May 2, 2026
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Earth Day & Sustainability Expo returns to Fredonia’s campus

Shots fired, Trump rushed off stage at Correspondents’ Dinner

Sabres ship up to Boston, take 3-1 series lead

Construction blocks off accessible parking next to Jewett Hall

Sidewalk outside Science Center, Houghton Hall crumbling

Third shelter-in-place of semester shuts down White Street

Fifth Quarter: Examining options for Bills’ pick at 26th overall

Bring Back Equality

Revolution or Misinformation?

Campus TV station floods after heavy rainfall

The Leader
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Clown craze causes chaos across campus: Kels the Klown speaks

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Reading Time: 4 minutesCOLIN PERRY and CONNOR HOFFMAN Editor in Chief and Managing Editor Kelsey Martinez says that she’s always been terrified of clowns. According to her, the media and film industry instill a negative image of them on people when they’re most impressionable. “I never really had any encounters with clowns. I......
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First Brown Bag explores role of science in society

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Reading Time: 2 minutesDAN ORZECHOWSKI Special to The Leader Taking the CCC-required science courses can appear to be a waste of time for many non-science majors. Why would a history major ever need to know the process of photosynthesis? This year’s Brown Bag Lecture Series is titled “Detours on the Information Highway.” This......
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Faculty Spotlight: Ferguson utilizes largest grant in Biology Department history

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Reading Time: 3 minutes    CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer   In 2012, professor Scott Ferguson of the Biology Department was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for his research project, “Genetic Analysis of Gurken Translational Control.” The $250,000 grant, the largest ever awarded to a Fredonia Biology faculty member, has helped......
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Mathematics professor recognized in Hall of Fame

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Reading Time: 3 minutesANGELINA DOHRE Special to the Leader Robert Rogers, mathematics professor, was inducted into the New York State Mathematics Educators’ Hall of Fame on Sept. 23. Rogers grew up in Cheektowaga, New York, and after graduating high school, he attended Buffalo State and chose to major in mathematics with a certification......
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Enrollment Crunch: New report shows increased diversity on campus

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  CONNOR HOFFMAN Managing Editor Although the recently released Student Affairs report shows that enrollment is down, as reported by The Leader last week, it also shows that Fredonia’s campus has become more diverse. Corey Bezek, the director of admissions and also an alumnus, explained how the campus used to......
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Alumna Browning returns for Writers@Work events

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  JACOB SANTOS Special to the Leader   Last year, the idea came to establish a collaboration of various departments at SUNY Fredonia to expose and strengthen the importance of professional writing in the workplace. Members of the University also wanted to allow Fredonia alumni with professional careers to meet......
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Black Student Union hosts candlelight vigil: Students commemorate black lives lost to police brutality

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Reading Time: 4 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Fredonia’s Black Student Union hosted a candlelight vigil on Sept. 28 to remember and celebrate the lives lost to police brutality, as well as to push for change on both a campus and a national level. Attendees were asked to wear all-black in solidarity with the......
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Student wins international composition competition

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJACOB SANTOS Special to The Leader Earlier this year, Novus New Music, Inc., a non-profit organization, held a competition, open to anyone under the age of 30, to submit their own music compositions for saxophone.  Earlier this month, senior John Secunde was announced their winner. Secunde, a saxophonist majoring in......
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