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Bracket Busters: Thoughts after the First two rounds of the NCAA MArch Madness Tournament

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Reading Time: 3 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader   What a horrible start. The first two rounds of the tournament are over. There were no buzzer beaters, no amazing comeback victories, and no 16 seeds beating Virginia. I was thoroughly unimpressed. My bracket is done. I had Syracuse beating Baylor and Gonzaga.......
Life & Arts

Visiting Artist Program welcomes cartoonist Ed Luce

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Reading Time: 2 minutesERIKETA COST Assistant Life & Arts Editor   Everyone has at least one wuvable oaf in their lives, according to American cartoonist Ed Luce. Luce will be visiting campus this weekend for the next Visiting Artist Lecture, to discuss his main project “Wuvable Oaf,” a compilation of his first ever......
Life & Arts

Open your mind to Fredonia’s new yoga club

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Special to The Leader   As the work and stress of the mid-semester arise, students might find themselves in a tough place mentally or emotionally. Fredonia’s new Yoga Club may be the way to fix that — according to its president. Kiera DeCotes, a senior music technology major,......
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Dr. Sherri Mason — not your average professor

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMARISSA BATTAGLIA Special to The Leader   You know when you win an award for something and you feel like you’re on top of the world? That’s probably how Sherri Mason felt when she received the Heinz award. This award is for individual achievement honors that are given annually by......
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Earth confirmed spherical, Mars not so much: Flat-Earthers conflicted

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMATT ANDERSON Guest Scallywag   Sept. 28, 2018 was marked a historic day for the science community as the first commercial spaceflight, carrying nine passengers from across the world, departed from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 9:30 a.m. EST. SpaceX company, founded by technology tycoon, Elon Musk, launched the DBR Rocket......
Life & Arts

Visiting Artist Program presents Melanie Walker

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Reading Time: 2 minutesELIZABETH SUSKI Special to The Leader   SUNY Fredonia will be welcoming Melanie Walker as part of the Visiting Artist Program on Sept. 27. The Visiting Artist Program (VAP) is a class that Barbara Räcker coordinates through the Visual Arts Department. Räcker is the gallery director at the Marion Art......
News

Fredonia’s budget crisis: Fact or Fiction?

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Reading Time: 4 minutesVICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor   What was once a leaky but steady ship plugged by reserves and alternative fees has now begun to sink, according to Associate professor Dr. Peter Reinelt, who is also the chair to the Economics department. He and the administration have been ringing alarm bells......
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Fredonia’s latest enrollment spike is no coincidence

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Reading Time: 4 minutesAlix Smith and Victor Schmitt-Bush Special to The Leader and Assistant News Editor   Fredonia has once again broken one of its historic records this Fall semester. Of the 192 years since its inception, this school has never seen an incoming freshman class of 1,581 students. The closest Fredonia has......
Life & Arts

Bringing two worlds together: Aspire Arts for Inclusion Workshop

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Reading Time: 2 minutesELYSE GRIECO Life & Arts Editor   Aspire of western New York held their Arts for Inclusion Workshop at the Fredonia Technology Incubator last Friday morning. Aspire is an organization that helps those with developmental disabilities learn how to live independently and recognize their full potential. Their mission with this......

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