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A BJ’s Review: Cooler, Marquee Grand and Fortunato

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 29, 2020February 29, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 29, 2020February 29, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB Staff Writer On Feb. 19, BJ’s hosted it’s regular bi-weekly music series with Last Call Entertainment, something that has become a staple of Fredonia’s music scene and has garnered sort of a cult status due to it’s repeating acts and fans. Joining together this week were three exciting...

University Police accepting fines in the form of points

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 28, 2020February 28, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 28, 2020February 28, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesDOM MAGISTRO Asst. Scallion Editor Recent studies show that approximately 42.069 (nice) percent of students at Fredonia have committed some form of parking violation on campus while working on their “four” year degree. This is a 200 percent increase from 1985 when college students did not have to pay to...

Fredonia sports update

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 27, 2020February 27, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 27, 2020February 27, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Staff Writer This past weekend brought the end to many of Fredonia’s winter sports seasons. The first of these was women’s basketball. The Blue Devils faced off against Buffalo State in their season finale in Dods Gym Saturday afternoon. They finished off in a 96-56 defeat, with Katie...

Black Student Union welcomes Dark Yogi for ‘Healing and Revealing’ workshop

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 27, 2020February 27, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 27, 2020February 27, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesALYSSA BUMP Special to The Leader “Hello, I am Dark Yogi, but you can call me Dragonfly.” This article will discuss some potentially triggering subject matters, therefore you may choose to not read further. On Feb. 20, Dragonfly “Dark Yogi” Hooks came all the way to Fredonia from Dallas, T.X....

Award-winning words: Fredonia’s slam poetry team is headed to competition

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 26, 2020February 26, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 26, 2020February 26, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesISABELLA DISTEFANO Asst. Social Media Manager Poetic Perspective, the slam poetry team on campus, is competing again in the Intercollegiate Poetry Slam. Last year, the slam competition was held at the University of Buffalo — however, this year it will be at Niagara County Community College where Fredonia will compete...

Budget breakdown: Fixing the deficit

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 26, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 26, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD News Editor Right before the beginning of the spring semester, Interim President Hefner sent out an email to the Fredonia faculty and staff. The email contained remarks on the successes of the fall and plans moving forward. It also included a detailed look at the 2020-2021 budget. The...

Dormitory reforms to take place in 2022

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 27, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 27, 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesSAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader Renovations are coming to SUNY Fredonia’s housing. When he arrived in August 2016, Dr. Cedric Howard, the vice president of enrollment and student services, said he reviewed multiple student-response surveys regarding Fredonia’s housing. These surveys found that Fredonia students were comfortable and satisfied with...

Fredonia’s first Civic Engagement Night

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 29, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 29, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader SUNY Fredonia is putting in the extra effort this year to get students involved with off-campus issues, like climate change and public health. Fredonia’s first ever Civic Engagement Night took place last Thursday evening, Feb. 20, in the Williams Center, Multi-Purpose Room. The tabling...

The Trident calls for submissions

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 26, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 26, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesELIZABETH SUSKI Special to The Leader Have you ever wanted your work published in a literary magazine? Or perhaps you have some old artwork sitting around that you always loved, but didn’t know what to do with it? If so, Fredonia’s literary magazine, The Trident, is the place for you....

From the desk of Sarah Hughston, Social Media Manager

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 25, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 25, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe stigma around mental health medication is something I wasn’t aware of until I started taking medication. For me, anxiety medication changed everything. But it took a long time to get there. After a therapy session one day, my therapist brought up medication. We didn’t really talk too much about...

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A BJ’s Review: Cooler, Marquee Grand and Fortunato

University Police accepting fines in the form of points

Fredonia sports update

Black Student Union welcomes Dark Yogi for ‘Healing and Revealing’ workshop

Award-winning words: Fredonia’s slam poetry team is headed to competition