Spectrum’s annual Spring Escape set to attract hundreds of students
DAN QUAGLIANA Staff Writer On April 23, from noon to 4 p.m., Spectrum Entertainment Board, the club that holds public on-campus events, will be holding its second annual Spring Escape in the Williams Center. “It’s sort of like a carnival-fair sort of day,” said Rowan Potzler, Spectrum’s treasurer. The carnival...
Dead birds of Rockefeller: One year later
NERON SIMPSON Special to The Leader Graphic by Dice Yandow Everyone has had at least one moment in their life where they have walked into a glass, but most people do not die from it. Birds passing through SUNY Fredonia cannot say the same. In October 2021, former managing editor...
[NEWS ANALYSIS] Double vision: balancing looking backward and forward
WILL KARR Editor in Chief In order to move forward, we must first look backwards. We can’t move into the future without going back to address and come to terms with our problematic pasts, histories and actions. Confronting our pasts can be difficult. Looking back can force us to start...
Offices start to envision a new model for club sports
WILL KARR Editor in Chief Change isn’t going to happen overnight. However, Angela Pucciarelli, assistant director of Athletics, said the Athletics Department and other offices on campus are working to envision a safer environment for club sports. Pucciarelli said herself and the other offices on campus started working on a...
Club athletes seek more oversight for club sports
WILL KARR Editor in Chief As a result of athlete Jason Winston’s injury, Max Hamilton, president of the Blackhorse Rugby Team, believes that there should be a designated person and central office on campus who oversees club sports in the future. While NCAA sports go through the campus Athletics Department,...
On The Defense: SUNY Fredonia University’s official response to Jason Winston’s athletic injury
WILL KARR Editor in Chief On Friday, April 14 at 11:30 a.m. in the Bob Steele Multi-Purpose Room in Steele Hall, members of The Leader, Will Karr (Editor in Chief), Max Hamilton (Sports Editor/Blackhorse Rugby President) and Travis Joyce (Chief PR Chair) met with representatives from different offices on campus,...
Sculpting presence: visiting professor explores animal species in Emmitt Christian Gallery
NERON SIMPSON Special to The Leader Chelys Callida, 2023. Stoneware with slip, paint, and found book collection. Photo By Drew Paluch | Photo Editor A presence can be significant. It can be impactful, but can it be nothing? The environment in which one enters plays a role in their perception...
Eyes wide open on campus athletics: Could the athletic trainer have helped Jason Winston?
WILL KARR Editor in Chief Many members of the campus community are wondering if the certified athletic trainer could have helped Winston on Feb. 21. Members of The Leader recently reached out to the President’s Office on Friday, March 31, regarding concerns over how this incident was handled by the...
Acafest Preview
EJ JACOBS Asst. Life & Arts Editor With festival season right around the corner, why not kick it off by going to Acafest? Acafest is an event at Fredonia that entails performances by a cappella groups from campus and surrounding New York Colleges. Acafest is hosted by the all-female-identifying a...