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Hail! Fredonia Records Presents Music to Nourish

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 20, 2015August 15, 2019

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[metaslider id=4019] VERONICA PENOYER Layout Editor “In my opinion, pushing yourself as a person and taking yourself out of your comfort zone is what truly allows one to grow,” said the leader of Music to Nourish, Anthony Gucciardo, a super senior communications and music industry dual major, when asked of...

Everybody ropes, everybody rides

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 20, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 20, 2015

JOHN CULLEN Special to The Leader After a frustrating season which saw the Blue Devils go winless in SUNYAC conference play, the Fredonia men’s ice hockey team has retooled their strategy for what should be an exciting year of hockey. With last season’s struggles in the rearview, there is...

Women’s soccer splits SUNYAC games at home

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 20, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 20, 2015

[metaslider id=4030] BROOKE ATKINS Staff Writer While playing two SUNYAC games at home, Fredonia women’s soccer split this past weekend to bring its SUNYAC conference record to 2-4-1. To open the weekend, the Blue Devils played Friday night against Plattsburgh, which ended in a tough loss with a score...

Men’s soccer playoff hopes takes a major hit

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 20, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 20, 2015

QUINTIN JAMES Staff Writer Sitting at 2-9-2, the Fredonia men’s soccer team was on the outside looking in the SUNYAC playoff race. If the team wanted any shot of getting back into the playoff race, it needed to come out and be aggressive. Coming off a home stand...

Women’s basketball sets high bar for season

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 20, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 20, 2015

JARED HILL Special to The Leader Last Thursday Fredonia’s women’s basketball team began practicing for the first time this semester as they prepare for the oncoming season. “I am looking forward to getting started with my team,” said Head Coach Linda Hill-MacDonald. “We have a number of new faces...

A girl on her mind Why Mary Beth Tinker doesn’t remember the Supreme Court

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 13, 2015September 1, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 13, 2015September 1, 2019

L. FULLER Editor in Chief Free speech heroine Mary Beth Tinker was sitting at the head of the table at The Brick Room on Sept. 28, and I was sitting to her immediate right. She had just finished her presentation in the Science Center about her experiences with the...

‘Loss of a Student’ Russell Wijesiriwardena dies after battling cancer

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 13, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 13, 2015

L. FULLER Editor in Chief On Monday, President Virginia Horvath issued an email to the campus with the subject line “Loss of a Student – Russell Wijesiriwardena.” “It is with heavy heart that I share the news that one of our students has died after a courageous battle with...

A match made in Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 13, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 13, 2015

[metaslider id=3835] JORDAN PATTERSON Special to The Leader Fredonia recently hosted a happy reunion when Social Media Community Specialist at RIT Dan Howell and Events Manager at Geva Theater Center Scott Falkowski revisited their old campus. The two men returned to Fredonia to take their engagement photos on campus...

Conservative Corner Snowden in the news again

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 13, 2015August 16, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 13, 2015August 16, 2019

CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer Edward Snowden, the famous rogue National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who revealed a lot of the NSA’s secrets to the American public, is in the news again. According to CNN, Snowden said he is willing to go to prison in the United States and reach...

It’s not too late to celebrate Queer History Month events slated for the entire month

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 13, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 13, 2015

AMANDA DEDIE News Editor October 1 marks the beginning of LGBT History Month or, as Fredonia’s Pride Alliance renamed it last year, Queer History Month. The Price Alliance at Fredonia and the Student Association have partnered to provide the campus with a number of fun and educational events to...

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Hail! Fredonia Records Presents Music to Nourish

Everybody ropes, everybody rides

Women’s soccer splits SUNYAC games at home

Men’s soccer playoff hopes takes a major hit

Women’s basketball sets high bar for season

A girl on her mind Why Mary Beth Tinker doesn’t remember the Supreme Court

‘Loss of a Student’ Russell Wijesiriwardena dies after battling cancer

A match made in Fredonia

Conservative Corner Snowden in the news again

It’s not too late to celebrate Queer History Month events slated for the entire month