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New Iceland study abroad program announced 

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Reading Time: 2 minutesNERON SIMPSON Staff Writer For college students, the daily routine of going to class and completing assignments becomes monotonous.  For this reason, some students consider studying abroad.  The opportunity to travel to another country to indulge in a chosen subject and a different culture can be refreshing, rewarding and even......
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Surveying students opinions about University Police 

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMICHAEL WILLIAMS  Special to The Leader  Over the past month, more than 400 Fredonia students participated in a campus-wide survey. The survey collected information about the students, their interactions with University Police and their opinion of UP. Police relationships with communities in America have been rocky throughout history. Whether you......
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[EDITORIAL] Student safety pushed to the sidelines: What is the fine line between varsity and club sports?

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Reading Time: 2 minutesOn the evening of Tuesday Feb. 21, Fredonia Blackhorse Rugby player Jason Winston collided with one of his teammates, leaving him with injuries that hospitalized him at Brooks Memorial overnight. Winston’s teammates reached out to one of the athletic trainers nearby on campus for emergency assistance while others called University......
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Detailing Dunkirk’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization plan

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Reading Time: 4 minutesALYSSA BUMP  Chief Copy & Design Editor Blueprints, budgeting plans and business approvals are beginning to bring change to Dunkirk and Fredonia. On Jan. 23, New York Governor Kathy Hochul visited Dunkirk, N.Y., to award the city a $10 million Downtown Revitalization Grant.  The Economic Development Announcement, hosted at the......
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Hochul visits Dunkirk to award WNY communities $19 million

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Reading Time: 3 minutesALYSSA 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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Kappa Sigma & Sigma Kappa bidding support for community food drive 

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWill Karr Life & Arts Editor  The holidays are not only a time when we receive gifts, but the season also provides opportunities for us to be able to give back to others.  Two Greek life organizations, the fraternity Kappa Sigma and the sorority Sigma Kappa, will be teaming up......
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Terrostic threat on Thompson results in criminal charges

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Reading Time: 3 minutesALYSSA 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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[SATIRE] Horoscopes as random stuff happening in the news right now

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteJAY BYRONStaff Scallywag This is the signs as all the random stuff happening in the news right now! Aries: Casual wildfires happening Taurus: Going back and forth between freezing weather and almost 80 degrees Gemini: Lorde shushing the audience because she wants to have the solo Cancer: The Met Gala......
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Students question whether Professor Stephen Kershnar will teach classes next fall

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Reading Time: 3 minutesALYSSA 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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