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Davis comes out to Pope in secret meeting

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Reading Time: 2 minutesEMMO Staff Lampoonist   Recently it was leaked, and then later confirmed, that Pope Francis had a secret meeting with infamous Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis. Yes, she’s the one who refused to give out marriage licenses to gay couples. The meeting was announced by Davis’ lawyer, but was not......
Opinion

FTDO: Ryli Chmiel Hidden Wonder of Fredonia: The Career Development Office

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Reading Time: 2 minutesDid you go to college so you could have a great job when you graduate? Well, did you know that the sole purpose of the Career Development Office (CDO) is to help you reach that goal? I’m not a spokesperson or an employee of the CDO, so it’s not like......
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Sophomore tries to close Dod’s Hall, says ‘the freshman 15 is inevitable’

Reading Time: 2 minutesPHYLLIS T. CUPP Lampoonist   The uproar on social media Tuesday night following an “emergency in Dod’s Hall and Parking Lot 10” left many questions in the minds of Fredonia students. Why are we on lockdown? Was Wall-E really on campus? Which Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle was that walking around......
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Drastic price hike comes at drastic cost Martin Shkreli gets financial AIDS

Reading Time: 2 minutesRILEY STRAW Lampoon Editor   According to BBC, Martin Shkreli is “the most hated man in America” after he raised the price on Daraprim, a medication used to treat those with weakened immune systems. After he raised the price from $13.50 to $750 per pill, Shkreli faces some unforeseen consequences.......
News

A conversation with Steve Moses

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Reading Time: 8 minutesAMANDA DEDIE Assistant News Editor   News spread like wildfire when the news broke that Steve Moses, a senior from Gouverneur, New York majoring in music and audio engineering, would be a contestant in season 17 of the reality TV show “Big Brother.” While Steve had a rocky start, Fredonians......
News

Biology professor shares thoughts on Daraprim

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   According to the Washington Post, Martin Shkreli, a 32-year-old hedge fund billionaire, became the recent target of enormous criticism. Shkreli achieved this when he decided to raise the price of Daraprim — a new drug his company Turing Pharmaceuticals had purchased — from $13.50 to......
Life & Arts

Guitar professor releases new CD

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Reading Time: 2 minutesRIANNA SEELIG Staff Writer   One of Fredonia’s own was recently involved in an exciting project. Composer and SUNY Distinguished Professor of the School of Music James Piorkowski had his newest recording, “NINE: The Guitar and Beyond,” released by Centaur Records. The recording is a collection of nine new works.......

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