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Fredonia ALL IN Challenge seeks to get out the vote

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer With the presidential election right around the corner, Fredonia has been searching for ways to drum up student involvement and, ultimately, to increase voter turnout come election day. One of the most recent signs of political apathy among Fredonia students was a campus report detailing the......
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Dakota Access Pipeline awareness comes to campus

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Reading Time: 3 minutesZOE KIRIAZIS Special to the Leader   According to Rory Wheeler, creating an oil pipeline does more damage than any good it can produce. Tribes and nations should not have to fight for something that is rightfully theirs. Last Friday, the 19-year-old Seneca Reservation resident and recent recipient of the......
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History major Schrantz finds significant discovery through Fredonia internship

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKelsie Abbt and Dan Orzechowski Special to The Leader   This past summer, senior Benjamin Schrantz revealed a major piece to a 3,000-year-old puzzle. Using opportunities and connections provided by the State University of New York at Fredonia, he was able to make a previously overlooked discovery that has since......
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Reporter’s Notebook: Talking with Rita Moreno

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Reading Time: 3 minutesLERON WELLINGTON Staff Writer   This past Friday, I was eating my lunch between classes when I received an email from a member of Rita Moreno’s management, Sean Katz. He messaged saying that the interview I requested could be a possibility. And that possibility would only be available that day,......
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Web Exclusive: Q&A with Michele Bernatz

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Reading Time: 6 minutesAs reported by The Leader last week, the Department of Visual Arts and New Media has welcomed a new chair this semester. Staff Writer James Lillin spoke to her about the future of the department, her Fredonia connections and more.   James Lillin (JL): What differentiates the Visual Arts and New......
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‘Growing into the future’: College of Education receives prestigious CAEP accreditation

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJORDAN PATTERSON Assistant News Editor   After a long process, Fredonia has passed all of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation’s (CAEP) standards, becoming the first college to do so in New York. CAEP, the sole education accreditor in the nation, recently informed Fredonia that they had been......
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Review: Broadening horizons one note at a time: Faculty concert in King Concert Hall showcases the new organ

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSHENECA SHARPE Staff Writer   With the addition of the new organ in King Concert Hall, the only way to celebrate Fredonia’s new renovation was, of course, providing a concert for community members and students. The performance featured  faculty members such as Dr. Ji Hyun Woo, Dr. David Cowell, Natasha......
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A ukulele in one hand, a coffee in the other: Kasia Coffee holds first *B-Side jam session

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  MOLLY VANDENBERG Special to The Leader Most Friday evenings are spent unwinding with friends and contemplating your weekend plans. For some of us, this includes checking out favorite local bars or restaurants in the area. However, if you’re ever bored of the typical downtown Fredonia scene, Kasia Coffee, located......
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‘Harmony across the arts’: New WM Art Installation debuting soon

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSHENECA SHARPE Staff Writer   With a new semester taking place, it’s time to get back into the college routine, whether that be classes, clubs and maybe even work. Despite all of the things boggling every college student’s brain, an idea can spring up  in the most stressful of situations.......

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