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Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations: Calamitous for GOP, motivation by anger for social movements

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJOSH RANNEY News Editor   National headlines for the past two weeks or so have been abuzz with one story: the hearings on Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Brett Kavanaugh, Judge of the Appeals Court of Washington D.C., was nominated to the Supreme Court this past July by President Donald......
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SA plans response to village law proposal

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJOSH RANNEY News Editor   Recent developments indicate that the Student Association executives and General Assembly plan on crafting and approving a resolution on behalf of the students of Fredonia, declaring their position on this potential law. The issue was first brought to the General Assembly on Sept. 27. During......
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Prof. Mike Igoe: Your vote matters, a Constitution Day lesson

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKATIE MILLER Special to The Leader   At 18-years-old, Professor Mike Igoe was considered old enough to die for his country, but too young to vote for the direction it would take. In 1971, he saw first hand the real-life effects of the U.S. Constitution. In the years since, he......
Life & Arts

The Extinct Bird Project: Making a statement

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSTEPHEN SACCO Staff Writer Alberto Rey’s “The Extinct Bird Project” will be featured this fall at The Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History (RTPI) in Dunkirk. The project was inspired by Roger Peterson aka “the artist” who left a legacy on environmentalist art, most famously known for his field......
Life & Arts

Remembering Bernard Woma

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Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Staff Writer   Fredonia’s own Ghanaian xylophone player, performer and mentor recently passed away on April 27 after battling cancer. A memorial service will be held for Bernard Woma Saturday, Sept. 29 at 1 p.m. in Mason Hall. It will begin with prayers and an unveiling of the......
Life & Arts

Visiting Artist Program presents Melanie Walker

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Reading Time: 2 minutesELIZABETH SUSKI Special to The Leader   SUNY Fredonia will be welcoming Melanie Walker as part of the Visiting Artist Program on Sept. 27. The Visiting Artist Program (VAP) is a class that Barbara Räcker coordinates through the Visual Arts Department. Räcker is the gallery director at the Marion Art......
Opinion

Colleges need emphasis on intellectual diversity

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Reading Time: 3 minutesSETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Columnist   As globalization has taken root in the fabric of the United States so, too, has the emphasis for diversity. This modern paradigm has brought about laws requiring female representation on boards and committees and to affirmative action in higher-ed which has done a magnificent......
News

Change in package pick-up rules pleases administrationand RA’s, frustrates residents

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Reading Time: 2 minutesALEXANDRIA NIEVES and JOSH RANNEY Special to The Leader and News Editor   If you live in a dorm and you’ve ordered something online or gotten a package in the mail, you’ve probably gotten an email that said, “You have a package waiting at the University Bookstore.” Christopher Zenns, the......

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