Dunkirk standoff ends with suspect in custody
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAt 1:51 p.m., Dunkirk police shared a post on Facebook indicating that one suspect was in custody and the shelter in place had been lifted.
BREAKING: Shelter in place issued for Franklin Avenue area of Dunkirk
by Matt Volz
Reading Time: 2 minutesLocal residents are being asked to avoid the Franklin Avenue area of Dunkirk due to what has been described as an “ongoing police incident.”
Lovercolumn: Crushes
Reading Time: 4 minutesTHE QUARTERBACK Executive Producer of Lovercall THE MUSICIAN Lovercall Producer BUMBLEBEE Lovercall Producer Hello! We are The Quarterback, The Musician and Bumblebee: producers and hosts of the radio show Lovercall, right here in Fredonia. Lovercall is an anonymous late-night talk show about love, relationships and more. Students who are guests on the show use codenames to protect...
Office of International Education commemorates International Study Abroad Day
Reading Time: 2 minutesEMILY SCHULTZ-CONE Special to The Leader If you are a student looking to study outside the country, it is never too early to start planning. On Monday, Feb. 23, SUNY Fredonia’s Office of International Education (OIE) celebrated International Study Abroad Day. At Fredonia, nearly 10% of students will study abroad in their college career, and the OIE is designed to help students plan for their experience. Jessica Gatto, the...
Lovercolumn: The Big ‘O’
Reading Time: 4 minutesTHE QUARTERBACK Executive Producer of Lovercall THE MUSICIAN Lovercall Producer BUMBLEBEE Lovercall Producer Hello! We are The Quarterback, The Musician and Bumblebee: producers and hosts of the radio show Lovercall, right here in Fredonia. Lovercall is an anonymous late-night talk show about love, relationships and more. Students who are guests on the show use codenames to protect...
U.S., Israel launch strike against Iran in ‘Operation Epic Fury’
by Alex Bucknam
Reading Time: 3 minutesAlex Bucknam Managing Editor President Trump is briefed on Operation Epic Fury. Image courtesy of whitehouse.gov. On Saturday, Feb. 28, the United States, alongside Israel, launched a major military strike against Iran. The ongoing operation was nicknamed Operation Epic Fury. The attacks marked one of the most significant escalations between the two countries in...
Kansas invalidates licenses in blatant discrimination
Reading Time: 2 minutesJasper Bateman DEI Chair Graphic by CONNIE KLINGER|Special to The Leader On Thursday, Feb. 26, thousands of transgender folks received a letter in the mail from the Kansas State Department of Revenue invalidating their license because it does not match their assigned gender at birth. This is discrimination at face value, and many of the recipients...
Westfield man in Custody after high-speed chase
by Alex Bucknam
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlex Bucknam Managing Editor On Saturday, March 7, police received a report of a gunshot at about 7:30 p.m. in Westfield, N.Y. After an investigation, Westfield police officers determined 52-year-old Jahmaul Johnson of Westfield shot a woman during a fight at a home. Johnson drove off and led police through a high-speed chase, reaching speeds of 100 miles per hour through the Dunkirk, Fredonia and Pomfret area. Fredonia police said...
Has administration been transparent about program cuts?
by Alex Bucknam
Reading Time: 3 minutesAlex Bucknam Managing Editor Interim Provost Dr. Judith Horowitz. Photo via fredonia.edu. I’m writing this article on Feb. 23, the last update the general student body received from Interim Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs Judith Horowitz relating to program cuts was from November. A lot of students are confused about where we are with program cuts. As...
Club spotlight: Black Student Union
Reading Time: 2 minutesJILLIAN LAWSON Special to The Leader Present Day BSU E-board members pictured left to right; Raven Adams, Noah Walters, Kalen Haley, Jaslyn Branch, Tay Harris and Nai Sancho.| Photo courtesy of BSU at Fredonia In honor of Black History Month, Fredonia celebrates a legacy and unity that has been a welcoming...