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Ready for the ‘next chapter’ Herman to retire after 16 years at Fredonia

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CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   Over this break perhaps the biggest piece of news was the announcement that Dr. David Herman, the vice president of Student Affairs, would be retiring at the end of the Spring semester An email on Jan. 15 from the President’s Office notified the entire campus......
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‘Otherizing’ or inclusivity? New mandatory survey asks gender identity, sexual orientation

  COLIN PERRY News Editor   Every student at Fredonia begins each semester by filling out surveys proctored by the administration — usually something as simple as checking a box or confirming that, yes, you are actually attending college. New this semester is another survey students must fill out, one......
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The administration cheat sheet Who to talk to and where to find them

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CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   As a new semester begins, returning students and those new to the Fredonia campus alike are bound to have plenty of questions: Why don’t I have a meal plan? Am I a junior or a senior? And where in the world do I pay all......
Sports

Volley for Kaity: Delta Phi Epsilon holds volleyball tournament for sister

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MICHELLE HALE Sports Editor   Last Saturday, Delta Phi Epsilon hosted a volleyball tournament in the Dods Hall gymnasium called “Volley for Kaity.” Kaity Coleman is a junior liberal arts major and a member of the Delta Phi Epsilon (D Phi E) sorority at Fredonia. “I wanted to do something......
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The unhappy ‘S’ in FSA: Students and union workers speak on Tim Hortons and other FSA working conditions

AMANDA DEDIE News Editor   When provided the opportunity to speak up about the working conditions at FSA, students and union workers alike took the chance to speak freely about their experiences working for the campus organization. FSA, or the Faculty Student Association, is the office on campus in charge......
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Making old new again: Newest Brown Bag to discuss digital innovations

JORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer   Technology undoubtedly has a short shelf life, with new advancements happening on a regular basis. But sometimes older technology makes a mainstream resurgence. Today the Brown Bag Lecture Series returns to showcase this phenomenon with guest speakers explaining the return of older media. The theme......
Life & Arts

Stayin’ alive during dead week Fredonia upperclassmen give tips for surviving dead and exam week

NAOMI LYNCH Social Media Manager   Dead week. No, we aren’t literally dead, but nearly all of the students resemble animated corpses as finals week looms ahead in a rush to cram information in their heads. While most of us are practicing our zombie shuffle, freshman students are filled with......
Sports

Teamwork for charity Dancing with the Athletes raises money for Moving Miracles

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CURTIS HENRY Distribution Manager   Cliques. There is such a negative stigma surrounding the word, “clique.” Everyone associates the word as being high-school-oriented. The jocks. The nerds. The band kids. The outcasts. The fact remains that cliques exist, even after high school. However, the word doesn’t deserve the negative connotation......

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