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Hochul visits Dunkirk to award WNY communities $19 million

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ALYSSA BUMP  Chief Copy & Design Editor Small towns are facing big problems across the country. Population declines, budget cuts and business closures have deeply impacted communities across the Western New York region, like Dunkirk.  On Monday morning, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Dunkirk is the awardee of a......
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Terrostic threat on Thompson results in criminal charges

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ALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief Social media is a place where people can often freely express themselves. But, when self-expression infringes upon the safety of others, action often has to be taken.  On the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 2, shockwaves were sent through SUNY Fredonia’s campus community after an anonymous......
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Students question whether Professor Stephen Kershnar will teach classes next fall

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ALYSSA BUMP  Editor in Chief  CHLOE KOWALYK  News Editor  Earlier in the semester, there was controversy over statements made and posted online by Dr. Stephen Kershnar, a distinguished teaching professor in philosophy at SUNY Fredonia.  After his statements caught a lot of attention online and a student-created petition to fire......
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Reeling in history: Fredonia Radio Systems Archive Project

Jules Hoepting
JULES HOEPTING Managing Editor  Fredonia Radio Systems (FRS) has been reeling in history — literally. The club’s Archival Project consists of taking reels of audio tape, cassette tapes, mini discs and compact discs stored in the station’s archives and digitizing it. Once digitized, the files, along with any behind-the-scenes information......
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SUNY Fredonia professors have varying views on Kershnar uproar

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ALYSSA BUMP  Editor in Chief  CHLOE KOWALYK  News Editor  Several SUNY Fredonia professors have voiced their opinions about the recent news regarding their colleague Dr. Stephen Kershnar. This past week, a video on Twitter from @libsoftiktok showed Kershnar appearing on a podcast where he discussed topics such as adult-child sex.......

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