April 27, 2026
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Expenditures have risen while state support remains steady: How Fredonia plans to climb out of its structural deficit

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  DAN ORZECHOWSKI and JOSH RANNEY News Editor and Assistant News Editor   Since 2007, Fredonia has been in a structural deficit. Throughout the years, this hasn’t been a huge problem, but now that reserve funds are dwindling, the issue is more of a concern. In the 2007-2008 academic year,......
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Fredonia students win regional business competition

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCOLIN HART Staff Writer   Nate Winn and Alex Czechowski, seniors at SUNY Fredonia, are the founders of Nexnest, LLC, an online startup company that assists tenants and landlords with off-campus housing. On April 20, the pair won first place in the IT/Software category at the annual Western New York......
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Laurie Tramuta: recipient of SUNY Chancellor Award of Excellence for Adjunct Teaching

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Reading Time: 3 minutesSETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Writer   Walking in to Mason Hall, the home of the renowned Fredonia School of Music, one can never fail to hear the exuberant voices of Fredonia’s finest vocal students. It is not only the students’ talents that can produce such wonderful singing, it’s also the......
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Trump’s first international militaristic endeavor: bomb Syria

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJOSH RANNEY Assistant News Editor   Streaks of light from both missiles and anti-aircraft fire lit up the skies over central and southern Syria two weeks ago. The American missile strike was carried out along with support from allied forces from the United Kingdom and France. Threats and discussion of......
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‘I would love to see more students getting involved to share their art-making abilities’: Fredonia seeks students to share skills and hobbies for Mini Maker Faire this fall

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  JACOB SANTOS Special to The Leader   In October of last year during Fredonia’s homecoming weekend, the campus held its second annual Mini Maker Faire. The event welcomes attendees of all ages to engage with “makers,” which are artists, engineers, crafters, and scientists, to share their knowledge and skills.......
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Connor Aitcheson: international man of student advocacy

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJOSH RANNEY Assistant News Editor   The President of the Student Association: everyone votes for them, and they represent each student but not everyone knows who they really are. President Connor Aitcheson was elected last semester and began his term on the first of this year. Four months into his......
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‘I think, more than love, I realized I needed literature’: A PROFILE OF DR. ICLAL VANWESENBEECK, ENGLISH PROFESSOR

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Reading Time: 2 minutesALEXANDRIA SMITH Special to The Leader   She found the connections between myths and reality, traveled the world and has hosted a number of events. All the while, she was and remains a literature professor here at Fredonia. This adventurous life belongs to Dr. Iclal Vanwesenbeeck. Life, for her, began......
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‘Society constantly tells us the that we do not fit its idea of beautiful, so we’re ignoring that and are owning our hair’: Student Sheneca Sharpe starts ‘Under this Bonnet’ club

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Reading Time: 4 minutesVICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor Creating and managing a club is no easy task. It takes a lot of effort just to get it started. The Student Association must approve the idea for the club, and that takes paperwork, presentations and all sorts of other preparations that are necessary to......
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Troops are being sent to the southern border

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSETH MICHAEL MEYER Assistant News Editor In a controversial move to protect the southern border, President Donald Trump announced in a memorandum Thursday that he would send members of the National Guard to protect the 1,254-mile border. In the memo, many arguments were made to support the decision made by......
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Spring cleaning for your social media accounts: ‘Writers @ Work’ panel offers advice, tips for creating positive social media presence

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMONICA MANNEY Special to The Leader   Have you ever gotten a random message on Facebook or Twitter? As creepy as random people on the internet can be, you may have to pick up their tactics to land your post-graduation job. The English department’s “Writers @ Work” series featured four......
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