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President Hefner: Who he is and what he’s done since his return

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AIDAN POLLARD News Editor “I don’t ever describe myself. Other people talk about me — I don’t talk about myself,” said Interim University President Dennis Hefner. It was a lighthearted answer, even though he seemed a little caught off guard by my question asking him to describe himself to the......
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New crustacean species discovered by assistant professor

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ANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer Almost 10 years ago, then-Yale graduate student Thomas Hegna began collaborating on research that would lead to a new discovery of crustacean species. Now a new assistant professor at Fredonia, Hegna recently finalized the project that has lasted since long before he received his Ph.D. The......
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Search firm takes input from Fredonia campus & community on presidential search

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AIDAN POLLARD News Editor Though the search for Fredonia’s new president may be confidential due to a SUNY-wide policy change, the search firm Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates is still taking the campus community’s opinion into account throughout the process. The firm was on campus Thursday, Dec. 5 and Friday, Dec. 6......
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Coaches Corner: Astrid Escobar on swimming and her journey to Fredonia

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CAROLYN MULLARKEY Staff Writer It was a cold and early morning in the Steele Natatorium the Friday before Thanksgiving Break, and there was definitely no one more excited to be at their job more than Coach Astrid Escobar. This is Escobar’s first year coaching at Fredonia for both the men’s......
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Open forums to be held for presidential search

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AIDAN POLLARD News Editor As SUNY Fredonia prepares the confidential search for a new university president, they’ve hired the presidential search firm Storbeck/Pimentel. In November, the firm successfully aided in searches at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Penn State Brandywine and the University of the Pacific. A piece of the firm’s......
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Igoe recognized for instructional video

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CHRISTOPHER ELKINS Special to The Leader It’s always rewarding whenever something coming out of Fredonia gets recognized by the outside world. This is nothing new for department of communication Assistant Professor Michael Igoe. Igoe’s video, “Interviewing: Getting the Facts the Feelings, and the Focus” has won another award and is......
Life & Arts

Fredonia professor Armand Petri writes score for local horror film

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ERIKETA COST Life & Arts Editor You may be familiar with the recent local horror film “Widow’s Point,” that was shot at the Dunkirk Lighthouse. Fredonia professor Armand Petri wrote the musical score for the film and recently took part in a discussion panel at the premiere. Petri, born in......
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Changes in Academic Affairs leads to merging departments

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ALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader As we all get into our new routine for this school year, various changes have also been made behind the scenes. The division of academic affairs have applied multiple organizational changes to their system and programs. These include College of Education, Liberal Arts and......

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