May 15, 2026
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The Leader
Life & Arts

Students behind the arts: Mackenzie White

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesEJ 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 Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesMARISSA 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 Leader
Reading Time: 4 minutesIZZIE 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 Jacobs
Reading Time: 2 minutesEJ 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 Leader
Reading Time: 5 minutesDAN 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 Kowalyk
Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE 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 Leader
Reading Time: 4 minutesMIA 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 Leader
Reading Time: 4 minutesLUKE 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 Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesROSEMARIE 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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