June 18, 2026
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Life & Arts

The Leader

One magic marathon Fredonia Relay for Life turns 10

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Reading Time: 3 minutesTORIN O’BRIEN and S. L. FULLER Special to the Leader and Editor in Chief   In 2006, Fredonia unveiled what is known today as University Commons, it opened the only Starbucks (at the time) in a 35-mile radius, and held its first Relay for Life event on campus. Last Saturday...
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‘What does it mean to be human?’: Wade Davis and the spirit of diversity

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Reading Time: 4 minutesMEGHAN GUATTERY Managing Editor   From Christopher Columbus and Hernando Cortes to the fictional likes of Captain Nemo and Indiana Jones, explorers have been sharing their stories for centuries. And after a year-long series of lectures, film screenings, conferences and more, this year’s Convocation ended with a little bit of...
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Rockefeller renovations Part I: The good, the bad and the nitty gritty

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Reading Time: 3 minutesREBECCA HALE Reverb Co-Editor   The “RAC Project,” designed by architect Deberah Berke, began in the summer of 2014 and was set to be complete in the Spring of 2016. Unfortunately, due to delays and unexpected complications, the project is still incomplete, and much of the Rockefeller Arts Center (RAC)...
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Cleaning up Fredonia Rotaract club gives back

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Walking around the Fredonia campus is usually a pleasant time, with breathtaking foliage and relatively clean streets. Still, sophomore musical theatre major Patrick Brett makes a good point: “There are a lot of cigarette butts on the ground for a smoke-free campus.” The garbage situation only...
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Conservative Corner: The War on Drugs won’t be won

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Assistant News Editor   America declared war on drugs in 1970 with the passage of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Ever since that fateful date, we’ve been embroiled in one of our country’s biggest failures in its history. The War on Drugs started during the Richard Nixon administration...
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Pot or not? Toastmasters debate marijuana legalization

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCAMRY DEAN Staff Writer On April 13, community members who make up The Toastmasters of the Fredonia area, whose chapter is named the “Concord Spellbinders Club,” met at Fredonia for their first debate on legalizing the recreational use of marijuana for those 18 and older. The Toastmasters, a club that...
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Topping the trucks with trash Time Warner, Sunnking and Cathy Young team up for e-recycling

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer Fredonia and company are looking to save a piece of the environment while giving a little back to the students. The University will play host to an e-recycling event on campus. In collaboration with Time Warner Cable, Senator Catherine Young and Sunnking, Fredonia is welcoming the...
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A Pulitzer well-deserved All about the hit musical, ‘Hamilton’

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Reading Time: 3 minutesRIANNA SEELIG Staff Writer   For those who don’t know — Alexander Hamilton was kind of a big deal. He was a Founding Father, a big player in the drafting and writing of the Constitution, the founder of the Federalist Party, the first Secretary of the Treasury, part of George...
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‘Don’t be a drag, just be a queen,’ or a king Pride Alliance presents ‘Evolution of Drag’

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Reading Time: 4 minutes  CLAIRE O’REILLY Staff Writer   Glitter, eyeshadow pallets, bedazzled heels and tubes of lipstick littered Steele Hall’s lower-level bathrooms on Friday night. It was time for Evolution of Drag. For some performers, this was their last show at Fredonia. For senior visual arts and new media major Maegan Clark,...
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