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A new semester resolution to consider: Read a damn book

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Reading Time: 3 minutesSETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Writer   I was recently scolded on social media for having shared an article which suggested that libraries should be privatized. “Hands off our public services,” this young Facebook warrior said. I merely shared the article because it was an interesting perspective and a good one,......
Life & Arts

Brews Under Review – May the ‘fourth’ be with you: Redeye Jedi

Reading Time: 2 minutesMELISSA FUCHS Staff Writer   This past Friday, while many Fredonia students were partaking in off-campus Fred Fest, I decided to take a trip to the local watering hole — after all, what better way is there to celebrate “May The Fourth”? Given the reputation of Fred Fest’s sort of......
News

Despite an increase in recipients, concerns still linger for scholarship

Reading Time: 2 minutesDAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor   As of last week, 641 currently enrolled undergraduate students are receiving the Excelsior scholarship, a “completion initiative” designed by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office. Entering the scholarship’s second year, about 15 percent of Fredonia’s student population is benefiting from the scholarship. Combined, the scholarships amount to......
News

Expenditures have risen while state support remains steady: How Fredonia plans to climb out of its structural deficit

Reading Time: 3 minutes  DAN ORZECHOWSKI and JOSH RANNEY News Editor and Assistant News Editor   Since 2007, Fredonia has been in a structural deficit. Throughout the years, this hasn’t been a huge problem, but now that reserve funds are dwindling, the issue is more of a concern. In the 2007-2008 academic year,......
Opinion

From the Desk of Claire O’Reilly, Editor in Chief

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  I’m sitting at my kitchen table in Eisenhower 208B, my head is pounding and my stomach is so empty that I am in physical pain. My energy level is at zero, and I’m staring at a plate of chocolate cupcakes smothered in chocolate frosting. After five minutes, I cave......
News

Yet another racial incident

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Reading Time: 5 minutesQUINTIN JAMES Assistant Sports Editor   On Feb. 11, an alleged incident downtown involving SUNY Fredonia students led directly to a racial slur being posted on social media. This has sparked outrage and controversy on campus and online. In a matter of hours, Fredonia was notified through Twitter, Facebook and......
Scallion

Student dabs three consecutive times, accidentally summons the genie of 2016

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJACLYN SPIEZIA Staff Scallywag   Dank Glott was on his dorm bed, Lays chips squashed all over his green bed sheets, and he was laughing at a somewhat hypnotic poster on his wall for no reason. His roommate was out doing something “productive,” while he had decided to spend his......

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