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Vice President for Finance and Administration Michael Kelly resigns

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DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor ROSEMARIE RAPISARDA Staff Writer On March 13, SUNY Fredonia’s Vice President for Finance and Administration Michael Kelly resigned from his position at the University. “Today [March 13], I had a conversation about the future with Mr. Michael Kelly, [v]ice [p]resident for Finance and Administration, and I......
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SFF & SA hold meeting to address rising tension between students and administration

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ALEXANDER BUCKNAM Special to The Leader On March 6, Students for Fredonia (SFF) and the Student Association (SA) held a town hall meeting welcoming all students and faculty to come address their questions and concerns about the administration.  The purpose of this town hall meeting was for SA President Rosemarie......
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Faculty responds to administration officially cutting 13 programs

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DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor On March 18 at 8:43 p.m., Fredonia’s Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. David Starrett sent out an email to all students, faculty and staff, announcing that the 13 majors that were announced to be considered for discontinuation in December have officially been discontinued. “Good evening,”......
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University Senate holds special meeting discussing potential program cuts

Sierra Mills
SIERRA MILLS Chief Copy Editor The proposed program cuts have been plaguing the minds of students, faculty and staff since their announcement, with questions having seemingly gone unanswered and many discussions and data being hidden from the public.  “It’s been horrific. We knew it was coming. You know, we’ve seen......
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Students for Fredonia holds protest in Barker Commons

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ABIGAIL JACOBSON Asst. News Editor DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor Most students remember last semester ending with a bang — specifically, with a protest that aimed to raise awareness and concerns about the proposed program cuts that had just been announced by Fredonia President Stephen Kolison.  The group that organized that......
Life & Arts

The students behind the art: Marisa Zoerb

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DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor When people apply for college, they expect to go get their degree and then be supported by their alma mater when they apply for jobs after graduation.  But what happens when their college discontinues their major halfway through their time there? That happened to Marisa Zoerb,......
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What does the Student Association think about the program cuts?

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DOMINICK CORSI Staff Writer As representatives of Fredonia’s student body, the executives of the Student Association (SA) are responsible for making sure that students’ voices are heard. But how do they respond to an academic crisis?  One such situation arose on Dec. 6, 2023, when SUNY Fredonia President Stephen Kolison......

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