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Blue Devils tie Battle by the Lake

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 7, 2023February 16, 2023

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 7, 2023February 16, 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutesDOMINICK CORSI Special to The Leader Since 2014, the Fredonia State Blue Devils and Buffalo State Bengals have competed in an annual, all-sports tournament named the Battle By The Lake. The Blue Devils’ men’s and women’s basketball teams were able to contribute to this year’s Battle By The Lake with...

Hochul visits Dunkirk to award WNY communities $19 million

Contributor to The LeaderJanuary 23, 2023January 24, 2023

by Contributor to The LeaderJanuary 23, 2023January 24, 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutesALYSSA BUMP Chief Copy & Design Editor Small towns are facing big problems across the country. Population declines, budget cuts and business closures have deeply impacted communities across the Western New York region, like Dunkirk. On Monday morning, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Dunkirk is the awardee of a...

From the desk of Derek Raymond, Photo Editor: “The Study of Shape.”

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 9, 2022December 7, 2022

by Contributor to The LeaderDecember 9, 2022December 7, 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesDerek Raymond Photo Editor My work within photography first began in first grade on my family farm in Brushton, NY. I received a Canon Powershot as a gift and instantly fell in love; my first photograph was of my family’s lawnmower through the screen of our window. I was not...

Lovercolumn: Intimacy coach Erica Rose visits Fredonia Radio Systems and provides students with advice for safe and pleasurable sexual health

Chloe KowalykDecember 9, 2022December 12, 2022

by Chloe KowalykDecember 9, 2022December 12, 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutes“THE PLUMBER” Executive Producer of Lovercall “THE ELECTRICIAN” Lovercall Producer Hello! We are The Plumber and The Electrician: 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 use a...

A zeitgeist of crisis: Professor Patrick Foran studies social issues in “Exploded View”

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 9, 2022December 12, 2022

by Contributor to The LeaderDecember 9, 2022December 12, 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutesNERON SIMPSON Special to The Leader How does one respond to a crisis? With the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing racial tensions and scientific skepticism, controversy has continued to evolve in recent years. Patrick Foran, a SUNY Fredonia visual arts and new media professor, responded to some of these...

[COMIC] My roommate is a skeleton: Holiday edition

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 9, 2022December 9, 2022

by Contributor to The LeaderDecember 9, 2022December 9, 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNICOLE THORSON Special to The Leader

[SATIRE] Horoscopes 12/9

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 9, 2022December 9, 2022

by Contributor to The LeaderDecember 9, 2022December 9, 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAUNT SQUIGGLY Revered medium and Trustee of the Lilydale Community Chamber of Commerce Hello all! You’ve made it to the end of your semester, eh? Very good! Here is what I think you should do to bask in your achievement! Aries: Book a private Seance Session with me, and share...

RAC’s ‘North Pole Nonsense’ spreads Christmas cheer

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 9, 2022December 9, 2022

by Contributor to The LeaderDecember 9, 2022December 9, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesALANA WINGATE Staff Writer With the holiday season just around the corner, SUNY Fredonia’s Rockefeller Arts Center presented NYC-based performing arts company Cirque-Tacular’s “North Pole Nonsense,” a children’s Christmas show, in the Marvel Theatre this past weekend. The Dragonfly Productions performers brought their holiday spirit to the Fredonia community on...

[SATIRE] Funk Fever flashes into Fredonia: Flunking finals due to fancy footwork

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 8, 2022December 6, 2022

by Contributor to The LeaderDecember 8, 2022December 6, 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesMATTHEW BAUM Scallion Editor The fall semester is coming to a close, and a typical indicator of the season is the image of stressed students trudging from one class to the next, their thoughts full to bursting with half-forgotten class subjects and project deadlines. Oddly enough, however, a new phenomenon...

Swiping in on ways to build credit with the campus credit union

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 8, 2022December 5, 2022

by Contributor to The LeaderDecember 8, 2022December 5, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesERIN MOSHER Special to The Leader Did you know that your credit is checked when you apply for a loan, a job or if you want to purchase a car or home? People with good-standing credit will have lower interest rates, which means you save money in the future. If...

Fredonia has lost the art of the elective

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Best photos of the year from Fredonia athletics

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Director of Innovation and Economic Development reportedly retrenched

[SATIRE] Horoscopes

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

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[OPINION] SUNY budget shortfall and its effects on students

Blue Devils tie Battle by the Lake

Hochul visits Dunkirk to award WNY communities $19 million

From the desk of Derek Raymond, Photo Editor: “The Study of Shape.”

Lovercolumn: Intimacy coach Erica Rose visits Fredonia Radio Systems and provides students with advice for safe and pleasurable sexual health

A zeitgeist of crisis: Professor Patrick Foran studies social issues in “Exploded View”

[COMIC] My roommate is a skeleton: Holiday edition

[SATIRE] Horoscopes 12/9

RAC’s ‘North Pole Nonsense’ spreads Christmas cheer

[SATIRE] Funk Fever flashes into Fredonia: Flunking finals due to fancy footwork

Swiping in on ways to build credit with the campus credit union