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Fredonia responds to UB transfer ad by putting own ads in UB newspaper

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteJOSEPH MARCINIAK Editor of the Scallion After seeing a controversial new ad out in The Leader newspaper, the Fredonia faculty board decided to retaliate in a story for the ages. The ad was a simple yet striking one, saying “You should be here. Transfer today.” In fact, you can flip......
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Writers @ Work presents opportunity for students to connect with professionals

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKATIE LENDA Special to The Leader The opportunity to meet and interact with seasoned professionals is an event students will have the chance to attend on Nov. 7 – 8. Fredonia is set to welcome Grammy award winner, Kent Knappenberger, Nannette Knappenberger and sound engineer, Anthony Casuccio back to their......
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Fredonia to offer award to Pennsylvania and Ohio students

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD News Editor Starting next year, Fredonia will be offering Good Neighbor Awards to out-of-state students from Pennsylvania and Ohio. There is currently a president’s award for out-of-state students, but it is merit-based, and there are a finite number of scholarships. The new award will be a reduction of......
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Local student committed to doing essay after five more minutes of video game

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Reading Time: 2 minutesCOREY DALE-MILLER Guest Scallywag Neva S. Tapp, a sophomore communication major who had not yet started his English class essay, was last seen playing “Borderlands 3” alone on his couch. When The Scallion inquired about Tapp’s intention to finish his schoolwork, Tapp noted that “Borderlands 3″ had only just come......
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Fredonia ranked 13th best value public college in the north

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Reading Time: 3 minutesTANNER TRUAX Special to The Leader Students at SUNY Fredonia have one more reason to be proud to be attending school here. Every year, the U.S. News & World Report composes a ranking of the nation’s universities. This year, they have bestowed upon Fredonia the title of 13th best value......
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When science becomes more important than a strike

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Reading Time: 2 minutesANNA GAGLIANO Special to The Leader Last Friday, a Climate Teach-In was held by the Climate Education Initiative, or CEI, at Fredonia and led by their representative Julia Wilson. On this same day, millions of students all over the world participated in the Global Climate Strike. Students, faculty, and even......
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A change in Fredonia’s M.S. in biology promises to take the school to new heights

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD News Editor Fredonia has shortened the path to the M.S. degree in biology, and some students think it could help put the school on the map. “I think it’s definitely a good idea, just for financial reasons,” said Jacob Traverse, a junior molecular genetics major. “Our bio program......
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Commencement speaker announced: Shaun Nelms to point grads toward the future

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Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery year, a new set of Fredonia graduates set off on a new journey into adulthood and professional careers. With this new adventure comes new obstacles, new responsibilities and, more than likely, more work. With this new and scary endeavour in mind, it is the Commencement speaker’s duty and privilege......
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Stephanie Wojnowski: What it takes to do it all

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Reading Time: 3 minutesSANDRENE HAMILTON Special to The Leader   Stephanie Wojnowski, one of the captains of Women’s Cross Country at SUNY Fredonia, won the chancellor’s award for excellence. Wojnowski said that receiving the award was a great way for her to end her academic career at Fredonia. Wojnowski is a senior with......
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Let’s not lose our Excelsior Scholarship

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Reading Time: 2 minutesALEXANDRIA NIEVES Special to The Leader   Dan Tramuta knows the Excelsior  Scholarship program. He was there when it was created, and he also recognizes problems students can have with it. “There were four [Tramuta, SUNY, New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (NYSHESC) and Cuomo’s office] of us that......

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