Education

Editorial: State-mandated mental health education is long overdue

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 13, 2016

October 13, 2016

Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed a law requiring that New York’s public schools will have to include information on mental health in health classes. It’s a long overdue addition, one that frankly should have come much sooner. Students are generally not educated about the importance of mental health, and if......

Opinion

Campus View: It’s time to have conversations about racism

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 12, 2016September 2, 2019

October 12, 2016September 2, 2019

SHENECA SHARPE Staff Writer As someone who has been living in Fredonia for a year and half, a lot of my opinions have changed about what I naively thought about the town. I thought it was a simple town that didn’t have any discriminatory feelings or ideas about people......

News

Ivani the Great: International politics professor receives President’s Award

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 12, 2016

October 12, 2016

JORDAN PATTERSON Assistant News Editor Late Thursday afternoon, the campus was emptying. Most professors and student had left, but Ivani Vassoler-Froelich was still there, busy as usual. Vassoler, a professor in the Politics and International Affairs Department, received the 2016 President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching last spring. She will......

News

First Brown Bag explores role of science in society

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 12, 2016

October 12, 2016

DAN ORZECHOWSKI Special to The Leader Taking the CCC-required science courses can appear to be a waste of time for many non-science majors. Why would a history major ever need to know the process of photosynthesis? This year’s Brown Bag Lecture Series is titled “Detours on the Information Highway.” This......

News

Faculty Spotlight: Ferguson utilizes largest grant in Biology Department history

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 6, 2016

October 6, 2016

CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer In 2012, professor Scott Ferguson of the Biology Department was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for his research project, “Genetic Analysis of Gurken Translational Control.” The $250,000 grant, the largest ever awarded to a Fredonia Biology faculty member, has helped......

Life & Arts

Fall is in full swing: A preview of Habitat For Humanity Club’s first ever Harvest Festival

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 6, 2016

October 6, 2016

KRIS HARRIS Staff Writer This weekend the residents of Fredonia can enjoy all the benefits of fall while helping the community, as Fredonia’s Habitat for Humanity Club will be hosting the first ever Harvest Festival this Saturday, Oct. 8 from 11 a.m to 6 p.m. in downtown Fredonia. The Harvest......

News

Mathematics professor recognized in Hall of Fame

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 6, 2016August 17, 2019

October 6, 2016August 17, 2019

ANGELINA DOHRE Special to the Leader Robert Rogers, mathematics professor, was inducted into the New York State Mathematics Educators’ Hall of Fame on Sept. 23. Rogers grew up in Cheektowaga, New York, and after graduating high school, he attended Buffalo State and chose to major in mathematics with a certification......

Scallion

Election 2016: Trump blows it bigly, disappears

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 6, 2016August 25, 2019

October 6, 2016August 25, 2019

D. ZBORNAK Staff Lampoonist Not surprisingly, the first presidential debate of 2016 left most Americans in an uproar about the potential leader of the U.S. The situation became significantly more intense, however, when it was announced that Donald Trump had mysteriously disappeared shortly thereafter, and that debate moderator Lester Holt......

News

Enrollment Crunch: New report shows increased diversity on campus

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 6, 2016

October 6, 2016

CONNOR HOFFMAN Managing Editor Although the recently released Student Affairs report shows that enrollment is down, as reported by The Leader last week, it also shows that Fredonia’s campus has become more diverse. Corey Bezek, the director of admissions and also an alumnus, explained how the campus used to......

Opinion

From the Desk Of Maddy Carroll, Layout Editor

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 6, 2016August 16, 2019

October 6, 2016August 16, 2019

Maddy Carroll Layout Editor In a higher learning environment, it can be expected that sometimes disturbing or graphic topics may be covered. The world can be an ugly place, and it would only make sense to be exposed to these things in order to expand our knowledge of......

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Editorial: State-mandated mental health education is long overdue

Campus View: It’s time to have conversations about racism

Ivani the Great: International politics professor receives President’s Award

First Brown Bag explores role of science in society

Faculty Spotlight: Ferguson utilizes largest grant in Biology Department history

Fall is in full swing: A preview of Habitat For Humanity Club’s first ever Harvest Festival

Mathematics professor recognized in Hall of Fame

Election 2016: Trump blows it bigly, disappears

Enrollment Crunch: New report shows increased diversity on campus

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