June 15, 2026
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Life & Arts

The Leader

Editorial: Illuminating the City of Lights

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Reading Time: 7 minutes“Murderous mayhem,” is what USA TODAY called the terrorist attacks that took place in Paris on Nov. 13. Stating that there are 132 people dead with hundreds more injured, the use of the phrase seems accurate. Here’s the publication’s quick rundown of what happened:   “Three teams of terrorists carried...
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Web Exclusive: Getting excited for ‘Dancing with the Athletes’

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Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=4697] CURTIS HENRY Distribution Manager   This Sunday the Fredonia Student Dance Organization will be putting on the annual “Dancing with the Athletes” competition. The competition is set up in a format similar to ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” Students who are majors in dance or specialize in dance...
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Web Exclusive: Casey Springer: A conversation with a student veteran

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Reading Time: 7 minutesAMANDA DEDIE News Editor   Meet Casey Springer, a senior social work major. A lot of people have things about them that make them stick out from the rest, but Springer is of a very small minority on the Fredonia campus. From 2008-2011, Springer served in the United States Air...
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Web exlusive Student Association Executive Election Debate highlights

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Reading Time: 4 minutesAMANDA DEDIE News Editor   Last Thursday the candidates for Student Association president and vice president got together for a debate — president against president, vice president against vice president. Important questions were asked: how each individual anticipates their role in SA playing out, and  what they — as president...
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Fredonia celebrates National Smoke-Out Day Has the tobacco-free policy negatively impacted the environment?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   On Nov. 12, Fredonia will be celebrating National Smoke-Out Day in honor of the second anniversary of Fredonia’s Tobacco-Free policy. The Student Health and Counseling Center will be setting up tables with information to help inform students of the dangers of smoking. Fredonia’s Tobacco Free...
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Conservative corner: Illegal immigration and the 2016 election

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   One of the biggest issues in the 2016 election so far has been illegal immigration. Much of the coverage of this issue on the Republican side has been focused on Trump’s plan to build a wall between the United States and Mexico and forcibly...
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Is Fredonia prepared for an emergency situation? An inside look at the university’s plan

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Reading Time: 4 minutes  AMANDA DEDIE News Editor   Two weeks ago, Jamestown Community College experienced a potential emergency situation. Around 2 p.m., a threatening phone call was made to the JCC switchboard. The caller stated that an active shooter was on the way to the campus. The college immediately went into lock-out...
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Eighth-graders have PhUn in the Science Center Dunkirk Middle Schools visits the campus for a Physiology PhUn Day

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  COLIN PERRY Assistant News Editor They came, they saw, they touched a dead shark’s brain. Nearly 100 eighth-grade students from Dunkirk Middle School visited the Science Center last Friday as a part of the second annual series of Physiology PhUn Days, sponsored by Fredonia’s Biology Department. A second group...
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Behind the scenes of class registration The Course Scheduling Task Force works to make

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer The Fredonia campus can take a deep breath now, as advising week has passed. With confusion and stress in their minds, students look to their advisers for assistance. While hoping to get the most of their education in a timely manner, that is not what always...
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