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New walkway design aims to replace spine while honoring I.M. Pei

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Stretching from the second floor of the Williams Center all the way to McEwen, Fredonia’s spine bridge had been a standout feature of the campus since it was originally designed by the prominent architect, I.M. Pei. “I loved being able to watch the stars on the......
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New head of NASA announces flat earth truther initiative

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Reading Time: 2 minutesALBERTO GONZALEZ Staff Lampoonist   The fresh Trump appointee of the week is now headed over to see what he can do to the NASA program. Jim Birdenstine, an avid climate denier, has now taken the reigns, and he is turning this ship so far into a different direction that......
Life & Arts

‘Fred Before Bed’ up for a major award

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  MOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer   Fredonia is home to the student-run TV station, WNYF, that’s located in the lower level of Hendrix Hall. While working at the station offers hands-on experience for students wishing to go into broadcast news or television, the station is open to all majors. One......
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Women’s soccer hoping for big things this year: With 11 freshmen, how will they achieve these aspirations?

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Reading Time: 2 minutesANDREW RICHARDSON Special to the leader   Calling this roster young is an understatement. Out of the 11 incoming freshmen, seven are expected to start for the Blue Devils this year. Sophomore public relations major Olivia Coccitto voiced her thoughts about whether any of these freshmen can come in and......
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Video Game Development Club programs their way onto campus

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer   Video games are quickly evolving from their humble console origins into something much more powerful and ubiquitous. From mobile gaming to competitive e-sports, game culture is quickly worming its way into the national zeitgeist as a sign of the times. Most people are happy playing......
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Women’s tennis: a look at the upcoming season: Blue devils look forward to competing, despite a young team

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  AVRIL KING Social Media Manager   Looking back to this past year, 2016 was a historic year for Fredonia’s women’s tennis team. With a final record of 10-3, it was one of their most successful seasons yet. Now, the question that these women face is, “what’s next?” At the......
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Millions apply for disability after staring right into the solar eclipse

Reading Time: 2 minutesJACLYN SPIEZIA Staff Lampoonist It was a bizarre day Aug. 21. Early in the morning lightning struck Old Main Drive, almost killing one student who had been stumbling back to campus, drunk. One might think Ben Frenklyn was lucky to escape the lightning, but that very same day he went......
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Fredonia community gathers to witness solar eclipse

Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=9452] JACOB SANTOS Special to The Leader   While Aug.  21 initiated the Fall 2017 semester, millions of people across the country eagerly w aited to witness a solar eclipse visible throughout the contiguous United States. A band spanning between the states of Oregon and South Carolina provided the most......
Life & Arts

Kappa Sigma holds first annual Urban Dictionary Spelling Bee

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Reading Time: 2 minutesKARA CEKUTA Staff Writer   Did you know that there is a name for that guy in your 8 a.m. philosophy class who won’t stop asking stupid, pointless questions? Well, according to Urban Dictionary, you could call that guy an “askhole.” On April 25, the brothers of Kappa Sigma asked......

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