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Centered in excellence: Forum held for Fredonia’s new diversity, equity and inclusion plan

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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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Life & Arts

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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Affirmative Action: yes or no?: Professors to debate tonight

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer   Tonight, Wednesday, Nov. 16, the Philosophy Department and the Philosophical Society will be sponsoring a debate titled “Is Affirmative Action Justified?” Affirmative action can be described as “policy of favoring members of a disadvantaged group who currently suffer or historically have suffered from discrimination......
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SA elections yield new president, continuation of mandatory activity fee

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer For the first time on Nov. 8 and 9, elections for the Student Association moved from voting booths in the Williams Center to an online poll distributed by SurveyMonkey, with over 1000 students sending in their vote over the web. Running unopposed were sophomore political......
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Mock This!: Mock trial team goes undefeated for first time in Fredonia history

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Reading Time: 2 minutesDAN ORZECHOWSKI Staff Writer Fredonia’s mock trial team placed first in Ithaca College’s third annual Bomber Blitz Tournament last week. This was the first time in Fredonia’s history that the team won a tournament. The Blue Devils’ Advocates underwent an undefeated journey while squaring off against Colgate University, Ithaca College......
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Shatter the silence through storytelling: Fredonia Feminists aim to Take Back the Night

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Reading Time: 3 minutes    ZOE KIRIAZIS Staff Writer Survivors, friends, strangers and colleagues participated in Fredonia Feminist’s most anticipated event of the year, Take Back the Night, on Nov. 2. Take Back the Night at Fredonia is an event where survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment and rape come to confidentially talk......
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The pictures that music paints: Lecture demonstration looks at music of Jimi Hendrix

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Reading Time: 3 minutes    [metaslider id=7742] AMBER MATTICE Reverb Editor The guitar is an instrument that has evolved over time with the styles that have emerged. Some artists have even taken it upon themselves to alter how the guitar is played and revolutionized their era of music. Jimi Hendrix is one of......
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Beyond The Gender Binary Panel explores the rise of new pronouns

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer   On Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. in Williams Center S204ABC, a panel including Chief Diversity Officer Bill Boerner, English professors KimMarie Cole, Natalie Gerber, Jeffry Iovannone, Heather McEntarfer, and senior English and women’s and gender studies major Dean Bavisotto gathered to discuss innovations in pronouns......
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Local candidate forum addresses drug abuse and prevention

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Reading Time: 4 minutesFrom left: Michael Sullivan, Patrick Swanson, Judy Reynolds, Marcia Merrins, Jason Schmidt, Sally Jarosynski (Corey Maher / Photo Editor). CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer   Next Tuesday, Americans will race to the polls to fulfill their civil duty and cast their vote for the next president of the United States. While......
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The Student’s Guide to the Election

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Reading Time: 2 minutesDAN ORZECHOWSKI Staff Writer   Are you stuck on the fence when it comes to voting? If so, here’s where presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump stand on some issues that have a significant impact on college students. College Affordability In the third presidential debate, Clinton said she believes......
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