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From the battlefield to the playing field: how a military hero has found solace in a sport

Reading Time: 3 minutesTANNER WILLIAMS Special to The Leader   After serving any kind of military tour, reintegration into the “real world” can be a trying process. You often hear stories of soldiers who cannot quite get back on their feet, to the point where many of them choose to re-deploy. Passing up......
News

‘I think, more than love, I realized I needed literature’: A PROFILE OF DR. ICLAL VANWESENBEECK, ENGLISH PROFESSOR

Reading Time: 2 minutesALEXANDRIA SMITH Special to The Leader   She found the connections between myths and reality, traveled the world and has hosted a number of events. All the while, she was and remains a literature professor here at Fredonia. This adventurous life belongs to Dr. Iclal Vanwesenbeeck. Life, for her, began......
Life & Arts

‘I was always a reader …’: Professor Eric Schlich shares his journey with writing

Reading Time: 3 minutesELYSE GRIECO Assistant Life & Arts Editor   Every year, the University of North Texas holds its annual Katherine Anne Porter Prize competition, a writing competition that awards one writer with the opportunity to publish one of their books. Writers from all across the country enter this competition, and this......
News

‘Society constantly tells us the that we do not fit its idea of beautiful, so we’re ignoring that and are owning our hair’: Student Sheneca Sharpe starts ‘Under this Bonnet’ club

Reading Time: 4 minutesVICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor Creating and managing a club is no easy task. It takes a lot of effort just to get it started. The Student Association must approve the idea for the club, and that takes paperwork, presentations and all sorts of other preparations that are necessary to......
Sports

‘Seeing students ultimately be successful, that’s what it’s about’: David White: former Buffalo Bills player heads Fredonia’s Educational Development Program

Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMAL HYPOLITE Special to The Leader   Did you know that between the years of 1981- 1999, SUNY Fredonia served as the Buffalo Bills’ training camp? Not many of today’s students do. Many also don’t know that one of their Bills returned: David White. White played 12 years of professional......
News

Spring cleaning for your social media accounts: ‘Writers @ Work’ panel offers advice, tips for creating positive social media presence

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMONICA MANNEY Special to The Leader   Have you ever gotten a random message on Facebook or Twitter? As creepy as random people on the internet can be, you may have to pick up their tactics to land your post-graduation job. The English department’s “Writers @ Work” series featured four......
Scallion

LinkedIn launches new website for introverts

Reading Time: 2 minutesEMMA PATTERSON Editor of The Scallion   Nothing quite illustrates the terrifying and nausea-inducing reality of adulthood like LinkedIn, the website dedicated to making the lives of thousands of inadequate man-children 1,000 times more stressful. But as the introverts continue to take over the world, (mwa ha ha ha), LinkedIn......

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