Campus News

New faces within SA get their feet wet, while old ones target new goals

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2018September 11, 2018

September 12, 2018September 11, 2018

JOSH RANNEY News Editor There were plenty of open seats in McEwen G26 on Sept. 6 for the Student Association’s first General Assembly meeting of the semester. However, many of the empty seats will soon be filled by newly elected and re-elected class representatives as SA begins their new......

Opinion

Fredonia taught me how to listen

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2018September 2, 2019

September 12, 2018September 2, 2019

VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor I’ll admit it. On Jan. 20, 2017, I was ecstatic. It was the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration. Few things in life could have satisfied me more than to see the devastated looks on the faces of every Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders supporter.......

Life & Arts

Brews Under Review: Gordo Burro

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2018September 12, 2018

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018

CHELSEA ANN BARON Special to The Leader I am very particular when it comes to beer. I’m not usually adventurous in trying different kinds. When I have tried a new beer, it was because my dad or a friend had ordered one and given me a taste. This is......

News

Fredonia’s latest enrollment spike is no coincidence

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2018September 2, 2019

September 12, 2018September 2, 2019

Alix Smith and Victor Schmitt-Bush Special to The Leader and Assistant News Editor Fredonia has once again broken one of its historic records this Fall semester. Of the 192 years since its inception, this school has never seen an incoming freshman class of 1,581 students. The closest Fredonia has......

Scallion

Off-campus senior prepares for her daily 15-hour parking spot search

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

September 7, 2018

COOPER LINCOLN Parking Lot Enthusiast Packing her trunk to the brim with gear that would make a doomsday prepper proud, Fredonia senior Jamie Dodge leaves her apartment on Southeast Main Street at 6 p.m. on Sunday to make it to class on time for her 9 a.m. class the......

Scallion

Houghton Hall to be turned into a fully functioning parking garage

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

September 7, 2018

BEATRICE BEEBODY Guest Scallywag Okay so, we all know that classes have started and that means all kinds of sorrow associated with, ya know, being back at school. Despite the existential dread having already started to settle in, there is something about this year that makes it exponentially worse.......

Sports

Loss of a Blue Devil

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

September 7, 2018

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor It would be insulting to label Jack Corbett as just an athlete. He was much more than that. He was a student, a son and a friend. Corbett played six games for Fredonia’s club hockey team during the 2017-18 season. Corbett was a local high......

Opinion

From the Desk of Travis LeFevre, Editor in Chief

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018August 15, 2019

September 7, 2018August 15, 2019

It’s weird to think that I’m a senior. Like, really friggin’ weird. Watching the incoming class walk around campus with lanyards in tow is a bizarre sight for me because I remember being that freshman. Being not too sure where my first classes were, thinking “What the hell is a......

Life & Arts

Exploring photography at the Marion Art Gallery

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

September 7, 2018

ERIKETA COST Special to The Leader Different media, celebrities and some themes of American culture are all represented in a collection of works that date back to 1930. Sixty photographs were selected by the Louisiana State University Museum of Art from their permanent collection for this exhibition. Both historic......

Life & Arts

S.T.E.P.S. unites with theatre company to provide education on sexual violence

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

September 7, 2018

STEPHEN SACCO Special to the Leader On college campuses nationwide one of the biggest problems is sexual violence. To combat this issue, Fredonia’s very own S.T.E.P.S.(Students Teaching Equals Positive Sexuality) hosted “One Night” by Equalogy for Welcome Week on Aug. 29. S.T.E.P.S. brought Equalogy, a traveling theatre company, to......

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