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Editorial: Dale Tuggy resignation email

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 20, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 20, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesProfessors are meant to inspire and encourage the work of students. They are meant to be role models for the young people aspiring towards whatever career they choose. They are meant to be supportive. While not everyone at The Leader has had Dale Tuggy as a professor, personally, many know...

From the Desk of Josh Ranney, News Editor

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 19, 2018August 15, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 19, 2018August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesLet’s talk about fake news. How did we get to a point as a nation and as a society that we would write off the news media as half garbage at best and half propaganda at worst? The obvious answer that everyone will probably want to say is that we’re...

I’d App That: My Fitness Pal

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 19, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 19, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutesELYSE GRIECO Life & Arts Editor Let’s be honest: we’re all in the same boat as college students. It’s only a few weeks in and we’re already bombarded with school work. It’s when I’m extremely exhausted and sidetracked that I find myself not putting the important things, like my...

Canadian Brass Quintet: Preview

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 19, 2018August 15, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 19, 2018August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesERIKETA COST Special to The Leader From 1600s Baroque music to 1940s Dixieland, the Canadian Brass Quintet has all kinds of decades to transport Fredonia students back to for their upcoming concert. The internationally known group is coming to Fredonia on Sept. 21. Their story starts in 1970 with...

Making connections over coffee: Coffee Break

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 19, 2018September 1, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 19, 2018September 1, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesLEAH GRAZIANO Special to The Leader Take a coffee break with Fredonia’s international students. Fredonia students came together for coffee, cookies and conversation on Sept. 12, in the Williams Center S226B, or the Global Connections Lounge. Alex Phillips, a graduate student in the Teaching English to Speakers of Other...

Fredonia’s budget crisis: Fact or Fiction?

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 19, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 19, 2018

Reading Time: 4 minutesVICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor What was once a leaky but steady ship plugged by reserves and alternative fees has now begun to sink, according to Associate professor Dr. Peter Reinelt, who is also the chair to the Economics department. He and the administration have been ringing alarm bells...

Community Service Fair celebrates 15th year

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 19, 2018September 19, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 19, 2018September 19, 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMonica Manney Special to The Leader For students looking for opportunities to give back, the Office of Volunteer & Community Service will hold its 15th annual community service fair on Sept. 26. “The purpose of the event is to educate the campus and community,” said Joyce H. Smith, “I...

A look into Fredonia’s history: Among The Hemlocks

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 19, 2018August 25, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 19, 2018August 25, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesLEAH GRAZIANO Special to The Leader Bonnets strapped on and lanterns in hand, 14 women march in protest against the dangers of alcohol — on set. Assistant professor in the Communication department, Roslin Smith, has been working to put together a historical documentary about Fredonia called “Among the Hemlocks....

Jerry Fisk: Changing the culture

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2018September 2, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2018September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesAIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor Fredonia’s new athletic director, Jerry Fisk, is a big man with big ideas. Fisk took over the position in the Spring semester of last year, and already the changes he’s made can be seen all over campus. Since the winter, the Blue Devils athletics department...

Fredonia Lacrosse is ready to face-off season with new coach

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2018September 2, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2018September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesCASSIDY HERMAN Special to The Leader The new head coach of Fredonia Blue Devil women’s lacrosse, Marykate Edmunds, is ready to start her season and has been since July of 2018. Edmunds sees great things in Fredonia’s future. Not only is she excited to work with the women on...

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Editorial: Dale Tuggy resignation email

From the Desk of Josh Ranney, News Editor

I’d App That: My Fitness Pal

Canadian Brass Quintet: Preview

Making connections over coffee: Coffee Break

Fredonia’s budget crisis: Fact or Fiction?

Community Service Fair celebrates 15th year

A look into Fredonia’s history: Among The Hemlocks

Jerry Fisk: Changing the culture

Fredonia Lacrosse is ready to face-off season with new coach