Campus News

Fredonia’s management team will have to make one of their toughest decisions yet

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

September 7, 2018

VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor With a structural deficit of $12.3 million dollars, the campus’ management team is doing its best to preserve the integrity and quality of higher education here at Fredonia. But the stakes are higher than they’ve ever been. Sacrifices will have to be made, and......

News

Fredonia mourns the loss of a student, friend and teammate

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

September 7, 2018

JOSH RANNEY News Editor While faculty, administration and students were enjoying the last few relaxing weeks of summer, tragedy struck the Fredonia family in a way that brought everything back down to Earth. Jack Corbett, 19, of Orchard Park, N.Y., and a Fredonia student was killed when his car......

News

Renovations continue at Houghton Hall

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

September 7, 2018

ALEXANDRIA NIEVES Special to The Leader Have you seen the building with no walls or windows? That’s Houghton Hall. Or at least what’s left of it. Houghton Hall has been on the campus for 50 years. It is now being renovated and will be finished in late fall of 2021.......

Life & Arts

Brews Under Review – May the ‘fourth’ be with you: Redeye Jedi

Contributor to The LeaderMay 9, 2018

May 9, 2018

MELISSA FUCHS Staff Writer This past Friday, while many Fredonia students were partaking in off-campus Fred Fest, I decided to take a trip to the local watering hole — after all, what better way is there to celebrate “May The Fourth”? Given the reputation of Fred Fest’s sort of......

Opinion

From the Desk of Claire O’Reilly, Editor in Chief

Contributor to The LeaderMay 9, 2018August 16, 2019

May 9, 2018August 16, 2019

I shoved my last sweatshirt into a bin four years ago and sat on it so it would close, tears streaming down my face. I was not ready to come to Fredonia, I was terrified to start college. I cried the entire drive from Rochester to campus, and I cried......

Life & Arts

Making a difference through music: ‘It’s On Us’ concert brings awareness to sexual violence

Contributor to The LeaderMay 9, 2018August 15, 2019

May 9, 2018August 15, 2019

ERIKETA COST Special to The Leader Bringing the community together with music is one way to start a conversation about sexual assault. Fredonia’s musical fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha, and STEPs (Students Teaching Equals Positive Sexuality) held their “It’s On Us” concert last Friday. A capella groups, jazz groups and......

Life & Arts

‘He was one of the greatest musicians who had a lot of love for his craft of drumming’ : In memory of Bernard Woma

Contributor to The LeaderMay 9, 2018August 15, 2019

May 9, 2018August 15, 2019

ELYSE GRIECO Assistant Life & Arts Editor On April 27, 2018, the Fredonia community lost a teacher, friend and amazingly talented musician. Bernard Woma was only 51 years old when he lost his battle to cancer. Woma hailed from Hiineteng, a village located in Northwestern Ghana. By the age......

News

‘ . . . Manny is such a strong staple in [this] community’s life . . . ’: Greek life unites, fundraises for the Escobar family

Contributor to The LeaderMay 9, 2018August 16, 2019

May 9, 2018August 16, 2019

JASON CHEUNG Web Editor Fredonia’s Greek life came together during the week of April 23, as the Inter Greek Council (IGC) raised approximately $3,200 for Manny Escobar’s family. Every spring semester, IGC comes together to participate in a series of events, as well as to fundraise for people......

News

Fire rips through 165-year-old church steeple in downtown Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderMay 9, 2018

May 9, 2018

JOSH RANNEY Assistant News Editor If the village of Fredonia were to have a panoramic picture of its skyline taken, the clocktower of the Family Church Fredonia would dominate it. After this weekend, though, the steeple that looked over Barker Commons and downtown Fredonia for 165 years is now......

News

‘We need to simply reach out. That’s the one most important, most powerful message of that film.’: A recap of ‘Suicide: A Ripple Effect’

Contributor to The LeaderMay 9, 2018

May 9, 2018

VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH and ALEXANDRIA SMITH Assistant News Editor and Special to The Leader Approximately 99 percent of people who jump off the Golden Gate bridge don’t make it. Over the course of 80 years, more than 2,000 people have jumped off of the bridge — only 36 people have......

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Making a difference through music: ‘It’s On Us’ concert brings awareness to sexual violence

‘He was one of the greatest musicians who had a lot of love for his craft of drumming’ : In memory of Bernard Woma

‘ . . . Manny is such a strong staple in [this] community’s life . . . ’: Greek life unites, fundraises for the Escobar family

Fire rips through 165-year-old church steeple in downtown Fredonia

‘We need to simply reach out. That’s the one most important, most powerful message of that film.’: A recap of ‘Suicide: A Ripple Effect’