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Sigma Tau Delta coffee talk inspires creative writers

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBETHANY CLANCY Staff Writer This past Friday, Sigma Tau Delta, the English honor society, set up a “coffee talk” with two new creative writing professors, Eric Schlich and Sarah Green. This gave students an opportunity to ask them questions about their journey as writers, along with asking about the work......
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Fredonia is becoming more diverse: But if minorities don’t feel comfortable on campus, does it matter?

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Reading Time: 4 minutesVICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor Fall 2017 marks Fredonia’s most diverse year for incoming freshmen, with more than 30 percent from underrepresented minority groups, according to Fredonia’s Right Serving, Right Sizing final report. Even so, students and staff have become increasingly critical of the school’s intentions. If anyone has been......
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Philosophical debate brings back age-old question: Is abortion morally acceptable?

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSETH MICHAEL MEYER Assistant News Editor   On Nov. 7, Fredonia hosted a debate that discussed the morality of abortion. Dr. John Keller, associate professor at Niagara University, argued that abortion is immoral while Fredonia’s own Dr. Stephen Kershnar, chair of the philosophy department, argued that abortion is moral. A......
Sports

Dancing with the Athletes: Athletes team up with dancers to raise money for Moving Miracles

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Reading Time: 3 minutesQUINTIN JAMES Assistant Sports Editor   On Nov. 12, in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room, the Student Dance Organization held their fifth annual Dancing with the Athletes event. The event was for charity, a non-profit organization called Moving Miracles that assists individuals with special needs in dance, creative movement, music......
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New York Times bestselling author hosts workshops on campus

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH AND ANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer and Photo Editor   This past week, New York Times bestselling author and Fredonia alumna Wendy Corsi Staub returned to campus with HarperCollins executive editor Lucia Macro. The two presented several opportunities for students to meet with them and discuss novel writing,......
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Flood runs rampant through town, campus: Heavy rains cause problem in Fredonia

Reading Time: 3 minutesCURTIS HENRY Sports Editor   In the ongoing battle of man vs. Mother Nature, Mother Nature remains undefeated. Torrential downpours all weekend led to various points of flooding throughout the town of Fredonia and the SUNY Fredonia campus on Sunday night. The Buffalo Niagara International Airport reported 1.99 inches of......

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