From the Desk of Becca Torncello: Sports Photographer
My time at The Leader has been shorter than most E-board members, but I am still so grateful for the wonderful experience I have had....
[OPINION] How has Fredonia changed?
ABBIE MILLER Editor-in-Chief When I first stepped onto the grassy landscape of SUNY Fredonia, I didn’t really know what I would be in for. Both of my parents attended SUNY Fredonia when they were my age. But despite their tales of drunken nights out and spending hours completing assignments, I......
Lovercolumn: Sex Mythbusters
THE QUARTERBACK Executive Producer of Lovercall THE MUSICIAN Lovercall Producer RADIO REBEL Lovercall Producer Hello! We are The Quarterback, The Musician and Radio Rebel: producers and hosts of the radio show Lovercall, right here at Fredonia. Lovercall is an anonymous late-night talk show about love, relationships and more. Students who......
[OPINION] My response to Mayor Ferguson and the Dunkirk Observer
DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor During the Fredonia Board of Trustees meeting on April 14, the mayor of the village, Michael Ferguson, took issue with an article written and published by the Dunkirk Observer on April 14. Before I dive into Ferguson’s comments, let me unpack my own issues with the......
[OPINION] In light of recent statements from the Fredonia Mayor and Dunkirk Observer
ABBIE MILLER Editor-in-Chief ABIGAIL JACOBSON News Editor Being able to take criticism is at the core of what it means to be a journalist. We take concerns and criticisms into account and then work to better ourselves and our pieces in the future. It seems as though mayor of Fredonia......
Rating every 2025 Oscar award-winning movie
ABBIE MILLER Editor-in-Chief I am what my generation calls a “film bro.” I love watching movies, not just for a good time but to think about the deeper stuff that most of us avoid talking about in our daily lives. I like to see different experiences and find ways to......
[OPINION] Boil water notices continue due to government inefficiency
DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor Fredonia’s contaminated water under a microscope. Photo by DAKOTA RICHTER | Special to The Leader On Sunday, Feb. 3, the Village of Fredonia and the Town of Pomfret announced that they were implementing another boil water order. Yes, that says “another.” It’s the fifth one in......
[OPINION] “Search for Meaning”
ANONYMOUS Anonymous Graffiti under Big Lots sign in Fredonia Photo by ANONYMOUS Trigger warning. This poem is messy, like life. Thank you for reading if you do. I am a writer. And I have lost all meaning. I am a poet. I have lost all meaning. I am lost in......
[OPINION] Lovercolumn: Sex Symbols in Media
THE QUARTERBACK Executive Producer of Lovercall THE MUSICIAN Lovercall Producer RADIO REBEL Lovercall Producer Hello! We are The Quarterback, The Musician and Radio Rebel: producers and hosts of the radio show Lovercall, right here at Fredonia. Lovercall is an anonymous late-night talk show about love, relationships and more. Students who......
Ice, ice, maybe? The problem with Fredonia’s lack of salt and plows
Students and staff have complained daily about the maintenance of campus sidewalks and walkways during these winter months....