Campus Report
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Coached by Philosophy Professor Andrew Cullison, SUNY Fredonia students recently competed in the Northeastern Regional Ethics Bowl Tournament at Villanova University. The debate-style competition, sponsored by the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, focused on all theoretical or applied ethics issues. SUNY Fredonia did well but ultimately lost a chance to go to the nationals by a very small margin

Four seniors at SUNY Fredonia have raised $600 to send to a foundation in Ecuador. The money-raising effort was named AMIGOS (A Mission In Giving Opportunities to Students) and was a project for Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE). The foundation, La Fundación Crecer, is an organization whose central purpose is to provide poor Ecuadorian children with an education.

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.

The Fredonia Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. David Rudge of the SUNY Fredonia School of Music, will perform a mix of classical and contemporary works on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. in the university’s Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall. Special soloists will be students who won the Concerto Competition earlier this semester.

A benefit for children orphaned by AIDS in Malawi, a sub-Saharan country in Africa, will be staged by Orchesis Dance Company on Thursday, Dec. 4, 7 p.m., in Dods Gym at SUNY Fredonia. Tickets, at $2, are available at the Fredonia Ticket Office in the Williams Center, online and also at the door.

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.

Students  will again sponsor the second-annual Chautauqua County AIDS Walk on Saturday, Dec. 6, to raise funds for African children who are AIDS victims. Douglas and Ann Manly, two Fredonia residents who lost their son, David, to AIDS in 1983, will be this year’s guests of honor. Registration packets are available in the Campus Life office in the Williams Center.

On Dec. 5, volunteers will be sweeping the SUNY Fredonia campus collecting donations for the 9th annual Campus-Wide Donation Drive. All items collected will be donated to the local agencies of Rural Ministries and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Youth Organization.

In announcing the SUNY Fredonia for honorable mention in its national contest, the PETA2 website stated, “At Fredonia, the university has added vegan tortellini, vegan seitan subs and faux-chicken and faux-beef ramen stir fries, to the delight of the student population!” The judges added that Fredonia is a “rising star in the contest and we look forward to seeing them in 2009.”

Seniors Atira Hepworth , Zach Kwarta and Mary Meyer successfully completed the challenge in the fastest time, winning first place. Claiming second place were seniors Holly Todd and Dan Heyer and in third place were junior Kelsey Simet and senior Nate Marsh.

The SUNY Fredonia Women’s Studies Program will be holding an event titled "Art and Activism: The Transgender Movement” on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in room 105 of Fenton Hall. The presentation is free and open to all students, faculty, and the general public.

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.

Students at SUNY Fredonia talk about what they like about their college experiences in a new series of videos which have been launched on the university website.  “Fredonia Live" was produced by students and features some of SUNY Fredonia's most talented student actors, directors and musicians.

Under the direction of musician and faculty member John Bacon, the Fredonia Latin Jazz Ensemble will perform new arrangements of works by Horace Silver, Duke Ellington, and Pixinguinha in a concert on Monday, Dec. 1, at 8 p.m. in Diers Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to students, faculty, and the general public.