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Yet another racial incident

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QUINTIN JAMES Assistant Sports Editor   On Feb. 11, an alleged incident downtown involving SUNY Fredonia students led directly to a racial slur being posted on social media. This has sparked outrage and controversy on campus and online. In a matter of hours, Fredonia was notified through Twitter, Facebook and......
Opinion

Trump’s budget betrays his base and bolsters the uber-rich

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JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer   Many, if not most, of my relatives are fiscal conservatives. Oftentimes, the label is tacked on to a sentence announcing their conservative lean in an apologetic or conciliatory way — like ‘I’m a conservative, but a fiscal conservative, so if you want to marry a......
News

Vice President Cedric Howard wins award for outstanding performance

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JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer   Vice President of Student Affairs Cedric Howard has only been working at Fredonia since August of 2016, but in that time he’s been busy making waves in admissions, enrollment and residential life. In recognition of his work, Howard has been named as the recipient of......
News

‘Flipping the switch’: Dr. McNair encourages Fredonia to become a student-ready college

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VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor   According to Fredonia’s “Right Serving, Right Sizing” final report of Fall 2017, with more than 30 percent of students enrolled from minority groups, Fredonia’s diversity is reaching new heights. More students than ever are expressing their interest in ethnic clubs, and they are making......
Life & Arts

Percussion Guild brings Ghana to Fredonia

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[metaslider id=10659] MELISSA FUCHS Special to The Leader   Wednesday night brought a taste of Ghana to Rosch Recital Hall on the Fredonia campus as students, community members and faculty were treated to the sights and sounds of the Saakumu Dance Troupe. While Saakumu is Ghanaian for tradition, the performance......
News

Spectrum Entertainment hosts another big hit

  VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor   Last week was a big success for Spectrum Entertainment, a student-run organization responsible for many of Fredonia’s most well-known campus events. Students swarmed to the events that unfolded under Spectrum’s Spring annual occasion known as “Welcome Week.” For every event, each room in......

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