Campus TV station floods after heavy rainfall
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt approximately 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, WNYF members found water rapidly pouring through the ceiling just before News11 was set to begin.
Out of Sight / Out of Mind: Where is Fredonia’s Sculpture Program?
Reading Time: 3 minutesLANDON LYONS Special to The Leader ‘Suitcase’ by Steven Siegel. Image courtesy of fredonia.edu In Spring 2025, when the Sustainability Committee moved to remove “Suitcase” (2015), the worst of a neglected set of sculptures on SUNY Fredonia’s campus, we were thrilled to see it go. The apparent degradation of the form’s structure and the environmental impact it was beginning to have on its surroundings was...
Who really controls what we can or can’t read?
Reading Time: 4 minutes“Access to literature prepares our youth to confront the real world, offering a window into experiences otherwise unknown to them. However, diverse ideas and stories featuring protagonists from historically marginalized identities are often the first topics targeted by censors,” (PEN America, October 2025).
[SATIRE] Braces are torture. Like, actual torture
Reading Time: 2 minutesI would not wish braces on my worst enemy, especially when you go to the cheapest orthodontist in town.
[SATIRE] An exclusive (non-) interview with SUNY chancellor
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs the leader of the SUNY system, King oversees 64 caampuses, hundreds of thousands of students and countless initiatives aimed at improving higher education across the state. He is a former U.S. Secretary of Education, a respected policymaker and a nationally recognized advocate for educational equity
Step Into Sustainability: SUNY Fredonia’s Earth Day Expo. Preview
Reading Time: 3 minutesMaisie Strader Special to The Leader Image courtesy of Fredonia.edu On Wednesday, April 22, people across the world will pay tribute to our home planet on Earth Day. But how many college students concern themselves with the day and what it stands for? “I could say that because of the internet and social media, and everybody...
Lovercolumn: Red, Yellow and Green Flags
Reading Time: 4 minutesTHE QUARTERBACK Executive Producer of Lovercall THE MUSICIAN Lovercall Producer BUMBLEBEE Lovercall Producer Hello! We are The Quarterback, The Musician and Bumblebee: producers and hosts of the radio show Lovercall, right here in Fredonia. Lovercall is an anonymous late-night talk show about love, relationships and more. Students who are guests on the show use codenames to protect...
Boil water order on Go Big Blue Day underscores Fredonia’s problems
by Alex Bucknam
Reading Time: 3 minutesALEX BUCKNAM Managing Editor Photo by MATT VOLZ| Editor in Chief It’s that time of the semester again, when we experience yet another boil-water alert. As someone who has been here since Fall 2023, I’ve experienced probably two a semester — sometimes even three. With roughly 10 occurrences since 2023, this is not normal. In the past, there have been clashes at City Hall...
Graphic design class portrays experience with everyday items through ‘An Ecosystem of Ideas’
Reading Time: 3 minutesAt Rockefeller Arts Center, Emmet Christian Gallery hosts “An Ecosystem of Ideas,” an exhibit featuring students of the Graphic Design 4 course.
Fredonia selects Gorlewski as new provost
by Matt Volz
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn March 18, the Department of Marketing and Communications announced the hiring of Dr. Julie Gorlewski as the school's new provost.