June 19, 2026
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Director of Innovation and Economic Development reportedly retrenched

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The Leader

Starting the year off with a jam: Spectrum helps students say “aloha”

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  [metaslider id=7433] AMBER MATTICE Reverb Editor   The first week of school is usually riddled with the stress of new classes, being surrounded by new people and for those returning, getting back into the college student routine. Despite these worries, there is so much about campus life that makes...
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A “Cut” above the rest: New sculpture finds home in Science Quad

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  AMBER MATTICE Reverb Editor   Art on campus is no strange occurrence. There is always a piece to see no matter where one is in Fredonia, and this year the campus is decorated with yet another new sculpture. “Cutter” was donated by the artist Eric Stein through the In...
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From the Desk of Colin Perry, Editor in Chief: A new year, a new Leader

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Reading Time: 2 minutesI like to joke that I entered college with a major in English because I wanted some book recommendations. As it turns out, I ended up adding a second major as a sophomore in journalism, which I suppose must be because I love having conversations. The issue of The Leader...
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Editorial: A bridge too far?

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Reading Time: 2 minutesLast February, The Leader reported that the Academic Spine Bridge connecting the Williams Center to the steps of Reed Library and McEwen Hall would come down over the course of the summer. Even with months of advance notice, its absence from the Fredonia landscape is startling all the same. Since...
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Election 2016: Jill Stein is no Bernie Sanders

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Currently averaging a 3.6 percent on the RealClearPolitics aggregate of major national polls, Jill Stein is helping the Green Party reach new heights of popularity and recognition, considering it hasn’t broken .4 percent of the final electoral vote since Ralph Nader ran in 2000. Stein has...
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Fredonia changes official mascot: Sports teams to be addressed as the Harambe State Harambes

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Reading Time: 2 minutesRICK HARRISON Staff Lampoonist   Rick Harrison here, reporting from my pawn shop. In order to pay tribute to the late Harambe, a gorilla who was killed at the Cincinnati Zoo in May, the athletics program will be changing its name and logo. The announcement came from Athletic Director Greg...
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Commotion with the Ocean: R&B star disappears, causes widespread panic

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Reading Time: 3 minutesPATRICK BENNETT Staff Lampoonist   Frank Ocean released his second studio album, “Blonde,” last week to a lengthy list of praise from both critics and die-hard Frank-O-philes. In celebration of the R&B superstar’s newest release, Frank, whose real name is Joey Fatone, held a public press conference in the parking...
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Faster than the speed of blame: Usain Bolt is faster than your partner’s assumptions, new study suggests

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Reading Time: 2 minutesTRAVIS LEFEVRE Lampoon Editor   Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has once again wiped the competition, earning three gold medals during the 2016 Olympics. He is so fast that a recent study done by Yale University determined that Bolt is faster than the assumptions made by your partner, or the same...
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“Trash statue” stolen and recycled at Tops

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Reading Time: 2 minutesV. RAVIOLI Staff Lampoonist   Throughout SUNY Fredonia’s history, money and budget cuts have been a constant source of contention. With the new school year in full swing, Fredonia’s school administrators are right back to agonizing over whether funding should go towards campus employee wages or better things like the...
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Incoming first-year student dies day before coming to Fredonia

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCOLIN PERRY Editor in Chief   A tragic car accident sent shockwaves across Western New York last week, as two young students died in Wheatfield, New York. Melanie Aronow’s life was cut short on Aug. 20, mere days before she was supposed to begin her college career at Fredonia. As...
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