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What you need to know: SUNY Fredonia Google Workspace storage reduction and account deletion

Jules HoeptingMarch 29, 2022March 30, 2022

March 29, 2022March 30, 2022

JULES HOEPTING Managing Editor Google recently announced a reduction in the storage limits of Google Workspace for Education accounts from unlimited storage to 20GB. This will be effective July 1, 2022. In response, ITS has repeatedly emailed current students, faculty, staff, associates, alumni and emeritus (retired professors) about checking the......

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Microplastics: The silent killer

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 27, 2022February 27, 2022

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022

CASEY HUBER Special to The Leader Plastic pollution is in every corner of our world. In fact, the level of global pollution is so high that trash has been found in the deepest surface of the Earth, the Marianas Trench, as well as the highest peak of our world, Mount......

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Why is SUNY Fredonia’s enrollment so low?

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 23, 2022February 23, 2022

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022

CHLOE KOWALYK News Editor Unable to sleep, SUNY Fredonia student Alex Erwin is stuck on the thought of not finishing his major on time. He had just spent the day desperately trying to register for his required classes, but received notification that some of them wouldn’t run. Erwin is a......

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SUNY Fredonia professor “under review” for defending pedophilia, sexism and slavery

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 3, 2022February 3, 2022

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022

ALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief CHLOE KOWALYK News Editor Professor-student sex, torture, pedophilia, slavery and sexism are among the views defended by SUNY Fredonia philosophy professor Dr. Stephen Kershnar. While Kershnar claims to not directly support these views himself, he has published many articles, books and blog posts in which......

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SUNY Fredonia’s updated COVID-19 guidelines for Spring 2022 semester

Contributor to The LeaderJanuary 16, 2022January 16, 2022

January 16, 2022January 16, 2022

CHLOE KOWALYK News Editor With booster shots, rising case numbers and new variants of COVID-19 in the news lately, many students have been wondering what guidelines SUNY Fredonia will set in place. On Jan. 6, SUNY Fredonia’s President Stephen Kolison sent out an email to all students, faculty and staff......

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A Message To The CEO Of Kellogg’s

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 26, 2021October 26, 2021

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021

OLIVIA SYLVESTER Guest Scallywag Really? You’re going to reject my proposal? Do you know how hard I’ve worked on this? How long have I spent? All I want is for the Kellogg’s Froot Loop cereal straws to be brought back. I’ve dedicated my life to this cause. Now this may......

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Two “freshman” classes take on in-person college for the first time

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 8, 2021October 8, 2021

October 8, 2021October 8, 2021

CHLOE KOWALYK News Editor A year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic and we are finally beginning to see our lives shift to a new version of what we used to consider “normal.” As vaccines roll out, more and more aspects of life are beginning to open back up,......

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SUNY Fredonia’s tutoring services return in person

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 17, 2021September 16, 2021

September 17, 2021September 16, 2021

CHLOE KOWALYK News Editor As a result of the pandemic, SUNY Fredonia’s tutoring services were moved entirely online. If a student needed help in a class or with their studies, they had to join a Zoom meeting and enter a breakout room with a tutor for the subject they needed......

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What makes the Fredonia Honors Program sparkle

Contributor to The LeaderJune 13, 2021June 12, 2021

June 13, 2021June 12, 2021

ALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief The Fredonia Honors Program has three pillars: Learn. Lead. Live. The more than 400 Honors students in nearly 70 majors learn about diverse topics through Honors courses, develop leadership skills both inside and outside of the classroom and have the opportunity to live with other......

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The face of the Honors Program: Natalie Gerber

Contributor to The LeaderJune 13, 2021June 12, 2021

June 13, 2021June 12, 2021

ALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief Dr. Natalie Gerber is an English professor at SUNY Fredonia, as well as the director of the Honors Program. Surprisingly, this career path in the humanities was strongly discouraged. “My mom had forbidden me to major in English,” said Gerber. “So I did her one......

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What you need to know: SUNY Fredonia Google Workspace storage reduction and account deletion

Microplastics: The silent killer

Why is SUNY Fredonia’s enrollment so low?

SUNY Fredonia professor “under review” for defending pedophilia, sexism and slavery

SUNY Fredonia’s updated COVID-19 guidelines for Spring 2022 semester

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Two “freshman” classes take on in-person college for the first time

SUNY Fredonia’s tutoring services return in person

What makes the Fredonia Honors Program sparkle

The face of the Honors Program: Natalie Gerber