May 16, 2026
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Life & Arts

The Leader

Athlete profile: Jackson Retzer

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Reading Time: 2 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor After a long pause due to COVID-19, fall sports have finally begun to have competition again this season. Although the teams missed just one competitive season because of the pandemic, it seems like forever since the sports season got to go in full swing.  One of...
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SUNY Fredonia FSA food concerns continue (News Analysis)

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Reading Time: 6 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK News Section Editor  Nearly a month after The Leader exposed moldy, cold food and other issues regarding FSA’s dining services, more and more students have come forward with their experiences of undercooked food, a lack of attention towards allergic triggers and inedible looking food. Students are feeling frustrated. ...
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Update on the construction in Barker Commons

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCLARE NORMOYLE Special to The Leader In recent months, Fredonia hasn’t been itself.  Sidewalks have been torn up, roads have been blocked off and lots of unfamiliar people with hard hats on have been walking the streets.  This is due to the Downtown Placemaking Project, Fredonia’s newest ongoing renovation. Although...
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Costume Cleanout: Vests, tights and frills

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Reading Time: 2 minutesLYDIA TURCIOS Art Director The Department of Theatre and Dance hosted a Costume Cleanout last week, Friday Oct. 15, to fundraise for the Laurel Walford Costume Scholarship. The event lasted from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and took place in the Rockfeller Arts Center Atrium. The event was a success;...
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Theater review: “Ordinary Days”

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Reading Time: 2 minutesLYDIA TURCIOS Art Director This week PAC — the Performing Arts Company, a student run organization here at SUNY Fredonia — performed Ordinary Days by Adam Gwon, with great success. This production was their first in person event since February 2020, and set the tone for a brilliant year of...
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Fredonia sports update (10.17.2021)

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Reading Time: 2 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor This past week, Fredonia had five teams in action. Both men’s and women’s soccer teams, men’s and women’s cross country teams, and women’s volleyball. Men’s soccer was unable to claim a victory in their two matches over the weekend. The first game was a 0-1 loss...
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Featured Dead birds of Rockefeller: A student’s dedication to decrease the deceased

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Reading Time: 10 minutesJULES HOEPTING Managing Editor During the first week of the fall 2020 semester, Justine Bloom walked around campus and came across the carcass of a bird. The body was on the concrete below the northern wing of the Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center building.  Bloom, a sophomore Earth studies major...
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SUNY Fredonia’s Career Development Office to host 13th annual Graduate School Week

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Reading Time: 2 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK News Editor  Beginning on Monday, Oct. 18, SUNY Fredonia’s Career Development Office (CDO) and Graduate Studies will be holding their 13th annual Graduate School Week and Fair.  On Tuesday, Oct. 19, the second day of Graduate School Week, a Graduate School Fair will be held from 11 a.m....
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