June 13, 2026
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An award-winning ‘queer, disabled femme of color’ WSU presents Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   Lambda Award-winning author Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha — who identifies as a queer, disabled femme of color — served as the third annual Women’s Herstory Month keynote speaker on the evening of April 6. Lakshmi is a winner of a Lambda Literary Award for her poetry......
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Mark Twain’s hidden Fredonia history Award-winning journalist Sean Kirst returns to alma mater

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer   From April 7-9, Fredonia’s alumni-in-residence series “Writers@Work” continued its successful run with award-winning Syracuse Post-Standard columnist Sean Kirst visiting a number of classes and hosting three events for students, faculty and interested community members. “This man has been a journalist for a very long time,”......
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Fredonia and the Goo Goo Dolls HAIL! Fredonia Records and Voices for Autism prepare for ‘Not so Different’

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCAMRY DEAN Staff Writer   Coordinator of the Fredonia music industry program and award-winning producer Armand Petri brought together three big names in music to bring awareness to autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) during World Autism Awareness Month this April. Solo artist Cassandra Kubinski, Fredonia alumna Mary Ramsey of......
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Easter Egg Hunt welcomes new Greek life hosts Change due to alleged bad behavior

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Assistant News Editor   On Sunday, President Virginia Horvath’s lawn was filled with tons of children participating in the sixth annual Easter Egg Hunt. However, this year’s egg hunt was hosted by Kappa Sigma and Sigma Kappa instead of Delta Chi, which has traditionally held the event. The......
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Web exclusive: Loss of a Fredonia senior

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCOLIN PERRY News Editor   Fredonia senior Howard P. Jones died on April 8, according to President Virginia Horvath. Jones, a sport management major from Elmira, New York, was 26. “Howard is remembered by faculty and staff as an outstanding student and fine young man who always had a smile......
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‘Diversify’ your surroundings: Panel discusses studying abroad as a member of the queer community

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Reading Time: 4 minutesCAMRY DEAN Special to The Leader               On March 30, the LGBT+/MOGII Study Abroad Panel was held, with members of the community sharing their stories and advice while living abroad and within other cultures.             The panel was moderated by Bridget Doyle, a junior history and political science double......
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Trump the tyrant Violence at Trump rallies escalates, Trump condones

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Assistant News Editor   The President is supposed to be a person who can unite the nation and not cause division and violence. Donald Trump has made me quite worried lately with the hateful and violent energy at his rallies, and how he has dismissed — or even......
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The new 17-meals-per-week plan FSA to offer lower point plans with more meals

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Assistant News Editor The Faculty Student Association (FSA) has decided to make several changes to student meal plans for next year in order to deal with inflation and decreasing enrollment. Darin Schulz, the executive director of FSA, explained that FSA’s financial situation this has had an effect on......
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A new tradition, born from success Pride Alliance holds second transgender clothing drive

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Reading Time: 2 minutesTORIN O’BRIEN Special to The Leader   Support. Safety. Trust. These three words were thought of few and far between by the trans-student community not too long ago. For years, nay, centuries, many have lived in fear of ridicule and bullying of both a physical and mental nature. Fredonia, along......
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Enrollment down, tuition to go up, Fredonia to keep fighting Fredonia stays optimistic about admissions efforts

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Special to The Leader Fredonia is currently stuck in the middle of a statewide collegiate crisis, where flagging enrollment is resulting in slashed budgets, thinned services and fired faculty. Over the past few years, enrollment at Fredonia has decreased by around 20 percent, according to Admissions, resulting in......
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