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[OPINION] Barbie: More than just a plastic figure

Contributor to The LeaderJuly 21, 2023July 21, 2023

by Contributor to The LeaderJuly 21, 2023July 21, 2023

Reading Time: 6 minutesMARISSA BURR Special to The Leader In 1959, the world was introduced to Barbara Millicent Roberts who stood with raised heels at 11 inches tall and made of plastic—you may know her better as “Barbie.” Billions are sold every year, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a large number of...

Gender-neutral restrooms on campus: A comprehensive guide

Contributor to The LeaderJune 19, 2023June 19, 2023

by Contributor to The LeaderJune 19, 2023June 19, 2023

Reading Time: 5 minutesJACE JACOBS Assistant Scallion Editor At SUNY Fredonia, an expansive number of academic buildings proudly boast gender-neutral restrooms, serving as a source of safety and comfort for transgender, gender nonconforming and disabled individuals, alongside the entire student body. While these amenities are widely available, certain spaces prove more accommodating for...

Everything that Reed Library has to offer

Contributor to The LeaderJune 19, 2023June 19, 2023

by Contributor to The LeaderJune 19, 2023June 19, 2023

Reading Time: 5 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA Staff Writer Reed Library, named for former United States Congressman Daniel A. Reed, is one of the quietest buildings on Fredonia’s campus. But that’s not to say that there isn’t anything happening there. “One thing we want students to be aware of is that our library offers much...

McEwen Hall’s kind-hearted custodian

Contributor to The LeaderJune 19, 2023June 12, 2023

by Contributor to The LeaderJune 19, 2023June 12, 2023

Reading Time: 5 minutesJORDAN BUDD Special to The Leader Wayne Seabolt, a custodian at SUNY Fredonia, had walked 10,000 steps or more for 695 consecutive days. That’s almost two years straight of stepping more than three times the amount of an average American. This fine streak came to an end when Seabolt took...

[Opinion] What I wish I would have known as a freshman

Contributor to The LeaderJune 18, 2023June 12, 2023

by Contributor to The LeaderJune 18, 2023June 12, 2023

Reading Time: 5 minutesANNA SMITH Special to The Leader Ohhhhhh boy, where do I even begin? Even as a soon-to-be senior, I feel like I’ve only scratched the surface of my college experience, and then some. That said, there are still irreplaceable, at times uncomfortable, memories I’ve made from the things I have...

Did you know the Buffalo Bills held training camps in Fredonia?

Contributor to The LeaderJune 18, 2023June 12, 2023

by Contributor to The LeaderJune 18, 2023June 12, 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutesDOMINICK CORSI Special to The Leader If you ever take Fredonia’s athletic facilities for granted, you might be intrigued to find out that the Buffalo Bills used our beloved campus to prepare for the season for 19 consecutive years. From 1981 to 1999, members of the Buffalo Bills would spend...

[OPINION] Lovercolumn: Establishing Relationships

Contributor to The LeaderJune 18, 2023June 12, 2023

by Contributor to The LeaderJune 18, 2023June 12, 2023

Reading Time: 4 minutesTHE ELECTRICIAN Executive Producer and Host of Lovercall THE ARCHITECT Lovercall Producer Hello! We are The Electrician and The Architect: two producers of the radio show Lovercall right here at SUNY Fredonia. Lovercall is an anonymous late-night talk show about love, relationships and more. Students who come on the show...

[COMIC] MoMA

Contributor to The LeaderJune 17, 2023June 12, 2023

by Contributor to The LeaderJune 17, 2023June 12, 2023

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNICOLE THORSON Art Director

What is the Student Association?

Contributor to The LeaderJune 17, 2023June 15, 2023

by Contributor to The LeaderJune 17, 2023June 15, 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA Staff Writer Photo by Drew Paluch | Photo Editor Every student, as part of their tuition bill, pays $100 as part of the student activity fee. This is used to fund student-run clubs on campus. But who decides how much money each club receives? That power falls to...

[OPINION] Packing my heart into another moving box: what I wish I would have known as a transfer student

Contributor to The LeaderJune 17, 2023June 12, 2023

by Contributor to The LeaderJune 17, 2023June 12, 2023

Reading Time: 4 minutesMARISSA BURR Special to The Leader For many high school students, May 1 is known as “Decision Day,” where they let the world know what path they’ve decided to follow once they’re given that diploma. At 18, you think you know the direction in which your life is going, and...

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

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[OPINION] Barbie: More than just a plastic figure

Gender-neutral restrooms on campus: A comprehensive guide

Everything that Reed Library has to offer

McEwen Hall’s kind-hearted custodian

[Opinion] What I wish I would have known as a freshman

Did you know the Buffalo Bills held training camps in Fredonia?

[OPINION] Lovercolumn: Establishing Relationships

[COMIC] MoMA

What is the Student Association?

[OPINION] Packing my heart into another moving box: what I wish I would have known as a transfer student