Campus News

Leave it to Ćeo Će JJR wins Battle of the New Bands

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 18, 2015August 17, 2019

November 18, 2015August 17, 2019

NAOMI LYNCH Social Media Manager Last Thursday, three bands took to the stage to compete for the name of best new band in Fredonia. The Multipurpose Room was packed with students eager to see which talented group would take home the title this year. In addition to winning the......

Life & Arts

CrossFit and praying mantises: Meet the winner of the Fredonia Speaks Essay Contest

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 18, 2015

November 18, 2015

S.L. FULLER Editor in Chief Name: Meredith Nugent Year: Senior Major: Biology Essay: “Beauty in Strength,” written about the book “Wintergirls” by Laurie Halse Anderson Meredith Nugent plays the trumpet, wears oxford-style shoes and is a biology major. She also has nine tattoos, plays rugby and does......

News

Giving the voiceless a voice: WSU hosts Take Back the Night

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 17, 2015

November 17, 2015

JIALIN CHEN Special to The Leader Last week, the Women’s Student Union hosted Take Back the Night, an annual event that sheds light on sexual assault and gives students a safe place to share their stories with others. There was an atmosphere of sadness and anger throughout the room......

News

A birthday celebration CAC announces 2016 Relay theme

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 17, 2015

November 17, 2015

AMANDA DEDIE News Editor Happy Birthday to Fredonia’s Relay for Life! In celebration of Fredonia’s 10th year of participating in Relay for Life, the 2016 theme will be “10th Birthday Party.” Relay for Life at Fredonia is an overnight event held each April in Steele Hall. The national......

News

Diversity in a small town First International Dinner raises money for international students

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 17, 2015

November 17, 2015

COLIN PERRY Assistant News Editor International Education Week concludes on Nov. 19 with singing, dancing and every college student’s favorite: a whole lot of food. The first International Dinner will be held in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room to benefit scholarship funds for Fredonia’s international students. The event is......

News

Commercial controversy University takes down ads after negative feedback

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 17, 2015September 1, 2019

November 17, 2015September 1, 2019

JORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer Fredonia campus was left with unanswered questions after the recently released commercials that appeared on the university’s website seemingly vanished into thin air. Last week, Fredonia unveiled four new advertisements that were available for viewing on the college’s homepage and YouTube. After only a......

News

Fredonia’s first female mayor Landis elected as Keefe’s term ends

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 17, 2015

November 17, 2015

AMANDA DEDIE News Editor After 186 years, Fredonia has finally voted in their first female mayor. Dr. Athanasia Landis, a 23-year resident of the Village of Fredonia, will officially hold the mayoral office come this January. “I feel a lot of responsibility — it’s a big responsibility to......

News

Upping its game WNYF-TV has ‘high hopes’ for this year’s Clash of the Clubs

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 17, 2015August 16, 2019

November 17, 2015August 16, 2019

CURTIS HENRY Distribution Manager Those who tuned in one year ago to witness the first annual “Clash of the Clubs” weren’t disappointed. It provided a perfect sample of what opportunities Fredonia has to offer. One of those opportunities was winning a contest by way of choreographing the perfect lip-sync......

Life & Arts

Peacebuilding through the arts Karimi-Hakak speaks on Shakespeare and terror

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 17, 2015

November 17, 2015

MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer Students, faculty and community members gathered in a Fenton lecture hall on the cold, dark, windy night of Nov. 14. Everyone was speaking in hushed tones of the uncertainty and confusion over what was currently unfolding an ocean away from that room. People were......

Opinion

From the Desk of Elmer Ploetz

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 17, 2015August 16, 2019

November 17, 2015August 16, 2019

What part of the First Amendment don’t they get? That was my first reaction upon hearing about the mess at the University of Missouri last week. Activists tried to block journalists’ access to a small tent city that had been erected as protesters called for — and eventually received —......

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Leave it to Ćeo Će JJR wins Battle of the New Bands

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Giving the voiceless a voice: WSU hosts Take Back the Night

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Diversity in a small town First International Dinner raises money for international students

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