June 18, 2026
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Life & Arts

The Leader

‘I love the idea of growth mindset over fixed mindset’: A profile of Sarah Green: English professor, poet and musician

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  ERIKETA COST   Special to the Leader   Sarah Green’s love for poetry dates back to a high school science class assignment to draw the position of the sun every morning. The point was to understand that the sun is always moving across the sky, even though it seems...
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A profile of that one guy panicking in the back of the library

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMORGAN HENDERSON Staff Scallywag   Chad Ball sits alone in the back corner of the library. Every day. Hands running through his frizzy curls with a look of frustration on his face. His troubles don’t end in the library, though. Right now he’s in the middle of a three-day-long argument...
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From the battlefield to the playing field: how a military hero has found solace in a sport

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Reading Time: 3 minutesTANNER WILLIAMS Special to The Leader   After serving any kind of military tour, reintegration into the “real world” can be a trying process. You often hear stories of soldiers who cannot quite get back on their feet, to the point where many of them choose to re-deploy. Passing up...
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‘It hasn’t always been lemon squeezy for this buck’: A profile of that squirrel always seen outside of University Commons

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJACLYN SPIEZIA Staff Scallywag   Twitchy Squirrel is about 6 in human years, which in squirrel years is equivalent to age 30. But unlike 30-year-old homo sapiens, he isn’t going through a mid-life crisis. Twitchy is totally unique from other squirrels as his fur is chestnut colored and is mixed...
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‘I think, more than love, I realized I needed literature’: A PROFILE OF DR. ICLAL VANWESENBEECK, ENGLISH PROFESSOR

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Reading Time: 2 minutesALEXANDRIA SMITH Special to The Leader   She found the connections between myths and reality, traveled the world and has hosted a number of events. All the while, she was and remains a literature professor here at Fredonia. This adventurous life belongs to Dr. Iclal Vanwesenbeeck. Life, for her, began...
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Profile: Tin man of notorious ‘Three Man Hill’ statue speaks out: The exclusive sculpture tell all

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Reading Time: 2 minutesPATRICK BENNETT Staff Scallywag   One third of the members of the iconic tin men statue, situated on the incline between the Rockefeller Arts Center and the woodlot near Ring Road, has recently released an autobiography recalling prime events and encounters in his life. The tin man, Warren Conrad, delivered...
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‘I was always a reader …’: Professor Eric Schlich shares his journey with writing

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Reading Time: 3 minutesELYSE GRIECO Assistant Life & Arts Editor   Every year, the University of North Texas holds its annual Katherine Anne Porter Prize competition, a writing competition that awards one writer with the opportunity to publish one of their books. Writers from all across the country enter this competition, and this...
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‘Society constantly tells us the that we do not fit its idea of beautiful, so we’re ignoring that and are owning our hair’: Student Sheneca Sharpe starts ‘Under this Bonnet’ club

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Reading Time: 4 minutesVICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor Creating and managing a club is no easy task. It takes a lot of effort just to get it started. The Student Association must approve the idea for the club, and that takes paperwork, presentations and all sorts of other preparations that are necessary to...
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