The paws behind HAIL! Fredonia Records dog walk
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAMBER KUTSCHKE AND IZZIE INZINNA Specials to The Leader
Fredonia student Jacob King releases new album, ‘Healers’
Reading Time: 5 minutesJORDAN BUDD Special to The Leader Jacob King opens the door to his latest album with a chasm of sounds. Light acoustic strums float around the head while a contrasting pitch-altered scream sounds like wind blown in from another dimension. It’s called “The Universe.” The intro song tells the story...
[GALLERY] Blue Devils men’s and women’s soccer: Scrimmaging images
Reading Time: 2 minutesKAYLA WELSH Sports Photographer During their off-season, Fredonia’s Blue Devils men’s soccer team has been competing in exhibition games, friendly matches, against neighboring schools such as Gannon University and Jamestown Community College (JCC). The Blue Devils women’s soccer team has been playing exhibition games against Daemen College and Niagara University...
From Buffalo Bills linebacker to backing up students: Director of Multicultural Student Services David White
Reading Time: 4 minutes ALANA WINGATE Staff Writer Education, culture and family are the first elements you’ll notice when entering David White’s office. Black cultural representation in the form of art, numerous frames filled with family photos and higher education, fill the walls and shelves of White’s office. White is the previous Director of...
Ultimate Frisbee and Field Hockey Club join forces
Reading Time: 3 minutesWILL KARR Editor in Chief While many students don’t take on leadership roles until their junior and senior years, Fredonia student Isabella Smith is already a club president as a freshman. Smith became president of the Fredonia Field Hockey Club team this past January. This semester, the Field Hockey Club...
[Opinion] The pros and cons of space exploration
Reading Time: 4 minutesNERON SIMPSON Staff Writer Cold. Quiet. Desolate. Despite these conditions, humans have enthusiastically embarked on missions to explore space and have continued to push the boundaries of how far we can reach. Some people question however, if space exploration is necessary. Here are the pros and cons: Why it is...
Safety on the Mind: What if a life-threatening injury happened to a varsity athlete at Fredonia?
Reading Time: 6 minutesMATT VOLZ Asst. Sports Editor Sports can be dangerous. There is always the possibility of injury, no matter the sport. But many football fans likely will not forget what happened on Jan. 3, 2023, when Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed during a Monday Night Football game. Bills trainer Denny...
New Iceland study abroad program announced
Reading Time: 2 minutesNERON SIMPSON Staff Writer For college students, the daily routine of going to class and completing assignments becomes monotonous. For this reason, some students consider studying abroad. The opportunity to travel to another country to indulge in a chosen subject and a different culture can be refreshing, rewarding and even...
[OPINION] Kathy Hochul failed on housing, again
Reading Time: 3 minutesMICHAEL WILLIAMS Staff Writer Photo by Mike Bird | Provided by Pexels On Thursday, April 20, New York State governor Kathy Hochul announced that her plan to build 800,000 new homes and help New Yorkers pay the rent has been scratched from the budget. As we know, Hochul gets a...
Fredonia’s first-ever literary festival
Reading Time: < 1 minuteALEXANDRA GILES Staff Photographer