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Knife-wielding Fredonia man killed by police officer on Liberty St.

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 11, 2018August 25, 2019

December 11, 2018August 25, 2019

JOSH RANNEY News Editor A normally quiet street in Fredonia was the site of a large police presence Monday afternoon. Authorities were dispatched to a residence on Liberty Street in Fredonia around 2 o’clock Monday afternoon for reports of a man with a knife. A responding Village of Fredonia police......

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Majority of students vote to keep student activity fee mandatory

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 28, 2018

November 28, 2018

JOSH RANNEY News Editor Two years after the last student activity fee referendum, the students of Fredonia voted again to determine if they wanted the activity fee to be voluntarily paid or continue to be mandatory. After the two-day referendum vote on Nov. 13 and 14, along with the......

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Meyer and Battaglia secure landslide victory, elected SA President and VP

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 28, 2018August 17, 2019

November 28, 2018August 17, 2019

JOSH RANNEY News Editor Before the Thanksgiving break, Fredonia students cast their ballots for the next Student Association President and Vice President. After a two-day election on Nov. 13 and 14, Seth Meyer and Katie Battaglia were elected with 79.5 percent of the votes. The final count had Meyer......

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Small crowds but big sales: E-commerce ushers in a new era of Black Friday shoppers

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 28, 2018

November 28, 2018

VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor Black Friday was booming this year, but if you went to a big consumer chain like Walmart, Target or Macy’s, you wouldn’t have noticed a thing. This is because the old hustle and bustle of Black Friday has become a thing of the past. With......

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Fredonia’s hidden gem: The College Lodge

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 7, 2018August 17, 2019

November 7, 2018August 17, 2019

CASSIDY HERMAN Special to The Leader Imagine your college having a dedicated area for you to hangout with friends and hold events. Well, Fredonia does. During the years 1935 and 1936 there was an increased interest in recreational programs. The campus community began to run through ideas relating to......

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Taking a look at the candidates for SA President and VP

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 7, 2018November 14, 2018

November 7, 2018November 14, 2018

JOSH RANNEY News Editor As the midterm elections end across the rest of the country, Fredonians should be preparing to cast another vote. This time for their Student Association President and Vice President. The book to declare candidacies closed last week and now, two slates are locked in and......

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Not only a missing person

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 7, 2018February 26, 2019

November 7, 2018February 26, 2019

CHELSEA ANN BARON Special to The Leader The days tick past as search efforts continue for State University of New York at Fredonia graduate Samantha “Sam” Sayers. Sayers set out on a solo hike of Vesper Peak in Seattle, Wash. on Aug. 1, 2018. She has been missing ever......

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Students to vote on making fee mandatory or voluntary next week

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 7, 2018November 14, 2018

November 7, 2018November 14, 2018

JOSH RANNEY News Editor On the ballot next week, along with the Student Association presidential election will be a referendum vote on the Student Activity Fee. The Student Activity Fee is currently a mandatory fee that all students pay each semester. This fee funds all the items, programs and......

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Unmasking Halloween’s peculiar past

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 31, 2018August 25, 2019

October 31, 2018August 25, 2019

JOSH RANNEY News Editor Halloween: when little kids go out dressed creepy or cool . . . and adults usually dress up as something clever, or inappropriate. Nothing in between. Americans spend billions on candy, decorations and costumes. Classic horror movies are all over the TV. But the holiday......

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The tricky prices and eerie economics of Halloween

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 31, 2018November 13, 2018

October 31, 2018November 13, 2018

CASSIDY HERMAN Special to the Leader Do you feel like you’re spending too much money on your costumes and candy? Recent studies have shown that you probably are. The National Retail Federation has been conducting its annual Halloween survey since 2003 to see how Americans will celebrate the holiday.......

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Knife-wielding Fredonia man killed by police officer on Liberty St.

Majority of students vote to keep student activity fee mandatory

Meyer and Battaglia secure landslide victory, elected SA President and VP

Small crowds but big sales: E-commerce ushers in a new era of Black Friday shoppers

Fredonia’s hidden gem: The College Lodge

Taking a look at the candidates for SA President and VP

Not only a missing person

Students to vote on making fee mandatory or voluntary next week

Unmasking Halloween’s peculiar past

The tricky prices and eerie economics of Halloween