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Blackface and Halloween: A love story

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DAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor   America has a long history with blackface, and come Halloween time, we’re all reminded that it’s still around. Blackface, the theatrical makeup used by non-black people to represent a person of color, has lingered in our Halloween traditions. Pumpkins are carved, candy is dished out......
Life & Arts

Homecoming royalty crowned after Fredonia’s Got Talent

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[metaslider id=10167]   JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer On Friday night, students gathered in Steele Hall to watch a showcase of talented SUNY Fredonia students in a spectacle that was part pep-rally and part dance show, all of which culminated in the crowning of this year’s homecoming royalty. Although the event......
News

WCA Home celebrates its 125th anniversary at Lanford Home

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[metaslider id=9956] JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer The Women’s Christian Association (WCA) Home of Fredonia has been a Fredonia landmark since 1892, with its spacious, Victorian halls offering a home to elderly women in Fredonia who have found themselves in need of assisted living. “Our goal during this anniversary year is......
Opinion

Fredonia and Dunkirk: A tale of two cities

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DAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor   Driving around downtown Fredonia is a whole different ballgame compared to driving around in next-door Dunkirk. Although Central Street acts as a bridge between the two municipalities, two different atmospheres lie on both ends. This divide is a key factor for why many students at......
News

Revolutionizing air craft technology: Fredonia professor approved for patent

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SETH MICHAEL MEYER Special to The Leader   Fredonia professor Junaid Ahmed Zubairi of the College of Arts and Sciences has recently been approved for a patent that will change the way researchers recover data from crashed airplanes and can also prevent airplane catastrophes. Say goodbye to multi-million dollar searches......
News

Fred Fest 2017: gunshots, garbage and a missing ‘F’: Party ends with gunshots on Sunday

JORDAN PATTERSON News Editor Last week, Fredonia Mayor Athanasia Landis described the village on the Sunday after Fred Fest as a “war zone.” Early Sunday morning this year, gunshots rang out on Center Street. As expected, many people were arrested. The people getting arrested ranged from students to non-students to......
News

Dunkirk native, entrepreneur to be guest speaker at Commencement.

ANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer Graduation is quickly approaching, and a decision has been made on the guest speaker for commencement. Born and raised in Dunkirk, entrepreneur and philanthropist Donato J. Tramuto was chosen by President Virginia Horvath to give this year’s keynote address. Tramuto found out about his role as......
News

Right Serving, Right Sizing leaves uncertainty for department futures

DAN ORZECHOWSKI Assistant News Editor   Each department within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) is preparing for significant scheduling changes and curricula adaptations. Right Serving, Right Sizing (RSRS), the plan initiated by President Virginia Horvath, is expected to help combat Fredonia’s low enrollment. In a RSRS report,......

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