Campus News

Inside Fredonia’s first annual Dance-A-Thon

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2016

September 28, 2016

ZOE KIRIAZIS Special to The Leader Prepare to put your best dancing shoes on, grab all your friends and come have fun in Steele Hall’s Fieldhouse when the Student Dance Organization will present Fredonia’s first ever Dance-A-Thon. From 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, Fredonia students and......

Life & Arts

If you quit, you can’t

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2016

September 28, 2016

LERON WELLINGTON Staff Writer Fame and accolades are pretty great, but the person behind them is usually the most interesting part. That is definitely the case with Rita Moreno, who delivered the annual Convocation Address last Wednesday. Her presentation, titled “If You Quit, You Can’t,” showed us the sharp......

Life & Arts

Review: ‘Piano Men’ impress with concert recreation

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2016

September 28, 2016

SHENECA SHARPE Staff Writer A magical night happened on Sept. 23 when “Piano Men” Broadway stars Craig A. Meyer and Donnie Kehr took the stage to recreate hits from the dynamic duo of Elton John and Billy Joel. From the outfits to the simple characteristics of John and Joel,......

Sports

Journeyman Butts finds his way back to Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2016

September 28, 2016

CURTIS HENRY Assistant Sports Editor In the world of sports, six years is essentially an eternity. That rings particularly true in the world of college sports, when the NCAA mandates that players only receive four years of NCAA eligibility. Prior to the start of the Fall 2016 season, it had......

Opinion

From the Desk Of Sam McCagg, Web Editor

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2016August 16, 2019

September 28, 2016August 16, 2019

Sam McCagg Web Editor “Why did you choose to go to Fredonia?” That was one of the first questions I was asked when I stepped onto campus almost 4 years ago. I was a newcomer to the SUNY Fredonia campus. I wasn’t used to the dog food smell on......

Opinion

Editorial: Making a better Fredonia community

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2016

September 28, 2016

Between classes, part-time jobs, extracurricular pursuits and maintaining a healthy social life, college students undeniably have a lot on their plate on any given day. There isn’t a student anywhere who feels that their time, energy and (in particular) money isn’t as precious as it gets. Even so, one of......

News

Student wins international composition competition

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2016

September 28, 2016

JACOB SANTOS Special to The Leader Earlier this year, Novus New Music, Inc., a non-profit organization, held a competition, open to anyone under the age of 30, to submit their own music compositions for saxophone. Earlier this month, senior John Secunde was announced their winner. Secunde, a saxophonist majoring in......

News

Hispanic Heritage Month returns with a new focus on immigration

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2016

September 28, 2016

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Fredonia’s Latinos Unidos (LU) has brought a litany of events to the campus for Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrating the achievements and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans, while fostering an increased awareness and appreciation for their histories and......

News

Pulitzer Prize winner hosts talk on slavery and early U.S. republic

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2016

September 28, 2016

ANGELINA DOHRE Special to The Leader Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alan Taylor hosted a talk at the Williams Center on Sept. 20. Taylor is the Thomas Jefferson Foundation chair at the University of Virginia’s Corcoran Department of History, and is an expert on the history of colonial America......

News

Enrollment crunch: report shows how hard decline in students has hit University

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2016

September 28, 2016

CONNOR HOFFMAN News Editor Declining enrollment is a problem that has plagued Fredonia’s campus for the last few years, and a recent report released by Student Affairs confirms that that this trend continues for enrollment and admissions this year as well. According to the report, admissions dropped from 7,325......

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Inside Fredonia’s first annual Dance-A-Thon

If you quit, you can’t

Review: ‘Piano Men’ impress with concert recreation

Journeyman Butts finds his way back to Fredonia

From the Desk Of Sam McCagg, Web Editor

Editorial: Making a better Fredonia community

Student wins international composition competition

Hispanic Heritage Month returns with a new focus on immigration

Pulitzer Prize winner hosts talk on slavery and early U.S. republic

Enrollment crunch: report shows how hard decline in students has hit University