The Leader

Diving to the top: Two Devils land hard-fought spots for Nationals

Reading Time: 3 minutesAVRIL KING Social Media Assistant   There were six spots available for the Division III National Diving Competition, and Fredonia’s own Meghan Bartlett and Arron Carlson each took one. After competing at the NCAA Division III Region 4 meet in Ithaca on Feb. 24 and 25, these Blue Devils were...

Student talents put toward a good cause: Recapping the Refugee Benefit Concert

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  [metaslider id=8635]     LERON WELLINGTON Staff Writer   Being any kind of artist means that you have the power to use your craft to respond to the world. Students did just that on March 4 through the Refugee Benefit Concert held in Diers Recital Hall at 1 p.m....

The best college station in the nation: Fredonia Radio Systems nabs national award

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCOLIN PERRY Editor in Chief   In the cozy corner of McEwen Hall that houses Fredonia Radio Systems’ station, the vinyl record covers and newspaper clippings that adorn the walls will have to make way for a new plaque—one that says “Best College Station in the Nation.” The high honor...

NASA sells flights to new Trump-free planets

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJACLYN SPIEZIA Staff Lampoonist   President Donald Trump’s inauguration was a little over a month ago, and since then, the horror story that has recently been our government has rightfully been coined, “too much power for too tiny of hands.” In fact, Trump’s interest in nuclear war has given many...

Hall presents research at conference in Kolkata, India

Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=8657] DAN ORZECHOWSKI Assistant News Editor   Clean running water is easily taken for granted. In the U.S., we expect clean water to come from our faucets and showers. But this isn’t always the case elsewhere. In West Bengal, India, clean water is recognized with much more importance. Districts...

There’s no place like hope: Fredonia prepares for 11th annual Relay for Life

Reading Time: 3 minutesCAMRY DEAN Staff Writer On Saturday, March 25, Fredonia will be teaming up with the Buffalo chapter of the American Cancer Society to hold its 11th annual Relay for Life event. From 4 p.m. to 4 a.m., hundreds of people from more than 30 on-campus teams will gather in Steele...

‘A tale as old as time’ is told in a new, progressive way: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ takes the Disney world by storm

Reading Time: 2 minutes    ZOE KIRIAZIS Staff Writer   Millions of Disney movie fans have been waiting in anticipation of the new live-action “Beauty and the Beast” premiering in the U.S. on March 17, starring Emma Watson as Disney Princess Belle. Academy Award-winning director Bill Condon, whose previous credits include “Dreamgirls” and...

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