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Keeping students in classes after 5 p.m. now considered an international war crime

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018August 25, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018August 25, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesJOSEPH MARCINIAK Staff Scallywag A recent meeting at the UN headquarters has determined that all classes that extend past 5 p.m. are considered a human rights violation. This intense decision has caused the UN Peacekeeping Forces to be on full alert within the U.S. and, more recently, here at...

Sharon Flake’s lecture ‘The Power of Literature to Give Voice to Young Adults’ brings discussion on embracing identity through literature to campus

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018October 23, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018October 23, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Staff Writer Seventh grade can be a challenging year when it comes to finding a voice and accepting who you are. Sometimes, it’s the voice of someone else that inspires us to find our own. Author Sharon Flake started to feel inspired after reading some poems that...

Actress and Fredonia alumna, Mary McDonnell, returns for Homecoming Weekend

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018September 1, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018September 1, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesELIZABETH SUSKI Special to the Leader Lights. Camera. Action! Academy Award-nominated actress Mary McDonnell visited Fredonia over homecoming weekend. McDonnell attended Fredonia and graduated in 1974. Born and raised in Ithaca, N.Y., McDonnell chose Fredonia because she needed to go to a state school, and she wanted to be...

World Series Preview

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018October 23, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018October 23, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader The final series of the 2018 MLB season has been set after Saturday night. The Boston Red Sox will face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers for the crown of World Series champions. The Red Sox will be representing the American League after...

Why it’s crucial to save the bees

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018September 2, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesMARISSA BATTAGLIA Special to The Leader Love chocolate and coffee? Save the bees. You’ve probably heard about endangered animals and thought to yourself, “oh that’s sad” but moved on with your life not thinking about it again. If everyone did this, then we would be in big trouble. By...

Family on and off the field

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018October 23, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018October 23, 2018

Reading Time: 4 minutesLEAH GRAZIANO Special to The Leader When you’re a part of a sports team, it’s like being a part of a family. For some athletes at Fredonia, they get to experience this with their actual family. “We’ve only ever been on the same team. Every sports team we’ve ever...

POLICE NOTTERS

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018October 23, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018October 23, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesMonday, Oct. 15, 2018 2:46 a.m. Trevor FeLemur was arrested for dabbing too hard in a public space. Bail was set to $420. 3:15 p.m. Joe Walkey was arrested for disturbing the peace. He was reported to have been aggressively trying to convince people that Snow White is the best...

Phi Mu Alpha hosts 11th annual Safe Halloween

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018August 16, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesELYSE GRIECO Life & Arts Editor Phi Mu Alpha will be hosting the 11th annual Safe Halloween this Sunday, Oct. 28. Phi Mu Alpha is the national professional music fraternity on campus. Every fall, the organization welcomes children from the Fredonia area, along with their guardians, to come trick-or-treating...

Dr. Sherri Mason — not your average professor

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018October 23, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018October 23, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutesMARISSA BATTAGLIA Special to The Leader You know when you win an award for something and you feel like you’re on top of the world? That’s probably how Sherri Mason felt when she received the Heinz award. This award is for individual achievement honors that are given annually by...

Four athletes inducted into the Fredonia hall of fame

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018October 23, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018October 23, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor “How do you want to be remembered?” That’s the question that helped drive Fredonia hall of fame inductee Nick Guarino to becoming the most decorated distance runner Fredonia has ever had. Guarino is a five-time NCAA Division III national champion. He has won the indoor...

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Keeping students in classes after 5 p.m. now considered an international war crime

Sharon Flake’s lecture ‘The Power of Literature to Give Voice to Young Adults’ brings discussion on embracing identity through literature to campus

Actress and Fredonia alumna, Mary McDonnell, returns for Homecoming Weekend

World Series Preview

Why it’s crucial to save the bees

Family on and off the field

POLICE NOTTERS

Phi Mu Alpha hosts 11th annual Safe Halloween

Dr. Sherri Mason — not your average professor

Four athletes inducted into the Fredonia hall of fame