leader   On college campuses nationwide one of the biggest problems is sexual violence. To combat this issue, Fredonia’s very own S.T.E.P.S.(Students Teaching Equals Positive Sexuality) hosted “One Night” by Equalogy for Welcome Week on Aug. 29. S.T.E.P.S. brought Equalogy, a traveling theatre company, to......
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News

President Horvath ranks in top 20 of western New York’s most powerful women

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MONICA MANNEY Special to The Leader   If you have ever sold girl scout cookies, earn patches and raised three fingers to do the Girls Scout promise, you have at least one thing in common with the President of Fredonia. President Virginia Horvath is a lifetime member of the Girl......
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News

Fredonia’s management team will have to make one of their toughest decisions yet

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VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor   With a structural deficit of $12.3 million dollars, the campus’ management team is doing its best to preserve the integrity and quality of higher education here at Fredonia. But the stakes are higher than they’ve ever been. Sacrifices will have to be made, and......
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Opinion

Why teacher pay is complicated and why education majors should stay here

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SETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Writer   From West Virginia to Colorado, teachers have been striking across the country demanding more compensation for their work. Starting back in February, teachers in West Virginia staged a widespread strike that finally resulted in a pay raise of 5 percent. Similar events have since......
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News

‘We need to simply reach out. That’s the one most important, most powerful message of that film.’: A recap of ‘Suicide: A Ripple Effect’

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VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH and ALEXANDRIA SMITH Assistant News Editor and Special to The Leader   Approximately 99 percent of people who jump off the Golden Gate bridge don’t make it. Over the course of 80 years, more than 2,000 people have jumped off of the bridge — only 36 people have......
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Despite an increase in recipients, concerns still linger for scholarship

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DAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor   As of last week, 641 currently enrolled undergraduate students are receiving the Excelsior scholarship, a “completion initiative” designed by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office. Entering the scholarship’s second year, about 15 percent of Fredonia’s student population is benefiting from the scholarship. Combined, the scholarships amount to......
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