March 8, 2026
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Club spotlight: Black Student Union

Students, residents protest ICE in downtown Fredonia

 Trump delivers State of the Union address; 50 Democrats boycott

5th Quarter Column: McDermott fired after latest playoff heartbreak

5th Quarter Column: Rocky road leads Bills to Denver

5th Quarter Column: California Dreamin’

Printing points introduced for students, staff

5th Quarter Column: Allen regains MVP form with six scores

Fredonia’s hockey recruiting extends across the nation, world

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The Leader
Life & Arts

Emmitt Christian Gallery showcases alumna Nica Gray’s “The Commemorated”

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesABIGAIL MILLER Special to The Leader  SUNY Fredonia’s Emmitt Christian Gallery, located in Rockefeller Arts Center, showcases the work of Fredonia students with week-long exhibitions throughout each semester. This past week, the gallery featured work by Fredonia visual arts and new media alumna Nica Gray.  Decorating the plain white walls......
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EnFusion brings dance to new audiences + gallery

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 4 minutesWILL KARR Staff Writer In order to be a dancer, many people believe that one must have classical or formal training. However, Iaisha Babb, a senior dance major and the president of SUNY Fredonia’s EnFusion dance team, is working to change this narrative, showing that anyone can become a dancer. ......
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Main Street Studios welcomes Fredonia local music scene + photo gallery

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK Managing Editor  ALEX ERWIN  Special to The Leader Since the closure of the popular house venue North Pole Strip Club (NPSC), many students have been wondering what the future of Fredonia’s local music scene might look like.  Just this semester, The Foxhead Record Company started renting out Main......
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Life & Arts

Marion Art Gallery’s “Independent Motion” exhibit set to move hearts

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 5 minutesWILL KARRSpecial to The Leader From movies to cartoons, animation is typically geared towards children. Artist and curator Yvonne Grzenkowicz, however, is working to introduce the medium to people of all ages.“In the past five or ten years, animation has probably been classified as something that is more for kids......
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New Blue Devil Den and Blue Lounge attract students to William’s Center

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesWILL KARRSpecial to The Leader After receiving news last spring of Tim Horton’s upcoming closure in the Williams Center, Khristian King, executive director of Student Engagement and Inclusion, came up with a plan to reinvent the space. Now, she is working to help make the Williams Center the epicenter of......
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Fredonia Farm Festival unites local and college community

Chloe Kowalyk
Reading Time: 2 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK Managing Editor  Downtown Fredonia was filled with excited residents and returning students at the end of August with the Fredonia Farm Festival.  The festival was held Aug. 26–28 in Barker Commons, and featured countless local vendors selling a variety of goods including jewelry, honey, fresh produce and homemade......
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Life & Arts

Activities Night sees over 100 clubs in attendance

Chloe Kowalyk
Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE KOWALYKManaging Editor Activities Night, the traditional and student-loved event that showcases SUNY Fredonia’s unique clubs saw over 100 clubs in attendance last week.The event was held from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. on Aug. 31 in Dods Grove. Hundreds of tables lined the grass with countless SUNY Fredonia students......
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Life & Arts

Student Leadership Kickoff set to reignite student involvement

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief  Even though the COVID-19 pandemic first shut down campuses nearly three years ago, the aftereffects of the pandemic continue to linger at SUNY Fredonia.  Colleges around the country are facing declining student enrollment in undergraduate and graduate programs, with Forbes citing a nearly 1.3 million......
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Fredonia’s theatre department set to bring “Into the Woods” and “Radium Girls” to the mainstage

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 4 minutesALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief  “The Wild Party,” “Pipeline” and “Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play” are just a few of the shows hosted by Fredonia’s department of theatre and dance (TADA) that hit the ground running this past academic year. Luckily, TADA has no plans of slowing down its thrilling......
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How to join The Leader, SUNY Fredonia’s student-run newspaper

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 6 minutesALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief CHLOE KOWALYK Managing Editor Are you reading this magazine and thinking to yourself, “Wow, I wonder how I could get involved with SUNY Fredonia’s award-winning student-run newspaper that aims to inform the campus and local community?” Luckily, you can! And it is not difficult to......
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