May 3, 2026
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Earth Day & Sustainability Expo returns to Fredonia’s campus

Shots fired, Trump rushed off stage at Correspondents’ Dinner

Sabres ship up to Boston, take 3-1 series lead

Construction blocks off accessible parking next to Jewett Hall

Sidewalk outside Science Center, Houghton Hall crumbling

Third shelter-in-place of semester shuts down White Street

Fifth Quarter: Examining options for Bills’ pick at 26th overall

Bring Back Equality

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Campus TV station floods after heavy rainfall

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‘Stick with it!’ Panel encourages women to stay strong in STEM fields

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Reading Time: 3 minutesSHENECA SHARPE Staff Writer   Women’s Student Union, in conjunction with Latinos Unidos, presented “Gender and Racial Inequalities in STEM,” a panel and presentation about what women face in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. The presentation was hosted by Patricia Valoy, a Columbia University graduate with a......
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Fredonia Springs ahead with change Seitz and Karafa join Fredonia administration

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer   As the lopsided weather begins to change again, so will Fredonia’s campus — more specifically within the administration. Before Summer, two positions that had previously sat empty will be filled. A few weeks before the Spring equinox, on March 7, Kevin Seitz started his first......
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Dear students: Speak up! The League of Women Voters helps celebrate Women’s Herstory Month

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCAMRY DEAN Special to The Leader   As election season unfolds, Women’s Herstory Month continues. Last Wednesday with a presentation by the League of Women Voters, those in attendance learned importance of voting and political campus engagement. With over 50 local Leagues across New York State, the organization has been......
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Spectrum Spring Concert to go ‘All Night Longer’ Sammy Adams announced as headliner

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer   With FREDFest no longer on the table, Spectrum has gone to great lengths to bring some end-of-the-year entertainment to Fredonia. Do the songs “All Night Longer” or “L.A. Story” ring a bell? “We used to do FREDFest, which consisted of … outdoor activities,” President of......
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Life & Arts

Stories through movement Orchesis presents ‘Back to Our Roots’

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Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=5994] SHENECA SHARPE Special to The Leader   Orchesis Dance Company debuted its long awaited Orchesis Spring show: Back to Our Roots. The event varied from ballet, pop and African inspirations that kept viewers enthralled with the performances. The intimacy of the dance studio made the dancing even more......
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‘Feeling the music’ Some Like it Hot presents AcaFest 2016

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Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=5993] EMMA SCHAIBLE Special to The Leader   A capella takes “feeling the music” to a whole new level. During a capella, singers create the beat, the rhythm and vocals for a song. On March 12, Some Like it Hot hosted AcaFest 2016 on campus. Six a capella groups......
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Life & Arts

‘Watching God’ in Reed Library Fredonia senior adapts novel to play

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Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=6062] MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   On the night of March 10, the back of Reed Library, towards the Japanese gardens, was transformed into a theater. Trees, leaves and other scene setters were projected onto a screen at house left. The library’s seats were arranged into rows, four deep,......
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Three full rehearsals, one master work ‘St. Matthew Passion’ reinvigorates both audience and performers

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Reading Time: 4 minutes[metaslider id=5995] REBECCA HALE Reverb Co-Editor   King Concert Hall neared capacity last Wednesday as hundreds of students, faculty, family and community members sat in anticipation of Fredonia’s largest musical event of the year. The School of Music — partnered with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and......
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Hurston’s transcendent impact The Big Read welcomes Dr. Jennifer Ryan-Bryant

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  LERON WELLINGTON Special to The Leader   Without inspiration, art cannot be created. As obvious as that might sound, we often forget to question the influence of pieces of literature, especially great ones. As part of the The Big Read events, Dr. Jennifer Ryan-Bryant, a literature professor at Buffalo......
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Fredonia: Where fun fests were a tradition AcaFest week-long music festival ‘gets weird’

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  JESSICA D’NONSENS Lampoonist   Fredonia a cappella groups get together each year to host AcaFest, which usually happens on a Saturday for two hours. Some Like Hot, the all-female a cappella group that organizes the event, brings in groups from all over the state to sing. This year, however,......
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