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Who will win Chautauqua County?

Reading Time: 2 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Come next week, many Fredonia students will be casting their votes for the first time in their lives, navigating the complicated web of local, state and presidential candidates that fill their ballot. On the state level, things look rather uncompetitive, with New York’s electoral votes routinely......
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Course Spotlight: Political classes center around 2016 election

Reading Time: 3 minutes  ANGELINA DOHRE Special to The Leader As the election draws near, two special courses are focusing their attention on politics among the student body: Presidential Campaign Communication and 2016 Election. The Presidential Campaign Communication course was created by assistant professor Angela McGowan. According to her, there were three main......
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Emeritus professor presents Mars meteorites studies

Reading Time: 3 minutes  ANGELINA DOHRE Special to The Leader Every Friday at noon, the Fredonia chapter of Sigma Xi and the Scientific Research Society organizes a brown bag lecture on campus. This past week, professor emeritus Jack Berkley presented “Mars Meteorites: The Story Behind their Discovery,” in the Major Alice Conference Room......
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Lampoon Investigation: Are hurricanes bad for you?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesPATRICK BENNETT Staff  Lampoonist   This past week, Hurricane Matthew has ravaged the countries of the Caribbean and the southern coast of the United States. The Lampoon stood in front of the television screen, scratching their chins and thinking to themselves, “Are hurricanes harmful to your health?” Staff member and......
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Ivani the Great: International politics professor receives President’s Award

Reading Time: 3 minutesJORDAN PATTERSON Assistant News Editor Late Thursday afternoon, the campus was emptying. Most professors and student had left, but Ivani Vassoler-Froelich was still there, busy as usual. Vassoler, a professor in the Politics and International Affairs Department, received the 2016 President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching last spring. She will......
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Feeding Fredonia Challenge returns to campus

Reading Time: 3 minutes  CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer                         The Feeding Fredonia Challenge began this Monday, Oct. 10 and will run until Friday, Oct. 14.             The campus and community-wide food donation drive, which first started in October 2014, will benefit the Fredonia Food Pantry at the First United Presbyterian Church of......
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First Brown Bag explores role of science in society

Reading Time: 2 minutesDAN ORZECHOWSKI Special to The Leader Taking the CCC-required science courses can appear to be a waste of time for many non-science majors. Why would a history major ever need to know the process of photosynthesis? This year’s Brown Bag Lecture Series is titled “Detours on the Information Highway.” This......

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