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‘mAsk4CampusEquity’ brings lack of stability to light

ANGELINA DOHRE Photo Editor   This past Thursday and Monday, Fredonia’s Chapter of United University Professions (UUP) held its biennial event for Campus Equity Week. This year’s campaign was mask-making events, titled “mAsk4CampusEquity.” Since 2015, Fredonia has been involved with Campus Equity Week. According to an email from UUP’s Fredonia......
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Fredonia’s ‘dream team’ behind the Excelsior scholarship

DAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor   Starting this week, Fredonia students are once again meeting with their advisors to map out their academic plans. However, many students will go beyond discussing grades and courses. Almost 600 undergraduates received the Excelsior scholarship, a new program initiated by Governor Cuomo, which was designed......
Life & Arts

Tradition marries competition: Day of the Dead to be celebrated with altar competition

MORGAN HENDERSON Staff Writer   Day of the Dead will be celebrated on campus this semester by mixing some competition with tradition. On Nov. 1, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., an altar competition will take place in the Reed Library Commons. Some of those competing include students from professor Diane......
Sports

Fredonia: the school of tennis: These three stars might make this saying a reality

ANDREW RICHARDSON Special to The Leader   “Honestly, it is amazing having such an outstanding record this year. I did not know what to expect going into this season, especially after losing so many players from last year but everyone has surprised me,” said Anna Chiacchia, a sophomore on the......
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Democracy 101 seeks to prevent the risks of being an uninformed society

SETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Writer “The self is not something ready-made,” suggests American philosopher John Dewey, “but something in continuous formation through choice of action.” Dewey was a strong proponent of civic action in education, and his push for such reforms produced things like classes in civics and sparked interest......
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Accomplished Fredonia graduate returns to campus for Writers at Work series

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ANGELINA DOHRE Photo Editor Jim Ranney, Fredonia alumnus and Director of Communications for New York State Senator Patrick Gallivan made a recent appearance at his alma mater. Ranney is a 25-year veteran of broadcast journalism and former station manager and news director of WBFO/WNED-TV in Buffalo. This past week he......

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