Campus News

Rollbacks to Title IX cause concerns among Fredonians

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 13, 2018December 13, 2018

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018

JESSICA SERRANO Special to The Leader Big changes are coming to Title IX. Betsy DeVos, the U.S. Secretary of Education, is making her propositions heard. In a speech at George Mason University, she said, “The truth is that the system established by the prior administration has failed too many students.......

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Sitting SA President vetoes election, declares himself President for Life

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 28, 2018

November 28, 2018

TRAVIS LEFEVRE Editor in Chief Two weeks ago, droves of students opened their emails and voted for who they wanted to become the next president of the Student Association. While this is normally a time to look at who might be sitting at the top of the Fredonia’s bureaucratic food......

Sports

Can Fredonia ever become a sports school?

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 28, 2018September 2, 2019

November 28, 2018September 2, 2019

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor Maybe. But it would take a lot. Fredonia isn’t a Division I school, so we’re not really in the running to be the next Syracuse, or even compete with UB for that matter. But a better question to ask would be what will it take......

Sports

Fredonia athletics update

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 28, 2018

November 28, 2018

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor These past two weeks saw Fredonia hockey continue a strong start to the season. Alongside Blue Devils hockey, Fredonia’s men’s and women’s basketball programs seasons are now underway. Both teams are winless so far in the season with both teams holding an 0-3 record as......

Life & Arts

Fredonia club highlight: Much More Chill

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 28, 2018September 2, 2019

November 28, 2018September 2, 2019

ELYSE GRIECO Life & Arts Editor With more than 170 student organizations offered on campus, Fredonia has a club for every student with every interest. Much More Chill is one of the many a capella groups open to the student body. The club has been performing together for the......

Life & Arts

Pause what you’re doing: Interactive Theater Society hosts annual Applause for Paws

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 28, 2018

November 28, 2018

ELIZABETH SUSKI Special to The Leader An event based solely on helping an animal shelter? Sounds like a wonderful destresser before finals plague the campus. Applause for Paws is an annual charity event run by the Interactive Theater Society (ITS) group on campus. The event helps benefit the Lakeshore......

Life & Arts

Walter Gloor Mainstage Series’ presents: ‘Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson’

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 28, 2018September 1, 2019

November 28, 2018September 1, 2019

ATERAHME LAWRENCE Special to The Leader “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” is the Walter Gloor Mainstage Series’ next big show. Making its debut in 2010, this comedic historical rock musical takes on the infamous legacy of the 7th president of the United States. Jackson was best known for being a......

News

Majority of students vote to keep student activity fee mandatory

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 28, 2018

November 28, 2018

JOSH RANNEY News Editor Two years after the last student activity fee referendum, the students of Fredonia voted again to determine if they wanted the activity fee to be voluntarily paid or continue to be mandatory. After the two-day referendum vote on Nov. 13 and 14, along with the......

News

Meyer and Battaglia secure landslide victory, elected SA President and VP

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 28, 2018August 17, 2019

November 28, 2018August 17, 2019

JOSH RANNEY News Editor Before the Thanksgiving break, Fredonia students cast their ballots for the next Student Association President and Vice President. After a two-day election on Nov. 13 and 14, Seth Meyer and Katie Battaglia were elected with 79.5 percent of the votes. The final count had Meyer......

Life & Arts

Take the leap and travel: Summer Iceland trip offers immersive learning opportunities

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 14, 2018December 3, 2018

November 14, 2018December 3, 2018

AMBER MATTICE Managing Editor It is no secret that Fredonia has a plethora of study abroad options that offer students the opportunity to learn and grow in various countries around the world. With at least one option on every continent, choosing where to go can be a harrowing process,......

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