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Conservative Corner: Excelsior Scholarship won’t take us higher

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      CONNOR HOFFMAN Managing Editor   Recently, the New York state budget for the upcoming budget passed. One of the most controversial additions to the budget bill was a program called the Excelsior Scholarship. This idea was horribly thought-out and reeks of “Cuomo 2020.” The scholarship will cover......
Life & Arts

New Politics and Joywave headline spring concert

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[metaslider id=8970][metaslider id=8970] MORGAN HENDERSON Special to The Leader   Joywave and New Politics played Fredonia’s annual spring concert on April 1 at 7:30 p.m. It was evident that there was excitement throughout the gym. For some, this was their first opportunity to see the groups live. John Greenan, a......
News

Neal returns to lecture on activism and blackness in the digital age

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CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer After receiving his B.A.and M.A. in English from Fredonia in 1987 and 1993, alumnus Mark Anthony Neal returned to campus earlier this week to discuss black culture, activism and social media as a part of the English Department’s Writers@Work program. During his two-day residency at Fredonia,......
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Democracy 101 program puts civic debates in context

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[metaslider id=8403] ANGELINA DOHRE Special to The Leader Campus faculty are offering insight on current topics in the news. Through weekly “Democracy 101” talks in the garden area of Reed Library, various faculty members will provide information to students, staff, other faculty and Fredonia residents on issues presented in the......
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Fake news filter removes Conway from internet

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EMMA PATTERSON Staff Lampoonist Facebook’s new “fake news filters” caused a moderate amount of outrage among Donald Trump supporters last week when they accidentally filtered out, to the relief of pretty much everyone, Kellyanne Conway interviews. Incensed Facebook users took to Facebook to rant about boycotting Facebook. “I joined Facepage......

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