Campus News

Coronavirus outbreak causes SUNY to call students home

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 11, 2020March 11, 2020

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

SETH MICHAEL MEYER Special to The Leader New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced last Wednesday that both SUNY and CUNY will call some of their study abroad students home. In a health alert from the State University of New York, the directive details that SUNY and CUNY students studying in......

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Role of journalism in advocacy speaker to address Fredonia campus

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 11, 2020March 10, 2020

March 11, 2020March 10, 2020

CASEY HUBER Special to The Leader Mustafa Mohammad Hasan, a journalist advocacy speaker, is coming to Fredonia. Hasan will be speaking about his journalism experience from working with youth movements and the Iraqi people. His primary newspapers are Al Aalem news and Al Jadeed news, both based out of Iraq......

Sports

Men’s basketball head coach let go

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 10, 2020March 9, 2020

March 10, 2020March 9, 2020

DANTE LASTING Sports Editor The Fredonia men’s basketball team is moving on from their head coach. On March 3, the university’s HR department sent out a vacancy announcement for the position. Philip Seymore was hired in 2013 and fulfilled his contract, which ended after this season. The Canisius graduate brought......

Sports

‘Let’s Play Two!’

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 7, 2020March 7, 2020

March 7, 2020March 7, 2020

DAN DUDZIC Special to The Leader The Fredonia Blue Devils baseball team, led by coach Matt Palisan, opened up their non-league schedule with a clash against Emory & Henry College. What was originally scheduled as a non-conference three-game weekend set in Emory, V.A. was changed to a pair of seven-inning......

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Campus Cryptic responds to criminal charges

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 4, 2020March 4, 2020

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020

SETH MICHAEL MEYER Special to The Leader Among the flyers for campus club events and student housing hanging on the walls of Fredonia’s academic buildings, some abstract flyers can be found that are tagged with an Instagram username. A photoshopped image of a chicken’s head on a dog’s body with......

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Student Association to discuss OnCourse reform

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2020March 3, 2020

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020

ANGELINA DOHRE Ad. Sales Manager Last semester, conversations began between members of the Student Association Board of Directors about a lack of grades on OnCourse. Two of the members, senior psychology major Jillian Beard and sophomore social work major Shannon Keane, realized they weren’t the only students having issues with......

Life & Arts

Writers @ Work invites Fredonia alumnus Josh Schneider to discuss workplace success

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2020March 3, 2020

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020

KATIE LENDA Special to The Leader Fredonia alumnus, Josh Schneider, will be paying a visit to his alma mater from March 4-6. Schneider’s residency will consist of four different events, sponsored by Fredonia’s School of Business and Writers @ Work. In 2009, Schneider graduated from Fredonia with a bachelor’s degree......

Sports

Fredonia softball hits the south to begin their season

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2020March 4, 2020

March 3, 2020March 4, 2020

ALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader The Fredonia softball team has been preparing year-round for its two biggest trips of the season, and the day has finally come. The Blue Devils traveled to Salem, V.A., on Thursday, Feb. 27, to take on teams such as Roanoke, Pitt-Bradford and Susquehanna in......

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Budget breakdown: Fixing the deficit

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 26, 2020

February 25, 2020February 26, 2020

AIDAN POLLARD News Editor Right before the beginning of the spring semester, Interim President Hefner sent out an email to the Fredonia faculty and staff. The email contained remarks on the successes of the fall and plans moving forward. It also included a detailed look at the 2020-2021 budget. The......

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Dormitory reforms to take place in 2022

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 27, 2020

February 25, 2020February 27, 2020

SAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader Renovations are coming to SUNY Fredonia’s housing. When he arrived in August 2016, Dr. Cedric Howard, the vice president of enrollment and student services, said he reviewed multiple student-response surveys regarding Fredonia’s housing. These surveys found that Fredonia students were comfortable and satisfied with......

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