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Minimum wage increases, and will keep increasing Work Study students to get $15 an hour by 2021

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  CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   It looks like SUNY has beaten Sen. Bernie Sanders to the punch, and the SUNY Board of Trustees passed a resolution calling to raise wages for SUNY employees. This resolution took effect on January 28, and resulted in the first of many wage increases......
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Schumer introduces #InTheRed: Senator launches campaign to make college more affordable

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  CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer   The burden of student debt is one of the biggest issues faced by Americans today. Across New York State, the average student graduates almost $28,000 in debt, while the nationwide total has passed 1 trillion dollars. However, New York’s own Sen. Charles E. Schumer......
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A percussion and flute partnership: Ethos presents A/B Duo

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[metaslider id=5484] EMMA SCHAIBLE Special to The Leader   It was a cold and snowy evening outside, but inside the cozy theatre of Rosch Recital Hall the audience was embraced in the warm and musical sounds of percussion and flute.                                                                                                   On Feb. 12, the duet ensemble A/B Duo came......
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Nervous, excited, well-prepared: Fredonia hopefuls Audition Day at the School of Music

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  HOLLY BURDICK Special to The Leader   “Auditions today were actually especially strong,” junior music education major Michael J. Maroney said. “The students coming in all seemed pretty attracted to what Fredonia had to offer, specifically the school of music.” Audition days are the days when young music students......
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‘Quick mind, good heart and love of Fredonia’ Remembering VP Liz Praetorius

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S. L. FULLER and MEGHAN GUATTERY Editor in Chief and Managing Editor   Elizabeth Praetorius’ job description as vice president for Finance and Administration included words like “operations,” “purchasing,” “accounts” and “budget.” Nowhere did it mention “caring about students” or “putting smiles on faces.” But that’s exactly what coworkers and......

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