June 11, 2026
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Life & Arts

The Leader

Vice President for Finance and Administration Michael Kelly resigns

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Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA News Editor ROSEMARIE RAPISARDA Staff Writer On March 13, SUNY Fredonia’s Vice President for Finance and Administration Michael Kelly resigned from his position at the University. “Today [March 13], I had a conversation about the future with Mr. Michael Kelly, [v]ice [p]resident for Finance and Administration, and I...
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[OPINION] New townhouse policy has residents fed up

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Reading Time: 8 minutesAISLINN EDMUNDS Special to The Leader It’s no secret that SUNY Fredonia is in financial disarray from program cuts to most extracurricular club budgets being cut in half.  But I fear that Fredonia is beginning to think that the solution to these economic problems is to squeeze even more pennies...
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5th Quarter Column: 2024 NFL draft preview

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Reading Time: 6 minutesMITCHELL HORUCY Assistant Sports Editor  With the weather starting to get nicer and the sun being out longer, this could only mean one thing.  It’s NFL Draft season.  For the Buffalo Bills, this very well may be their most important draft since 2018, when they moved up and drafted Josh...
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SA comptroller resigns, new student takes his place

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Reading Time: 5 minutesHUNTER HALTERMAN  Staff Writer Fredonia’s Student Association (SA) has recently lost their comptroller and hired a new one.  Brian Lyght Jr., a junior music education major and former SA Comptroller, officially announced his resignation from that position on March 29, 2024.  Included in his letter, he wrote about his time...
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Fredonia experiences a total solar eclipse

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Reading Time: 4 minutesIZZIE INZINNA Staff Writer KRYSTYNA PORTUGUES-KLOS Staff Writer Western New York experienced a rare celestial event on April 8 — being in the path of totality for a total solar eclipse.  The light in the sky faded into black, shocking engulfed towns across the nation.  A solar eclipse can only...
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Fredonia alum Josh Ranney returns to campus to inform students

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Reading Time: 3 minutesGWENYTH KIRKWOOD Special to The Leader Josh Ranney, the director of communications for New York State Assembly Member Karen McMahon, returned to Fredonia on April 17 to tell students about voting, state government and the power of the press. After graduating in 2019 with degrees in journalism and political science,...
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[OPINION] Literary classics to keep shelved

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Reading Time: 4 minutesMARISSA BURR Opinion Editor Whenever someone is going to an English or writing field, they get hundreds of comments hearing about how “oh I could never get through those books in high school blah blah blah.” The truth is, I get it.  I loved reading growing up, even the classics....
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The students behind the art: The dynamic between history and photography: Rebekah Gerace

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Reading Time: 2 minutesEJ JACOBS  Life & Arts Editor  In a time of decrease and cancellation of majors, Rebekah Gerace has not given up on her commitment to being a double major in photography and history.  When it comes to being a double-major, some prospective students find it beneficial for a university to...
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[SATIRE] Highlighting the Feminist Men of Media: Andrew Tate and Elon Musk

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMEGAN KIDBY Scallion Editor In honor of this special issue, I wanted to highlight some quotes from the most amazing men … Elon Musk and Andrew Tate.  These beautiful men have really paved the way for strong and powerful females like me.  Once, I was just a self-conscious girl and...
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