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Students for Fredonia holds protest in Barker Commons

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ABIGAIL JACOBSON Asst. News Editor DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor Most students remember last semester ending with a bang — specifically, with a protest that aimed to raise awareness and concerns about the proposed program cuts that had just been announced by Fredonia President Stephen Kolison.  The group that organized that......
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Gallery: Fredonia students and faculty hold protest against program cuts

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SUNY Fredonia students and faculty/staff alike joined forces in a protest this afternoon as a result of proposed program cuts announced yesterday during a “special campus meeting.” The proposed cuts include several arts and humanities programs, including photography, sculpture, philosophy, sociology, Spanish and early childhood education (birth-2), among several other......
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Featured SUNY Fredonia President Stephen Kolison announces potential program cuts at SUNY Fredonia

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THE LEADER STAFF UPDATE 12/8/23, 11:52 a.m.: UPDATE 12/7/23, 11:32 p.m.: UPDATE 12/6/23, 9:21 p.m.: UPDATE 12/6/23, 5:51 p.m.: SUNY Fredonia President Stephen Kolison hosted a “special campus meeting” today, Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 2:30 p.m.  This meeting was geared towards faculty and staff, as an email was not shared......
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The silence between, before and after: A concert analysis

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LUKE VILLAVICENCIO Special to The Leader  “Music is the silence between the notes.”          – Claude Debussy Rosch Recital Hall, Oct. 22—You could hear a pin drop.  The crowd is quiet and the Ekstasis Duo, made up of Fredonia’s own Dr. Natasha Farny (cello) and Dr. Eliran Avni (piano), has taken......
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Kershnar v. Kolison et al.: Free speech versus campus safety

Chloe Kowalyk
CHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief  It has been nearly 500 days since SUNY Fredonia Professor Stephen Kershnar was removed from campus after a video surfaced of him discussing morality issues regarding adult-child sex on X (formerly Twitter).  Now, Kershnar is suing Fredonia President Stephen Kolison and Executive Vice President and......
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From Buffalo Bills linebacker to backing up students: Director of Multicultural Student Services David White

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 ALANA WINGATE  Staff Writer  Education, culture and family are the first elements you’ll notice when entering David White’s office. Black cultural representation in the form of art, numerous frames filled with family photos and higher education, fill the walls and shelves of White’s office.  White is the previous Director of......
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Upcoming Lecture: Understanding Today’s Changing Climate: Learning from Past Environmental Archives

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From 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, the April Brown Bag Lunch will be held. This month’s Brown Bag Lunch is titled “Understanding Today’s Changing Climate: Learning from Past Environmental Archives.” It’ll be presented by Dr. Courtney Wigdahl-Perry of Biology and Environmental Sciences and Dr. Matthew Lanning......
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SUNY Fredonia professor proposes edible landscaping on campus

Chloe Kowalyk
CHLOE KOWALYK Managing Editor  Imagine a SUNY Fredonia filled with fruit-bearing trees and freshly grown vegetables plentiful across campus. Students could harvest these crops each season, and could implement them into healthy meal ideas while in college.  The campus would be filled with healthy and edible greenery for all students......
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Dr. Stephen Kershnar’s assigned classes canceled one week into the Fall 2022 semester

Chloe Kowalyk
CHLOE KOWALYKManaging Editor Last semester, Dr. Stephen Kershnar’s views were called to question after a Twitter post by @libsoftiktok showed a video of Kershnar on a podcast defending views that adult-child sexual relationships aren’t necessarily harmful.After further controversy over what many regarded as Kershnar’s defense of pro-rape and sexist views,......

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