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Students behind the arts: Mackenzie White

Contributor to The LeaderApril 26, 2024April 23, 2024

April 26, 2024April 23, 2024

EJ JACOBS Life & Arts Editor DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor Students at Fredonia have made a name for themselves by sharing their opinions on the recent program discontinuations. Mackenzie White, a senior ceramics major, is one among many who have added to the ongoing discussion. White, who will graduate in......

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Safer sex for college students

Contributor to The LeaderApril 25, 2024April 23, 2024

April 25, 2024April 23, 2024

MARISSA BURR Opinion Editor Content warning: mentions of sexual violence Advocacy for a healthy and safe sex life has been around since the social change and civil rights movements of the 1940s and 1950s, and to continue on this path, April has become recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The......

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Fredonia experiences a total solar eclipse

Contributor to The LeaderApril 23, 2024April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024

IZZIE INZINNA Staff Writer KRYSTYNA PORTUGUES-KLOS Staff Writer Western New York experienced a rare celestial event on April 8 — being in the path of totality for a total solar eclipse. The light in the sky faded into black, shocking engulfed towns across the nation. A solar eclipse can only......

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The students behind the art: The dynamic between history and photography: Rebekah Gerace

EJ JacobsApril 13, 2024April 13, 2024

April 13, 2024April 13, 2024

EJ JACOBS Life & Arts Editor In a time of decrease and cancellation of majors, Rebekah Gerace has not given up on her commitment to being a double major in photography and history. When it comes to being a double-major, some prospective students find it beneficial for a university to......

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Fredonia’s master librarian: Kerrie Fergen Wilkes

Contributor to The LeaderApril 13, 2024April 9, 2024

April 13, 2024April 9, 2024

DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor Walking into Reed Library is like walking into the manifestation of academia itself. Shelves upon shelves of books line the far windows in front of a multitude of study carrels; a research hub lies right next to the main entrance and PCs for work adorn practically......

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Fredonia Feminists provides space for supporting women’s rights

Chloe KowalykApril 11, 2024April 11, 2024

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024

CHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief With the rise of changing legislation surrounding bodily autonomy and women’s rights, feminism stands as a relevant topic across the United States today. However, feminism isn’t just a national topic — it’s also a local topic, as Fredonia has its own club on campus dedicated......

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Jasmine Johnson’s continued fight for student advocacy

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2024April 10, 2024

April 11, 2024April 10, 2024

MIA CIECHALSKI Special to The Leader Jasmine Johnson is a senior art history, drawing and painting major at Fredonia. That itself gives the public an insight into who she is, her life and what she has been up to recently in the face of the university program cuts. Johnson has......

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History of the Fredonia Guitar Quartet

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 30, 2024March 26, 2024

March 30, 2024March 26, 2024

LUKE VILLAVICENCIO Asst. Life & Arts Editor With the countless student performance groups that exist here on campus, it can be easy to go through your college career and miss out on a heaping handful of them. The Fredonia Guitar Quartet (FGQ), organized by distinguished Professor James Piorkowski, is one......

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The Solar Eclipse at SUNY Fredonia: Preview

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 30, 2024March 28, 2024

March 30, 2024March 28, 2024

ROSEMARIE RAPISARDA Staff Writer After more than 100 years, SUNY Fredonia will once again experience a solar eclipse in the path of totality. “Totality is an awe-inspiring phenomenon that includes darkness in the middle of the day,… [an] effect that only can be witnessed during totality,” said Dr. Michael Dunham,......

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HitGRL Profile

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 30, 2024March 26, 2024

March 30, 2024March 26, 2024

LEE PYE Staff Writer Jamming their way into the local music scene, HitGRL is making their way to the stage. HitGRL is a new band led by two female-presenting artists, Sarah Burke (she/her) as the lead singer-songwriter, and Kathrine Wynn (they/them) as the backup singer and cellist, The addition of......

Professor Peter Tucker reflects on his time at Fredonia

Trumps wins 2024 presidential election

Fredonia’s violinist David Rose performs from the heart

[SATIRE] Horoscopes and it’s the same but I’m an alum…

The ‘surprisingly chaotic’ Canadaway Creek

Digging into the impact of Fredonia’s faculty cuts

From EBC to Tiki: Fredonia staple changes ownership

Reviving community through leadership on the field

Lovercolumn: The Transgender Experience

5th Quarter Column: Coop there it is

Students behind the arts: Mackenzie White

Safer sex for college students

Fredonia experiences a total solar eclipse

The students behind the art: The dynamic between history and photography: Rebekah Gerace

Fredonia’s master librarian: Kerrie Fergen Wilkes

Fredonia Feminists provides space for supporting women’s rights

Jasmine Johnson’s continued fight for student advocacy

History of the Fredonia Guitar Quartet

The Solar Eclipse at SUNY Fredonia: Preview

HitGRL Profile