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Excelsior Scholarship passed: what now?

Reading Time: 4 minutes  JORDAN PATTERSON News Editor   As many students might’ve heard, legislation introducing Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Excelsior Scholarship was passed earlier this month. So this means free college for SUNY students, right? Not exactly. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tweeted, “Let’s celebrate New York State getting something important done......
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University renews Japan study abroad agreement

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCAMRY DEAN Staff Writer On Thursday, March 9, President Virginia Horvath renewed a long-standing study abroad agreement with Aichi Prefectural University in Nagakute, Aichi, Japan. Alongside Horvath was Yumiko Kataoka, an associate professor in the Department of Nursing & Health at Aichi Prefectural and a Fredonia alumnus. For the past......
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There’s no place like hope: Fredonia prepares for 11th annual Relay for Life

Reading Time: 3 minutesCAMRY DEAN Staff Writer On Saturday, March 25, Fredonia will be teaming up with the Buffalo chapter of the American Cancer Society to hold its 11th annual Relay for Life event. From 4 p.m. to 4 a.m., hundreds of people from more than 30 on-campus teams will gather in Steele......
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Horvath appointed co-chair of economic council by Cuomo

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Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN ORZECHOWSKI Staff Writer President Virginia Horvath was appointed to co-chair the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Feb. 10. Having been on the REDC since 2015, Horvath will now lead the council with co-chair Jeff Belt, president of SolEpoxy, Inc. “I’ve enjoyed......
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University seeks to “right-size” for right service

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJACOB SANTOS Special to The Leader Within the last few years, the number of students enrolled at SUNY Fredonia has been in decline. A decrease in enrollment has resulted to a smaller budget given by New York state. The 2016-2017 budget was reduced by $1.4 million in comparison to its......
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Immigration executive order sends shockwaves through SUNY

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Reading Time: 4 minutes[metaslider id=8235]   CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer   On Dec. 7, 2015, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump called for the U.S. to bar all Muslims from entering the country. “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can......
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Gordon, Eklum and Hartling Nominated for Chancellor’s Award

Reading Time: 3 minutes  JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer The Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence is one of the highest academic honors that can be received by a student attending a SUNY institution. This year, Fredonia has nominated three students to receive the award: senior biology major Zachary Eklum, senior public relations and Spanish......
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Cuomo proposes free tuition at state schools

Reading Time: 2 minutesJORDAN PATTERSON News Editor While you were on break from college classes, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his plan for free tuition at state universities. On Jan. 3, 2017, Cuomo stood in front of a podium at LaGuardia Community College with none other than Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders seated behind him......
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Love Trumps Hate protest rocks campus

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer On Nov. 16, more than 150 students turned out to march across campus and along Ring Road to peacefully protest the election of President-elect Donald J. Trump. The protest was organized by senior communication major Abigail Everhart and senior psychology major Cassandra Vaccarelli. “We put......
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SA elections yield new president, continuation of mandatory activity fee

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer For the first time on Nov. 8 and 9, elections for the Student Association moved from voting booths in the Williams Center to an online poll distributed by SurveyMonkey, with over 1000 students sending in their vote over the web. Running unopposed were sophomore political......

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