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“Empty Bowls” event Dec. 6 to benefit Friendly Kitchen
The 2008 Empty Bowls event is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 733 Central Ave., Dunkirk. As is traditional in most Empty Bowls fund raisers, folks make a tax-deductible contribution, choose a bowl they like and are served a simple meal of soup in it. Subsequently, the bowl is washed and wrapped for them to take home.
Orchesis stages AIDS benefit at Dods Gym
FREDONIA, N.Y. — December 1, 2008 — A benefit for children orphaned by AIDS in Malawi, a sub-Saharan country in Africa, will be staged by...
Women's Choir will perform Nine Lessons and Carols
A beloved holiday tradition will combine readings and musical portrayals of the story of Christmas on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the First United Methodist Church in Fredonia when the Fredonia Women's Choir presents, "The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols." There is no fee for the event, but freewill offerings to the church are welcomed. All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend, as are area community members.
Fredonia one of just 12 U.S. universities honored in vegetarian contest
FREDONIA, N.Y. — November 25, 2008 — SUNY Fredonia was one of 12 universities nationwide to be recognized in the final results of a recent...
"One Stop Drop" system created on campus for recycling
An impressive total of 17 items – from plastic bottles to newspapers to tin cans – may now be deposited into one single recycling bin. Gone are the days when there were blue-colored bins for just paper in residence halls and offices, and students and faculty were asked to cart other recyclables to central collection sites in their buildings. Five students, all members of the local Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) chapter, are assisting the Sustainability Committee by adopting the green recycling bin program for a class project in an upper-level Business Administration course.
Shhh! Reed Library is ideal place for silent movie exhibit
Film buff Kathleen Sacco poses next to some elements of the silent film exhibit, on display for the remainder of the semester in Reed Library...
J-Term course is open for cultural trip to Turkey Jan 6-18
Fredonia, N.Y. — November 17, 2008 —SUNY Fredonia is offering a three-credit J-Term course allowing students to study abroad in Turkey January 6-18, and students, faculty, staff, or members of the community are eligible to enroll. The program fee is $2,200 plus tuition ($697.20).
The Bet Collector is this week's foreign film
The Education of Shelby Knox (shown Oct. 22) You Don't Know Dick (Oct. 29) Kept and Dreamless (Nov. 5) Luxury Car (Nov. 12) The Bet...
Money and debt seminar planned by SIFE team for Dec. 3
Four students from the Integrated Marketing Communication class, along with a guest speaker from First Investors, will provide tips on various economic issues aimed at graduating students and community members. They will discuss the importance of the economic climate in our country today, how students can prepare for retirement, how to successfully save, and how to pay back student loans.
Student testimonials launched on website
Take me to Fredonia Live Fredonia, N.Y. — November 13, 2008 — SUNY Fredonia has launched a new page within its Admissions website, called “Fredonia...