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[SCALLION/NEWS] All hail the new era: The Scallion has taken over

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2025April 11, 2025

April 11, 2025April 11, 2025

MEGAN KIDBY Supreme Ruler of the Editorial Board It is with great pleasure (for me) and mild concern (for everyone else) that I announce my ascension to the role of Editor-in-Chief. Yes, you read that correctly. After years of being confined to the dark, joke-filled corner of The Leader as......

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C-store faces backlash from selling expired drink

Contributor to The LeaderApril 6, 2025April 6, 2025

April 6, 2025April 6, 2025

ABBIE MILLER Editor-in-Chief A Starbucks coffee beverage bought at the c-store on Feb. 4, eight days after the expiration date marked on the glass. Photo provided anonymously There are a few things that are certain in life: death, taxes and complaints from the student body about SUNY Fredonia’s food. Regardless......

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Fredonia mayor threatens to call National Guard for this year’s FredFest

Abbie MillerMarch 30, 2025March 30, 2025

March 30, 2025March 30, 2025

ABBIE MILLER Editor-in-Chief ABIGAIL JACOBSON News Editor Warning: This article contains mentions of violence. SUNY Fredonia has become synonymous with several things: its concentration in music, the history of its teaching programs and FredFest. First debuting 45 years ago, FredFest is an annual event held the weekend before “dead week,”......

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Attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion continue

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 30, 2025March 30, 2025

March 30, 2025March 30, 2025

ALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor Two prominent events have happened in Washington D.C. since Feb. 14: the Department of Education (DOE) sent out a letter telling schools that they need to get rid of diversity, equity and inclusion programs; and the House of Representatives passed a budget resolution bill. On......

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Nine minors to be removed from Fredonia curriculum

Abigail JacobsonMarch 22, 2025March 22, 2025

March 22, 2025March 22, 2025

After the removal of 13 majors, some students had remained hopeful that administrators would choose to keep the remaining programs....

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New rule halts music lessons on campus

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 14, 2025March 14, 2025

March 14, 2025March 14, 2025

LUKE VILLAVICENCIO Staff Writer The inside of a Mason Hall classroom Photo by REBEKAH GERACE | Staff Photographer On Jan. 30, at 9:50 a.m., a public email was sent to all music majors at SUNY Fredonia by the Dean of the music, theatre and dance programs, Dr. David Stringham. The......

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University Senate seats face radical change

Alex BucknamMarch 8, 2025March 8, 2025

March 8, 2025March 8, 2025

ALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor SUNY Fredonia numbers have been shrinking in students and staff over the last 12 years. Several actions have been taken to try to combat this. One of them concerns University Senate representatives. On Feb. 3, it was announced to University Senate body that the executive......

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Residence Life opens free on-campus Thrift Room

Dan QuaglianaMarch 7, 2025March 6, 2025

March 7, 2025March 6, 2025

DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor Have you ever met a college student who doesn’t love going thrifting? No, you haven’t. Have you ever met a college student who prefers driving off-campus to do something they enjoy? No, you haven’t. Now, students can go to SUNY Fredonia’s very own thrift store, all......

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Is Fredonia’s recycling going to the landfill?

Dan QuaglianaMarch 6, 2025March 6, 2025

March 6, 2025March 6, 2025

DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor Over the last few weeks, many students have been concerned about the recycling on campus — or the lack thereof, in their view. The belief that SUNY Fredonia does not separate its trash and recycling when waste is disposed of is not a new one, but......

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Students rally in support of immigrants and the LGBTQ+ amidst recent executive orders

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 5, 2025March 5, 2025

March 5, 2025March 5, 2025

ABIGAIL JACOBSON News Editor ALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor Warning: This article contains strong language. With the recent wave of executive orders being signed into law by President Donald Trump, many communities around the United States have been protesting. As of Feb. 7, the SUNY Fredonia campus community is one......

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[SCALLION/NEWS] All hail the new era: The Scallion has taken over

C-store faces backlash from selling expired drink

Fredonia mayor threatens to call National Guard for this year’s FredFest

Attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion continue

Nine minors to be removed from Fredonia curriculum

New rule halts music lessons on campus

University Senate seats face radical change

Residence Life opens free on-campus Thrift Room

Is Fredonia’s recycling going to the landfill?

Students rally in support of immigrants and the LGBTQ+ amidst recent executive orders