May 16, 2026
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Life & Arts

The Leader

Live music returns to North Pole Strip Club

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKARALYN WALTER Special to The Leader Note: The North Pole Strip Club is a venue for live music shows, not an actual strip club.  The North Pole Strip Club, better known as NPSC, hosted their third live show of the semester on Sept. 18, 2021 with The Safest Ledge, Fernway...
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Mask mandate announced to stay in place on SUNY Fredonia campus

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Reading Time: 2 minutesCLARE NORMOYLESpecial to The Leader  The fall 2021 semester has been a little different for Fredonia students this year.  It’s the first semester in almost two years where students and faculty will have a full day of classes in person. But with this physical luxury comes safety requirements. SUNY Fredonia...
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SUNY Fredonia’s tutoring services return in person

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK News Editor As a result of the pandemic, SUNY Fredonia’s tutoring services were moved entirely online.  If a student needed help in a class or with their studies, they had to join a Zoom meeting and enter a breakout room with a tutor for the subject they needed...
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Freedonia Marxonia art contest

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Reading Time: 2 minutesLYDIA TURCIOS Art Director  Freedonia Marxonia: The Marx Brothers Film Festival and Symposium celebrates the creative works of the Marx brothers and their connection to the town of Fredonia through “Freedonia,” the fictional setting of their 1933 film, “Duck Soup.”  The event is multifaceted and includes a yearly art contest....
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[SATIRE] Why I’m pissed we have to wear masks

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJAY BYRONStaff Scallywag If you live in the United States, or maybe even other places, I’m sure you’ve heard we have to wear masks. This mandate has been in place for a while and it’s caused a bit of a stir.  Well, I’ve been ruminating; I don’t think it’s a...
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Featured Fredonia’s 25th Red, White & Blues Festival: Staying cool and community connected

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Reading Time: 3 minutesLUIS RIOS Special to The Leader Fredonia’s annual Red, White & Blues Festival, held on Sept. 10 to 11, brought excitement to Fredonia’s Beaver Club on Friday night and a parade of performances and vendors to Water Street on Saturday.  This gathering of the community ranged from volunteers to stall...
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What unvaccinated players could cost the NFL this season

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Reading Time: 2 minutesPATRICK POLLARD Special to The Leader As we enter the last quarter of 2021, we are approaching the start of a brand new NFL season which is very exciting. In the modern days of COVID-19 and the increasing Delta variant cases, many of us are wondering what that means for...
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[SATIRE] I’m going to lose my marbles: My journey from one job to the next

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMATTHEW BAUM Editor to the Scallion For many of us here at SUNY Fredonia, this summer was a trial. Our collective patience, strength and mental fortuity was tested day in or day out. I understand this exhausting feat firsthand, as I served as a camp counselor in the middle of...
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Mind over body: An eating disorder

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Reading Time: 5 minutesANONYMOUS  Trigger Warning: The following article discusses eating disorders. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out to the Counseling Center at (716) 673-3424 or visit fredonia.edu/student-life/counseling for more information.  I’ve always been fascinated by drastic weight loss and weight gain. I remember waiting in the check-out...
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