[OPINION] SUNY budget shortfall and its effects on students
Reading Time: 4 minutesAfter years of reduced funding, campuses like Fredonia, Buffalo State, Potsdam and Geneseo have fallen into multi-million-dollar deficits.
Earth Day & Sustainability Expo returns to Fredonia’s campus
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe second annual “SUNY Fredonia Earth Day & Sustainability Expo” took place to help the campus celebrate and learn about Mother Nature.
Shots fired, Trump rushed off stage at Correspondents’ Dinner
by Alex Bucknam
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring the dinner, shots were reportedly fired, causing Secret Service to secure J.D. Vance, Trump and other members of the Trump cabinet.
Sabres ship up to Boston, take 3-1 series lead
by Mitch Horucy
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter dropping game two at home, the Sabres went into Boston and swept home ice, taking a commanding 3-1 series lead.
Construction blocks off accessible parking next to Jewett Hall
by Alex Bucknam
Reading Time: 3 minutesDue to construction, accessible parking was blocked off near Jewett Hall, raising concerns among those who depend on those designated spaces.
Sidewalk outside Science Center, Houghton Hall crumbling
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJasper Bateman DEI Chair Photo by IZZIE NOELLE| Photo Editor The walkway between Houghton Hall, the Science Center and McEwen Hall is crumbling and splitting apart into jagged edges, causing students to trip over it. “I personally have become victim of this multiple times,” said sophomore geology major Sam Post. Dr. Thomas Hegna, chair of the geology and environmental science department, stated that the walkway is made of Pennsylvania Bluestone. Pennsylvania Bluestone is a fine-grained sandstone, making it porous and less resistant to certain climate conditions. Specifically, Pennsylvania Bluestone is vulnerable to wet-to-dry and freezing-to-thawing cycles, which Western New York is known for. This causes the walkway and the stone to start breaking. ...
Third shelter-in-place of semester shuts down White Street
by Alex Bucknam
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the past month, Fredonia and Dunkirk have experienced three shelter-in-place orders. The most recent was on Wednesday, April 8, when Fredonia Police issued a shelter-in-place for residents of White Street due to police activity.
Fifth Quarter: Examining options for Bills’ pick at 26th overall
by Alex Bucknam
Reading Time: 4 minutesMITCH HORUCY Sports Editor Graphic by MITCH HORUCHY| Sports Editor For the first time since 2017, it won’t be Sean McDermott’s staff making the selections in the NFL draft. Joe Brady and his newly constructed coaching staff face an important draft, their first one of this new era. McDermott and company had a great first draft, taking...
Bring Back Equality
by Alex Bucknam
Reading Time: 3 minutes Giulianna Lalomio Chief Copy Editor The distinction between the words “equality” and “equity” has been a crucial focus in DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) since the term emerged in the 1960s. The only instance that I can think of where this question is needlessly posed, however, is in the provision of free...
Revolution or Misinformation?
Reading Time: 3 minutesJayce Brown Special to The Leader If you watch the news, or are active on social media, you’ve probably heard about the Kimberly-Clark toilet paper warehouse fire in Ontario, Calif. The fire started early in the morning of April 7 and caused around $500 million in damages to the 1.2 million-square-foot warehouse, destroying products. No...