Nine minors to be removed from Fredonia curriculum
After the removal of 13 majors, some students had remained hopeful that administrators would choose to keep the remaining programs....
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Lucas West takes center field with national anthem performance on the Bills’ biggest stage
GWENYTH KIRKWOOD Staff Writer Lucas West gets ready to perform the national anthem at the Bills game. Photo provided by Lucas West | Special to The Leader If you were to ask a Western New Yorker their dream in life, nine times out of 10, you will be met with......
New rule halts music lessons on campus
LUKE VILLAVICENCIO Staff Writer The inside of a Mason Hall classroom Photo by REBEKAH GERACE | Staff Photographer On Jan. 30, at 9:50 a.m., a public email was sent to all music majors at SUNY Fredonia by the Dean of the music, theatre and dance programs, Dr. David Stringham. The......
Police Blotter (Issue 3 | Spring 2025)
UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT SUNY Fredonia The Police Blotter, run and shared with The Leader by the University Police Department (UPD), aims to provide information to students, faculty and the community at and around SUNY Fredonia. All information is provided on the University Police Department’s website, www.fredonia.edu/about/offices/university-police/blotter. The Police Blotter will......
Police Blotter (Issue 2 | Spring 2025)
UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT SUNY Fredonia The Police Blotter, run and shared with The Leader by the University Police Department (UPD), aims to provide information to students, faculty and the community at and around SUNY Fredonia. All information is provided on the University Police Department’s website, www.fredonia.edu/about/offices/university-police/blotter. The Police Blotter will......
University Senate seats face radical change
ALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor SUNY Fredonia numbers have been shrinking in students and staff over the last 12 years. Several actions have been taken to try to combat this. One of them concerns University Senate representatives. On Feb. 3, it was announced to University Senate body that the executive......
Residence Life opens free on-campus Thrift Room
DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor Have you ever met a college student who doesn’t love going thrifting? No, you haven’t. Have you ever met a college student who prefers driving off-campus to do something they enjoy? No, you haven’t. Now, students can go to SUNY Fredonia’s very own thrift store, all......
Students rally in support of immigrants and the LGBTQ+ amidst recent executive orders
ABIGAIL JACOBSON News Editor ALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor Warning: This article contains strong language. With the recent wave of executive orders being signed into law by President Donald Trump, many communities around the United States have been protesting. As of Feb. 7, the SUNY Fredonia campus community is one......
Student Association president details new additions to constitution
DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor The logo of Fredonia’s Student Association With most students only being at college for four years, perspectives on campus change quite frequently. This is especially relevant when it comes to SUNY Fredonia’s Student Association (SA) — as the governing body of every club on campus, its......
Ice hockey diplomacy: Fredonia faces Chinese National Team
MATT VOLZ Sports Editor In international hockey, some countries are known as powerhouses. Canada is perhaps best known for the sport, but they’re often challenged by the United States, Sweden, Russia, Finland and occasionally some others. But who knew that China played the game as well? On Friday, Jan. 24,......