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This Fall’s undergraduate enrollment spike relieves department tensions

Reading Time: 4 minutesVICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Special to the Leader This Fall marks Fredonia’s second highest undergraduate enrollment in its almost two century legacy. Out of 191 years, this was “the first time since the 2014-2015 academic year that the campus enrolled more than 1,000 first-year students,” according to Fredonia’s campus report today. Dean......
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From the Desk of Claire O’Reilly, Life & Arts Editor

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSwirls of sherbet ice-cream colored clouds lazily glide over a baby-blue sky and the world seems to be basking in a warm, golden light. The lake is bathwater warm and completely still, reflecting the beauty above it. I was recently asked to describe one of my favorite memories during an......
Opinion

The North Korean crisis: a Machiavellian perspective

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSETH MICHAEL MEYER Special to The Leader Let’s be real — the hopes of a peaceful resolution to the North Korean crisis are long dead and now the world faces a harsh reality. North Korea’s claims of possessing long-range ICBM technology combined with their more frequent missile launches have put......
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Center for Multicultural Affairs becomes the Intercultural Center

Reading Time: 3 minutesJACOB SANTOS Special to The Leader During the early to mid 1990s, the administration at SUNY Fredonia pushed to promote inclusion and diversity to their students. This led to what became known as the Center for Multicultural Affairs (CMA) in 1997, catering to various students from different backgrounds. Over the......
Life & Arts

Breaking the stigma: The National Alliance of Mental Illness comes to SUNY Fredonia

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBailey Kuzma Special to The Leader   This year there is a new club on campus: NAMI. NAMI stands for the National Alliance of Mental Illness. It was started by Tyler Gross, a junior biology major. “I wanted to start the club because I’ve always been passionate about helping people......
Life & Arts

Sparking the much needed conversation: The Netflix original movie “To The Bone” sheds light on eating disorders

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Reading Time: 4 minutesAMBER MATTICE Managing Editor   Whenever a movie or tv show is made about something as sensitive as mental health disorders and struggles, there is a lot of apprehension surrounding it. There is concern for lack of sensitivity, empathy, truthfulness and potential glorification of things that are far less glamorous......
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Counseling Center reminds students they’re not alone

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor   If someone ever told you that college is easy, don’t listen to them. Tests, projects and papers may swamp our schedules, but that’s not all; we’re forced to juggle our academics, social life and anything in-between. Don’t forget about that ever-growing pile of laundry in......
Opinion

Why we should be cautious about ‘13 Reasons Why’

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMADDY CARROLL Design Editor   When I was 14, I read “13 Reasons Why” by Jay Asher. Since the TV adaptation “13 Reasons Why” recently aired on Netflix it has flooded my newsfeed with people recalling how much they loved the book and that they couldn’t wait to watch the......

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