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New class spotlight: Global Change Biology Class focuses on the effects of global change on the past, present and future

Reading Time: 4 minutesAMANDA DEDIE Staff Writer Global change — the topic everyone talks about but no one can agree on. Is it real? Are we over-exaggerating? Does it really matter if, most likely, none of us will be alive to see any catastrophic effects? It is well-known that what has happened in......
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Media Attention Deficit Disorder: Hilary and Libya

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer The media and its audience have a habit of immediately forgetting about something after a short amount of time. Questions are asked, outrage is created and it all gets swept under the rug after a few months; bigger and better stories then grab the public’s attention.......
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Ethos New Music Society hosts Third Coast Percussion

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Ethos New Music Society kicked off its 15th Newsound Festival with the “vibrant” and “superb” Third Coast Percussion ensemble this past week. Hailed as groundbreaking for their expansion of the percussion repertoire, “Third Coast Percussion explores and expands the extraordinary sonic possibilities of the percussion repertoire......
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FRED Fest Q&A with Dr. Herman

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Reading Time: 6 minutesJORDYN HOLKA Managing Editor Last week The Leader sat down with Dr. David Herman, vice president of Student Affairs, in search of answers to questions regarding the recent cancellation of FRED Fest. Questions were gathered from the student body at Student Association’s General Assembly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 12. Jordyn......
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New policy to change child-centric events NYSSMA music camp, little siblings weekend amongst affected events

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMEGHAN GUATTERY Assistant News Editor Changes are coming to Fredonia in the upcoming Fall semester that will affect many clubs and annual Fredonia-affiliated activities that work with minors. The Fredonia Child Protection Policy (CPP), while currently a working draft, is a 24-page document that covers the ins and outs of......
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Cause and effect: milk and meat prices Multiple factors may cause change in food prices

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Reading Time: 2 minutesCHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer Chaos Theory is the idea that if a butterfly flaps its wings, it could potentially set in motion a chain of events that could result in a hurricane. While the prospect itself seems silly, the concept still holds up. This notion, applied to the prices of......
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New class spotlight LART 160: Pursuit of Trivia

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Reading Time: 3 minutesTARA DACTYL Special to the Lampoon Losing a game of Trivia Crack may be one of the saddest moments one can experience. Coming in last at Ellicott Brewing Company or Wing City Grille’s trivia can ruin a person’s entire week. Getting question after question incorrect can really do a number......
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The ghost of dining halls past: student petitions to reopen Erie Dining Hall

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMEGHAN GUATTERY Assistant News Editor After a year and a half of quiet murmurs and crossed fingers, conversation regarding the dormant Erie Dining Hall has sparked once again. Freshman sound recording technology major Andrew Marotta published a petition on Jan. 26 to change.org. With over 85 million users, the site......

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