June 9, 2026
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Life & Arts

The Leader

Surveying students opinions about University Police 

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMICHAEL WILLIAMS  Special to The Leader  Over the past month, more than 400 Fredonia students participated in a campus-wide survey. The survey collected information about the students, their interactions with University Police and their opinion of UP. Police relationships with communities in America have been rocky throughout history. Whether you...
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Blue Devils Sports Roundup

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Reading Time: 4 minutesMATT VOLZ Asst. Sports Editor SOFTBALL Fredonia’s doubleheader against Penn State Behrend, originally scheduled for Thursday, March 30, was postponed due to inclement weather.  The games will be made up on Thursday, April 6, starting at 3 p.m., according to sports information director Matt Palisin. Overall, the Blue Devils currently...
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Gen. E represents Gen Z in Broadway’s ‘Les Miz’

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Reading Time: 8 minutesWILL KARR Editor in Chief In 2019, Fredonia alum and former theatre student Genevieve Ellis was warming up for her senior recital and preparing for life after graduation. But, one microscopic medical discovery put a halt to all of her future plans. As she approached graduation, she explained how “things...
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[EDITORIAL] Student safety pushed to the sidelines: What is the fine line between varsity and club sports?

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Reading Time: 2 minutesOn the evening of Tuesday Feb. 21, Fredonia Blackhorse Rugby player Jason Winston collided with one of his teammates, leaving him with injuries that hospitalized him at Brooks Memorial overnight. Winston’s teammates reached out to one of the athletic trainers nearby on campus for emergency assistance while others called University...
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SUNY Chancellor John B. King, Jr. reflects on visit to Fredonia campus

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Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA Staff Writer On March 6, SUNY Chancellor John B. King, Jr. visited Fredonia as part of his state-wide tour of all SUNY colleges and universities. Since being appointed Chancellor in December 2022, King has been traveling in order to visit every SUNY campus before the end of the...
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A smash of a good time with Sigma Gamma Phi x Blackhorse Rugby

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Reading Time: 3 minutesEJ JACOBS Asst. Life & Arts Editor  Graphic by NICOLE THORSON | Staff Artist. At the beginning of March, the sorority Sigma Gamma Phi and Blackhorse Rugby Team got together to do something neither group had ever done before. They held events to raise money for an important cause: March...
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FSA seeks student feedback at town hall meeting

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Reading Time: 2 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA Staff Writer Graphic by Henry Domst On March 7, the Faculty Student Association (FSA) held a town hall meeting to allow students to give feedback and advice on the food and dining halls on campus.  Students brought up a wealth of concerns, and FSA management took the opportunity...
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Upcoming Lecture: Understanding Today’s Changing Climate: Learning from Past Environmental Archives

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrom 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, the April Brown Bag Lunch will be held. This month’s Brown Bag Lunch is titled “Understanding Today’s Changing Climate: Learning from Past Environmental Archives.” It’ll be presented by Dr. Courtney Wigdahl-Perry of Biology and Environmental Sciences and Dr. Matthew Lanning...
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Dancing into spring with the Fredonia Dance Ensemble 

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Reading Time: 3 minutesRACHEL BAYER Special to The Leader  From left to right, Kaylee Brott, Kory Randles, Gianna Dobrich, Angelina Rand, Eleanor Fish, Nicolena Treasure, Mackenzie Phelps. Photos via Douglass Osborne-Coy. This spring, the Fredonia Dance Ensemble put dance majors in the spotlight for two days. On March 24 and 25, the FDE...
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