The Leader

HAIL! Fredonia Records gives hope for the holidays

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteELYSE GRIECO Assistant Life & Arts Editor   This past September, Puerto Rico suffered from Hurricane Maria, the tenth-most intense Atlantic hurricane currently on record. Many people are still affected by this tragedy every day. With the holidays approaching, the Fredonia community came together over the weekend to do their...

Christmas arrives in Fredonia: The annual “Miracle on Main St.” event kicks off the holiday season

Reading Time: 2 minutesTEISHA MCELFRESH Staff Writer The eighth annual holiday tradition took place on Dec. 2 in Barker Commons. The event was put on by Fredonia Festivals, the local town planning board for community activities. Many different sponsors worked together to help make “Miracle On Main St.” possible, including Weather Hill Farm,...

Sigma Tau Delta coffee talk inspires creative writers

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBETHANY CLANCY Staff Writer This past Friday, Sigma Tau Delta, the English honor society, set up a “coffee talk” with two new creative writing professors, Eric Schlich and Sarah Green. This gave students an opportunity to ask them questions about their journey as writers, along with asking about the work...

Gone phishing: Scam emails skyrocket on campus

Reading Time: 2 minutesTRAVIS LEFEVRE Editor for The Scallion During the academic year, Fredonia students tend to receive a massive amount of emails. Not all of them are as innocent as they seem. “Phishing campaigns use email as the attack vector and are increasingly successful due to the level of sophistication with social...

Another star, another state?: Puerto Rico’s political storm continues

Reading Time: 3 minutesJACOB M. SANTOS Special to the Leader During the Fall 2017 semester, Fredonia’s Professional Development Center has continued to coordinate The Democracy 101 collection held every week in Reed Library. Last week, Carmen Rivera, who serves as the associate dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Science, hosted a...

Opinion: Should Division III athletes earn athletic scholarships?

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Reading Time: 2 minutesQUINTIN JAMES Assistant Sports Editor The big debate in college sports right now is whether or not Division I athletes should be paid for their contribution in sports and for bringing in money to schools. Another question that isn’t as popular, but is as important, is whether Division III athletes...

Fredonia is becoming more diverse: But if minorities don’t feel comfortable on campus, does it matter?

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Reading Time: 4 minutesVICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor Fall 2017 marks Fredonia’s most diverse year for incoming freshmen, with more than 30 percent from underrepresented minority groups, according to Fredonia’s Right Serving, Right Sizing final report. Even so, students and staff have become increasingly critical of the school’s intentions. If anyone has been...

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