June 15, 2026
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The Leader

Giving the voiceless a voice: WSU hosts Take Back the Night

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJIALIN CHEN Special to The Leader   Last week, the Women’s Student Union hosted Take Back the Night, an annual event that sheds light on sexual assault and gives students a safe place to share their stories with others. There was an atmosphere of sadness and anger throughout the room...
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A birthday celebration CAC announces 2016 Relay theme

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  AMANDA DEDIE News Editor   Happy Birthday to Fredonia’s Relay for Life! In celebration of Fredonia’s 10th year of participating in Relay for Life, the 2016 theme will be “10th Birthday Party.” Relay for Life at Fredonia is an overnight event held each April in Steele Hall. The national...
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Diversity in a small town First International Dinner raises money for international students

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  COLIN PERRY Assistant News Editor International Education Week concludes on Nov. 19 with singing, dancing and every college student’s favorite: a whole lot of food. The first International Dinner will be held in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room to benefit scholarship funds for Fredonia’s international students. The event is...
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Commercial controversy University takes down ads after negative feedback

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Reading Time: 4 minutes  JORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer   Fredonia campus was left with unanswered questions after the recently released commercials that appeared on the university’s website seemingly vanished into thin air. Last week, Fredonia unveiled four new advertisements that were available for viewing on the college’s homepage and YouTube. After only a...
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Fredonia’s first female mayor Landis elected as Keefe’s term ends

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Reading Time: 4 minutes  AMANDA DEDIE News Editor   After 186 years, Fredonia has finally voted in their first female mayor. Dr. Athanasia Landis, a 23-year resident of the Village of Fredonia, will officially hold the mayoral office come this January. “I feel a lot of responsibility — it’s a big responsibility to...
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A new president and vice president Burgos and Taylor win Student Association Executive Election

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Reading Time: 3 minutesSCOTT DOWNEY Special to The Leader   On Nov. 10 and 11, students voted for the president and vice president duo they think will serve the campus best. The polls closed Tuesday at 9 p.m. and with 142 votes Jason Burgos, a senior finance and business administration major, and Mary...
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Upping its game WNYF-TV has ‘high hopes’ for this year’s Clash of the Clubs

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCURTIS HENRY Distribution Manager   Those who tuned in one year ago to witness the first annual “Clash of the Clubs” weren’t disappointed. It provided a perfect sample of what opportunities Fredonia has to offer. One of those opportunities was winning a contest by way of choreographing the perfect lip-sync...
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Peacebuilding through the arts Karimi-Hakak speaks on Shakespeare and terror

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   Students, faculty and community members gathered in a Fenton lecture hall on the cold, dark, windy night of Nov. 14. Everyone was speaking in hushed tones of the uncertainty and confusion over what was currently unfolding an ocean away from that room. People were...
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From the Desk of Elmer Ploetz

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Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat part of the First Amendment don’t they get? That was my first reaction upon hearing about the mess at the University of Missouri last week. Activists tried to block journalists’ access to a small tent city that had been erected as protesters called for — and eventually received —...
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