Campus News

Countdown to FWIMFest #1: Preparation and Expectations

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2016

April 22, 2016

RILEY STRAW Lampoon Editor When the Fredonia administration canceled FREDFest, the students were left uncertain of the fate of the first weekend in May. Last year, the term “FWIMFest” (or First Weekend in May Fest) was coined, and the celebration known by all students at Fredonia was continued —......

Sports

Stayin’ alive Blue Devils win five out of six to keep playoffs possible

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2016

April 22, 2016

QUINTIN JAMES Staff Writer After being swept by New Paltz last week, the Fredonia men’s baseball team hit rock bottom as it couldn’t shake off the losing energy it’s had for weeks. Even though team members said they weren’t worried, with the season moving along, things needed to change......

Sports

Split doubleheaders Fredonia softball finally begins its season

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2016

April 22, 2016

BROOKE ATKINS Social Media Manager After a long wait due to weather cancellations, the Fredonia softball team finally played its first home game of the season. The game was against Oswego, in which the team split its doubleheaders to begin the season. Sophomore outfielder Lauren Pixley hit her......

Sports

A turning point? Women’s lacrosse splits weekend’s slate of games

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2016

April 22, 2016

CURTIS HENRY Distribution Manager The Fredonia women’s lacrosse team was able to split its two games last week and notch its first win in SUNYAC play of the year. The team was within minutes of winning both contests. The week began on Thursday when the Blue Devils played host to......

Opinion

FTDO Kevin

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2016August 15, 2019

April 22, 2016August 15, 2019

Being adopted has always been something that I love talking to people about. Having an adopted family is awesome! Having a biological family is awesome, too! As a child, I always wondered who my real parents were. I wondered if I had any brothers or sisters. When I was......

News

‘Coach Hojo’: remembering senior Howard Jones

Contributor to The LeaderApril 20, 2016

April 20, 2016

RILEY STRAW and COLIN PERRY Managing Editor-elect and Editor in Chief-elect Head Coach Travis Wells of the Jamestown Community College (JCC) women’s basketball team will never forget the first practice he ever had with Assistant Coach Howard Jones. New to the......

News

The price is right GA Day results in largest Student Activity Fee increase in history

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2016August 17, 2019

April 17, 2016August 17, 2019

L. FULLER Editor in Chief If there are only $1.3 million available, but $6,150 more are needed, what can be done about it? For the Student Association (SA) that problem presented itself on General Assembly (GA) Day when balancing the budget for the 27 constituted clubs for the 2016-17......

News

Eating healthy in college made possible Enactus introduces AgriMobile

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2016

April 17, 2016

CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer With the hustle and bustle of everyday college life, it can be difficult for students to get out to the local farmers market. AgriMobile.org, a joint product of Fredonia Enactus and the Fredonia Farmers’ Market, is taking steps to help bring the farmers market to......

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An award-winning ‘queer, disabled femme of color’ WSU presents Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2016

April 17, 2016

MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer Lambda Award-winning author Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha — who identifies as a queer, disabled femme of color — served as the third annual Women’s Herstory Month keynote speaker on the evening of April 6. Lakshmi is a winner of a Lambda Literary Award for her poetry......

News

Mark Twain’s hidden Fredonia history Award-winning journalist Sean Kirst returns to alma mater

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2016

April 17, 2016

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer From April 7-9, Fredonia’s alumni-in-residence series “Writers@Work” continued its successful run with award-winning Syracuse Post-Standard columnist Sean Kirst visiting a number of classes and hosting three events for students, faculty and interested community members. “This man has been a journalist for a very long time,”......

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