Campus News

Writers @ Work presents Fredonia alumnae Emily Barber and Lauren Orlowski

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2019September 25, 2019

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Staff Writer As college students, our futures and careers are often on our minds. Writers @ Work is a Fredonia series that works to help students pursue careers that involve writing. Each year, they invite alumni, who now have careers in writing, back to their alma mater. In......

Life & Arts

Cameron Kasky’s convocation speech is all about taking action and staying true to self

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2019September 26, 2019

September 25, 2019September 26, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Life and Arts Editor Cameron Kasky’s convocation speech involved a lot of self-care advice, thoughts on activism and references to his African American history class. The Marjory-Stoneman Douglas shooting changed his life. He and his younger brothers survived one of the most tragic mass school shootings in US......

News

When science becomes more important than a strike

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2019September 24, 2019

September 25, 2019September 24, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesANNA GAGLIANO Special to The Leader Last Friday, a Climate Teach-In was held by the Climate Education Initiative, or CEI, at Fredonia and led by their representative Julia Wilson. On this same day, millions of students all over the world participated in the Global Climate Strike. Students, faculty, and even......

News

Democratic debate watch party draws a diverse crowd

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 18, 2019September 17, 2019

September 18, 2019September 17, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesHANNAH JOHNSON Special to The Leader On Thursday night, room G103C of the Williams Center was filled with many emotions. Fredonia’s Democracy Initiative club held a debate watch party, which was open to all views and people. The club set out free ice cream and faced the tables toward each......

Life & Arts

Morse shares original poem with Fredonia students

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 18, 2019September 17, 2019

September 18, 2019September 17, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesMADELINE LITTLE Special to The Leader Where you come from shapes who you are, whether you like it or not. On Sept. 21 at Dod’s Grove, Nia Morse will be reciting her poem “My Mother Calls Me A Champion” at the “Brother Versus Sister” cookout hosted by Fredonia clubs Sister......

News

Fredonia implements new fire safety procedures

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 18, 2019September 17, 2019

September 18, 2019September 17, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader The department of Environmental Health & Safety & Sustainability, as well as University Police, would like the campus community to be made aware of changes made to fire safety drills for this year. In an email sent out before the start of this semester,......

Sports

New bleachers installed in Dods Hall Gymnasium

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 18, 2019September 17, 2019

September 18, 2019September 17, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesJORDAN-CHRISTOPHER PURVIS Staff Writer By now, the news of all the new changes that occurred over the summer here at Fredonia have been widely disseminated. In July, Dr. Dennis Hefner was appointed as interim president. Three weeks ago, Willy C’s $900,000 renovation project was finally revealed. Lastly, students and staff......

News

A change in Fredonia’s M.S. in biology promises to take the school to new heights

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 18, 2019September 17, 2019

September 18, 2019September 17, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD News Editor Fredonia has shortened the path to the M.S. degree in biology, and some students think it could help put the school on the map. “I think it’s definitely a good idea, just for financial reasons,” said Jacob Traverse, a junior molecular genetics major. “Our bio program......

Life & Arts

Mentoring program and meet and greet offered for transfer students

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 11, 2019September 11, 2019

September 11, 2019September 11, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesISABELLA DISTEFANO Special to The Leader You may know there are new transfer students on campus, but did you know that there’s a Transfer Mentoring Program? The program was created a few years back, disappeared and is now making a comeback to help new transfer students ease into the environment......

News

My.fred aims to make itself your new home

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 11, 2019September 11, 2019

September 11, 2019September 11, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesAIDAN POLLARD News Editor Have you ever seen your professor scroll all the way down the Fredonia homepage to log in to their email or OnCourse account? Well now, those extra 15 seconds of class that seem to linger for a full 50 minutes could be over. There is now,......

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Writers @ Work presents Fredonia alumnae Emily Barber and Lauren Orlowski

Cameron Kasky’s convocation speech is all about taking action and staying true to self

When science becomes more important than a strike

Democratic debate watch party draws a diverse crowd

Morse shares original poem with Fredonia students

Fredonia implements new fire safety procedures

New bleachers installed in Dods Hall Gymnasium

A change in Fredonia’s M.S. in biology promises to take the school to new heights

Mentoring program and meet and greet offered for transfer students

My.fred aims to make itself your new home