The Leader

Women’s basketball sets high bar for season

Reading Time: 3 minutesJARED HILL Special to The Leader   Last Thursday Fredonia’s women’s basketball team began practicing for the first time this semester as they prepare for the oncoming season. “I am looking forward to getting started with my team,” said Head Coach Linda Hill-MacDonald. “We have a number of new faces...

A girl on her mind Why Mary Beth Tinker doesn’t remember the Supreme Court

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Reading Time: 3 minutesL. FULLER Editor in Chief   Free speech heroine Mary Beth Tinker was sitting at the head of the table at The Brick Room on Sept. 28, and I was sitting to her immediate right. She had just finished her presentation in the Science Center about her experiences with the...

‘Loss of a Student’ Russell Wijesiriwardena dies after battling cancer

Reading Time: < 1 minuteL. FULLER Editor in Chief   On Monday, President Virginia Horvath issued an email to the campus with the subject line “Loss of a Student – Russell Wijesiriwardena.” “It is with heavy heart that I share the news that one of our students has died after a courageous battle with...

Conservative Corner Snowden in the news again

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   Edward Snowden, the famous rogue National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who revealed a lot of the NSA’s secrets to the American public, is in the news again. According to CNN, Snowden said he is willing to go to prison in the United States and reach...

It’s not too late to celebrate Queer History Month events slated for the entire month

Reading Time: 3 minutesAMANDA DEDIE News Editor   October 1 marks the beginning of LGBT History Month or, as Fredonia’s Pride Alliance renamed it last year, Queer History Month. The Price Alliance at Fredonia and the Student Association have partnered to provide the campus with a number of fun and educational events to...

Stand up by sitting down

Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=3846] AMANDA DEDIE News Editor   The increase in the number of students in wheelchairs this past Monday was not a trick of the imagination. The Students with Disabilities Union and Student Association (SA) partnered to hold the first Stand Up by Sitting Down event. Burgandi Rakoska, a senior...

Never-ending construction Annual budget contains upcoming construction projects

Reading Time: 4 minutesCOLIN PERRY Staff Writer Returning students and faculty to Fredonia know that the only things certain in life are death, taxes and construction. The annual Consolidated Operating Budget released by the Department for Finance and Administration last week contains information on a number of upcoming construction projects slated to begin...

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