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A summer well spent: Inside the ‘Arts of Italy’ summer study abroad program and its upcoming changes

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MOLLY VANDENBERG Special to The Leader   It’s typical for college students to spend their summer working to save some extra money or just relaxing with familiar hometown family and friends. However, many of us are craving a new and exciting experience that staying at home simply can’t offer. ‘Arts......
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New year, new VP Howard begins first semester at head of Student Affairs

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CONNOR HOFFMAN News Editor   Last Spring, it was announced that David Herman, the vice president of Student Affairs, would be retiring at the end of the semester. By the end of the semester, the university had decided to fill Herman’s vacancy with Dr. Cedric Howard. Howard was born in......
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Meet the ‘Veep’: Bridget Doyle Junior elected SUNY Student Assembly vice president

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JORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer   On the second day of the SUNY Student Assembly Spring ‘16 Conference, the elections commenced and one of Fredonia’s very own became the vice president. Junior political science and history dual major Bridget Doyle will be the new SUNY Student Assembly (SA) VP. “I am......
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The final conversation with Dr. David Herman

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Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. David Herman has fielded an innumerable amount of questions from The Leader. From clubs to FREDFest to anything about students, he’s always been willing to have a conversation with us. So before he retired, we felt it necessary to sit down with him one......
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Life & Arts

All that jazz at EBC Fredonia Jazz Ensemble and Weapons of Jazz Destruction host big band bash

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MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   On April 29, EBC West was transformed into a jazz-age speakeasy through the jazz big band stylings of the Fredonia Jazz Ensemble and Weapons of Jazz Destruction. The Fredonia Jazz Ensemble started as a dance band at the Fredonia Normal School in 1934. The University......
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Groundbreaking: the campus garden The first steps in growing the Fredonia Grove

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[metaslider id=6544] JORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer   The sun slowly faded into the horizon around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday night, but in the morning there would be one more garden waiting for its return. A few students played catch with a football in the distance, and some just simply walked......
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Heading outside ‘the box’ SUNY SA moves forward to ‘Ban the Box’ on applications

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JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer It started with a question on the SUNY application that most students probably never gave a second thought: “Have you ever been convicted of a felony?” Many students simply check the box marked “No,” and continue on with their application process; for prospective students who have......
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‘What does it mean to be human?’: Wade Davis and the spirit of diversity

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MEGHAN GUATTERY Managing Editor   From Christopher Columbus and Hernando Cortes to the fictional likes of Captain Nemo and Indiana Jones, explorers have been sharing their stories for centuries. And after a year-long series of lectures, film screenings, conferences and more, this year’s Convocation ended with a little bit of......
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Opinion

Editorial: Take marijuana off Schedule I, please

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One of these things is not like the others: heroin, marijuana, LSD, ecstasy. The date April 20, better known as 4/20, means different things to different people. But The Leader wanted to take this opportunity, on this particular date, to discuss the most talked about 4/20 correlation: cannabis. (By the......
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