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Fredonia’s latest enrollment spike is no coincidence

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2018September 2, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2018September 2, 2019

Alix Smith and Victor Schmitt-Bush Special to The Leader and Assistant News Editor Fredonia has once again broken one of its historic records this Fall semester. Of the 192 years since its inception, this school has never seen an incoming freshman class of 1,581 students. The closest Fredonia has...

Off-campus senior prepares for her daily 15-hour parking spot search

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

COOPER LINCOLN Parking Lot Enthusiast Packing her trunk to the brim with gear that would make a doomsday prepper proud, Fredonia senior Jamie Dodge leaves her apartment on Southeast Main Street at 6 p.m. on Sunday to make it to class on time for her 9 a.m. class the...

Ask Fairy God Mother – Your place to bippity boppity bitch

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

Dear Fairy Godmother, I’m new on campus and even though it’s only been a week, I keep seeing this cute girl around. She’s in a bunch of my classes, and whenever I go to Willies she’s in there sitting with her friends. I’ve started going out of my way to...

Houghton Hall to be turned into a fully functioning parking garage

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

BEATRICE BEEBODY Guest Scallywag Okay so, we all know that classes have started and that means all kinds of sorrow associated with, ya know, being back at school. Despite the existential dread having already started to settle in, there is something about this year that makes it exponentially worse....

A Freshman’s Guide to College

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018August 18, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018August 18, 2019

JOSEPH MARCINIAK Guest Scallywag As we, the freshmen, arrive on campus and make our way through several new classes, activities and clubs, we’re given many different tips and advice on how to survive our four year college experience. While a lot of this advice sounds nice, a lot of...

Loss of a Blue Devil

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor It would be insulting to label Jack Corbett as just an athlete. He was much more than that. He was a student, a son and a friend. Corbett played six games for Fredonia’s club hockey team during the 2017-18 season. Corbett was a local high...

A new semester resolution to consider: Read a damn book

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

SETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Writer I was recently scolded on social media for having shared an article which suggested that libraries should be privatized. “Hands off our public services,” this young Facebook warrior said. I merely shared the article because it was an interesting perspective and a good one,...

From the Desk of Travis LeFevre, Editor in Chief

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018August 15, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018August 15, 2019

It’s weird to think that I’m a senior. Like, really friggin’ weird. Watching the incoming class walk around campus with lanyards in tow is a bizarre sight for me because I remember being that freshman. Being not too sure where my first classes were, thinking “What the hell is a...

I’d App That: It’s time to get a “Clue” about your period

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

AMBER MATTICE Managing Editor Yep. You read it right. We’re here today to talk about periods. The bane of every human being’s existence that has to deal with bleeding for a week straight. Like it’s perfectly okay to have to suffer like that with no control over when or...

Exploring photography at the Marion Art Gallery

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

ERIKETA COST Special to The Leader Different media, celebrities and some themes of American culture are all represented in a collection of works that date back to 1930. Sixty photographs were selected by the Louisiana State University Museum of Art from their permanent collection for this exhibition. Both historic...

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Fredonia’s latest enrollment spike is no coincidence

Off-campus senior prepares for her daily 15-hour parking spot search

Ask Fairy God Mother – Your place to bippity boppity bitch

Houghton Hall to be turned into a fully functioning parking garage

A Freshman’s Guide to College

Loss of a Blue Devil

A new semester resolution to consider: Read a damn book

From the Desk of Travis LeFevre, Editor in Chief

I’d App That: It’s time to get a “Clue” about your period

Exploring photography at the Marion Art Gallery