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Life & Arts

The Leader

[OPINION] My response to Mayor Ferguson and the Dunkirk Observer

Dan Quagliana
by Dan Quagliana
Reading Time: 6 minutesDAN 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...
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[OPINION] In light of recent statements from the Fredonia Mayor and Dunkirk Observer

Contributor to The Leader
by Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 9 minutesABBIE 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...
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 [SATIRE] Theater kids are taking over Fredonia

Contributor to The Leader
by Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutesMIA CIECHALSKI  Life & Arts Editor  It’s official: Theater kids are taking over SUNY Fredonia.  There is no reason to panic, though, because I’m here to tell you what to be on the lookout for and how to avoid them.  It’s no secret that Fredonia is known for its performing...
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Rating every 2025 Oscar award-winning movie 

Contributor to The Leader
by Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 9 minutesABBIE 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...
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President Trump signs orders dismantling eight departments 

Alex Bucknam
by Alex Bucknam
Reading Time: 3 minutesOver the last few weeks, President Donald Trump has issued two executive orders that directed eight departments/ agencies to dismantle themselves, including the Department of Education (ED) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).   On March 14, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Continuing the Reduction of...
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[SCALLION/NEWS] Campus bus leaves students traumatized

Contributor to The Leader
by Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesALEX BUCKNAM  Asst. News Editor  The Fredonia campus bus has officially left four students traumatized during their nightly travels.  Since the creation of the Campus and Community Bus in 1973, there have always been stories of students being forgotten at places.  But no stories could prepare four students for what...
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[SATIRE/NEWS] Police Notters

Contributor to The Leader
by Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutesUNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT SUNY Fredonia The Police Notters, run and shared with The Leader by the University Police Department (UPD), aims to provide information to students, faculty and the community at and around SUNY Fredonia. All information provided is not true and is satire. The Police Notters will not continue...
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