June 11, 2026
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Fredonia announces additional program cuts following finals week

Fredonia has lost the art of the elective

 Orchesis caps off year with ‘Escape Into the Music’

Best photos of the year from Fredonia athletics

Five major takeaways from the 2026 NFL Draft

How To Be a Good White Ally 101

Director of Innovation and Economic Development reportedly retrenched

[SATIRE] Horoscopes

[OPINION] Lovercolumn: Do’s and don’ts of dating

Who started the Butterlow fire? The Leader investigates

Life & Arts

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[Opinion] Rosch Wrapped 2023

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Reading Time: 3 minutesLUKE VILLAVICENCIO Special to The Leader  Here we are, another semester nearly finished.  While I’d love nothing more than to move on to the potentially restful break, I figured it would be nice to take a second to reminisce about this concert-filled fall.  After seeing everyone and their mother’s dog’s...
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[OPINION] A Playlist For Every Mood: Telling a story with a song

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Reading Time: 3 minutesGraphic by John Leahy | Special to The Leader MARISSA BURR Opinion Editor If there was a way to do it safely, I know I would be reading while driving.  I’ve never been able to get into audio books either, especially with stories I’m unfamiliar with.  Luckily, there are a...
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[SATIRE] My apologies … (not clickbait)

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMEGAN KIDBY Scallion Editor *sigh* I’ve made a severe and continuous lapse in my judgment. On November 23, I made a horrible mistake.  At around 2:30 p.m. EST, my grandfather entrusted me with the most sacred part of a white person’s Thanksgiving: the macaroni and cheese.  Unlike Colleen Ballinger, I...
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The “Mom-ager” of Beach Tower

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Reading Time: 4 minutesHUNTER HALTERMAN Staff Writer  “You can’t underestimate the power of a local music scene,” says Connor Bessey-Nolan, manager of Beach Tower. Fredonia’s music scene in particular is one that produces many different bands. The people behind those bands, though, often get overlooked.  Beach Tower, an indie/rock band of current and...
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The winter ‘break’ isn’t much of a break for student athletes

Matt Volz
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Reading Time: 3 minutesMATT VOLZ Sports Editor As the fall semester comes to a close, many students are preparing to pack up and head home for the month-long break. However, while most people are enjoying their time off, some Fredonia sports teams will be back on campus, carrying on games and practices as...
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[OPINION] Do people really not want to work?

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Reading Time: 4 minutesMARISSA BURROpinion Editor I’m sure we’ve all heard it from a Boomer or Gen X spouting off at the mouth once again about something they know nothing about: “Nobody wants to work anymore.”  Of course, the nobody that they’re referring to is usually those of the younger generations, Millennials and...
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AI: future or failure?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesPhoto via Marketing and Communications KRYSTYNA PORTUGUES-KLOS  Special to The Leader The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and different resources that “do the work for you” have become extremely popular with students, artists and professionals alike.  Research and Information Literacy Services Librarian Christina Hilburger of Reed Library believes that AI...
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Fredonia alumnus spotlight: ‘The Merch Gremlin’

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Reading Time: 5 minutesDOMINICK CORSI Staff Writer Friendly, passionate, enthusiastic, inspirational, silly. The list goes on. These are just a few characteristics that Alex Erwin’s collaborators and friends would use to describe the former Fredonia Radio Systems personality. Erwin’s legacy at Fredonia Radio Systems is well-versed through his involvement in a plethora of...
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Fredonia athletes ‘tryout’ team collabs

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Reading Time: 3 minutesPARKER GURNETT Staff Writer When it comes to the Fredonia campus, it almost feels like home.  The small and quaint campus helps you feel comfortable and connected to fellow students. The same could be said about Fredonia sports.  Being a small Division III program on a little campus keeps many...
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[OPINION] Falling deeper into political hell

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Reading Time: 2 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief It seems now more than ever, the United States is full of hate. More often than not, that hate is a result of differing political opinions.  According to a Pew Research Center article by Drew Desilver, Democrats and Republicans are the furthest apart ideologically today...
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