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Blue Devil cheerleaders build bonds through love of sport

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ALANA WINGATE  Staff Writer   Basketball, football, hockey and soccer are sports featured in the media regularly. Meanwhile, cheerleading is often widely underrepresented in the athletic community, as many people fail to see the athleticism that goes into the sport. The Fredonia Blue Devils women’s cheerleading team is one of the...

FSA x Honors to ring in the holiday season with food and community

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ABIGAIL MILLER  Staff Writer From Thanksgiving turkeys to Christmas hams, the holidays are a time when food is often on the forefront of people’s mind. This holiday season, the Faculty Student Association and the Honors Program are collaborating to offer honors students a free interactive cooking demo at 4 p.m....

Getting to the ‘root’ of SUNY Fredonia’s invasive plant species problem 

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DAKOTA RICHTER   Special to The Leader In the Campus Woodlot located near Ring Road, there are multiple invasive species in the perimeters of the roughly 14-acre forest. These invasive species were brought to the area by humans for landscaping and grew beyond their original ecosystems. In addition, animals such as...

From the page to a public stage: Poet Adam Clay reads unpublished work

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JAINA BERARDI  Special to The Leader  Before the advent of written forms of communication, humans primarily communicated orally. The Mississippi poet Adam Clay brought his poetic written words to vocal life on Thursday, Nov. 3 at the Marion Art Gallery. He visited Fredonia as part of The Mary Louise White...

Kelly Nyguen embraces Vietnamese heritage through fashion

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DAKOTA RICHTER  Special to The Leader WILL KARR Life & Arts Editor  Creativity and one’s ability to express themselves is something that every little kid is normally allowed to do. However, growing up, SUNY Fredonia junior animation student Kelly Nyguen felt like she had to repress her cultural heritage.  “I...

Kappa Sigma & Sigma Kappa bidding support for community food drive 

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Will Karr Life & Arts Editor  The holidays are not only a time when we receive gifts, but the season also provides opportunities for us to be able to give back to others.  Two Greek life organizations, the fraternity Kappa Sigma and the sorority Sigma Kappa, will be teaming up...

[SATIRE] Fredonia announces university-wide activities to boost morale

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MEGAN KIDBY Guest Scallywag  In order to boost morale and entice admissions applicants, President Stephen Kolison of SUNY Fredonia has just announced some school-wide activities that have been planned for the school year!  In an email sent to the student body last week, Kolison declared that “the vibe on campus...

[11.03.2022] Blue Devil Fall Sports Recap

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MATT VOLZ Staff Writer MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY The Blue Devils men’s cross country team finished their season with a strong showing at the SUNYAC Championships.  Out of 103 finishers, four Blue Devils finished in the top 30 including junior Sembel Koshi who crossed the line in 15th. Overall, the team...

Lovercolumn: College Hookup Culture

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“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...

[11.09.22] Winter Sports Roundup

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TYLER PACOS Sports Editor Men’s hockey dominates in home-opening weekend Fredonia men’s hockey is back as they traveled to Angola, Ind. for their first two games of the year this past weekend on Oct. 28 and 29. The Blue Devils dropped both of their matches against Trine, losing 5-1 on...

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