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From Fredonia to the White House Professor’s research contributes to new federal law

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  COLIN PERRY News Editor   Four years ago, few people knew what microbeads were or how much they threatened the world’s waterways. Now, just a few years later, the tiny plastic beads that Americans usually find in their toothpaste or exfoliating scrubs are now banned. This is largely thanks......
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Underrepresented student groups: a Case Study

Reading Time: 3 minutes  MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   Fredonia students have worked hard to create some successful Student Association (SA) groups with a strong general body. Some popular examples would be Women’s Student Union or Pride Alliance — both large groups with a generally active schedule of meetings and events. What about......
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‘A Work in Progress’: Adinolfe, Campbell, Chattern, Gates and Sperling featured in senior art show

Reading Time: 4 minutes[metaslider id=4984] CARLY KNASZAK Assistant Reverb Editor     The annual senior art show will be on display until Dec. 11 at the Marion Art Gallery. The exhibit is called  “A Work in Progress” and shows pieces from graduating seniors. Dec. 4 was when the exhibit first opened, and family......
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The cost of being tobacco-free The unfunded mandate that got rid of cigarette receptacles

Reading Time: 4 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   When SUNY announced that all 64 campuses were required to adopt some form of a Tobacco-Free Policy, it created some problems for the various campuses. The main problem was that SUNY did not provide any money to schools to help implement these policies. Fredonia has......
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Inclusive Starbucks cup designs: The Lampoon leaves no religion behind

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  EMMO Staff Lampoonist   Starbucks’ decision to drop all Christmas-related symbols from its cup design has a certain kind of customer very unhappy. Enraged by the “politically correct” environment, devout Christians cannot fathom a Starbucks throw-away cup without candy canes, snowflakes, ornaments and all the festive, glittery nonsense that......
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A new president and vice president Burgos and Taylor win Student Association Executive Election

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Reading Time: 3 minutesSCOTT DOWNEY Special to The Leader   On Nov. 10 and 11, students voted for the president and vice president duo they think will serve the campus best. The polls closed Tuesday at 9 p.m. and with 142 votes Jason Burgos, a senior finance and business administration major, and Mary......
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Web Exclusive: Casey Springer: A conversation with a student veteran

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Reading Time: 7 minutesAMANDA DEDIE News Editor   Meet Casey Springer, a senior social work major. A lot of people have things about them that make them stick out from the rest, but Springer is of a very small minority on the Fredonia campus. From 2008-2011, Springer served in the United States Air......
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Fredonia celebrates National Smoke-Out Day Has the tobacco-free policy negatively impacted the environment?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   On Nov. 12, Fredonia will be celebrating National Smoke-Out Day in honor of the second anniversary of Fredonia’s Tobacco-Free policy. The Student Health and Counseling Center will be setting up tables with information to help inform students of the dangers of smoking. Fredonia’s Tobacco Free......

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