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Professional Development Day: more than a day off

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Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=8277] DAN ORZECHOWSKI Staff Writer One Friday every semester is designated to be Professional Development Day. But in the eyes of many students, this translates to a three-day weekend. Workshops are offered throughout our campus for faculty and staff to provide tips and learning strategies. Students are encouraged to......
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Immigration executive order sends shockwaves through SUNY

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Reading Time: 4 minutes[metaslider id=8235]   CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer   On Dec. 7, 2015, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump called for the U.S. to bar all Muslims from entering the country. “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can......
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Cuomo proposes free tuition at state schools

Reading Time: 2 minutesJORDAN PATTERSON News Editor While you were on break from college classes, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his plan for free tuition at state universities. On Jan. 3, 2017, Cuomo stood in front of a podium at LaGuardia Community College with none other than Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders seated behind him......
Life & Arts

Constellation Concert Series premieres to praise

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSHENECA SHARPE Staff Writer Rosch Recital Hall has begun the annual Constellation Concert Series during which students and community members alike could enjoy Fredonia’s own performing special classical pieces. With instruments ranging from the piano to the bowed vibraphone, the performances showcased the range of skill these students possess. It......
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Higher ed expert Goldrick-Rab lectures on college costs

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Reading Time: 4 minutes  CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer             Last Wednesday, Nov. 30, Fredonia hosted activist and professor of Higher Education Policy and Sociology of Temple University Sara Goldrick-Rab for a lecture on the price of college. Goldrick-Rab is a national scholar and expert on college affordability and founder of the Wisconsin HOPE......
Life & Arts

‘Arctic Song’ debuts in the U.S.: Musical written by former Moody Blues player

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Reading Time: 3 minutesAMBER MATTICE Reverb Editor After approximately 20 years of writing and planning, musician and former member of both the Moody Blues and Wings Denny Laine’s musical “Arctic Song” had its U.S. debut here on Fredonia’s campus. The musical touches on issues of climate change through a fantastic story about an......
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Centered in excellence: Forum held for Fredonia’s new diversity, equity and inclusion plan

Reading Time: 4 minutes  CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer Over the next five years, Fredonia will be working to implement new diversity initiatives to the college standards using a newly adopted strategic plan that is “centered in excellence.” On Nov. 13, a forum for the finalized draft of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic......
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Ring Road Singers mark first performance with new name

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Managing Editor On Nov. 14, the Ring Road Singers, formerly known as Whitachoir, performed their first fall concert after their recent rebranding. Dave Waterland, the group’s music director, explained the idea behind their group’s decision to rebrand themselves. “When you base your group’s name off one composer, it......

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