Campus News

Cutting the ribbon KM3 Studios and Fredonia Video Game Development Club open their alphas to public

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 28, 2018August 16, 2019

March 28, 2018August 16, 2019

DAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor Just in its second semester, Fredonia’s Video Game Development Club has gathered a following that some clubs spend years building. Last Wednesday, the club and Kermit Mitchell III (the club’s founder and president) presented an alpha video game testing, open to the public. Two......

Life & Arts

Sigma Tau Delta: Linking education with community

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 28, 2018August 16, 2019

March 28, 2018August 16, 2019

MOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer On March 30, Sigma Tau Delta hosted an open mic night at the 21 East Bookstore in Dunkirk. The bookstore is almost hidden in a brick building on East Second Street. However, once inside, you’ll notice the store is open and inviting with comfy chairs......

News

Hemlock invades campus woodlot

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 21, 2018

March 21, 2018

MEGAN HOWES Special to The Leader The invasive and deadly Wolly Hemlock Adelgid is slowing taking over the campus woodlot. A group of students from various science classes went out to the woodlot to survey the Hemlock trees and mark them for treatment. According to Jonathan Titus, an......

Life & Arts

Fredonia’s Pride Alliance to put on trans clothing drive

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 21, 2018August 17, 2019

March 21, 2018August 17, 2019

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Scallion

Meet Mr. Gunderson, the teacher excited to be armed

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 7, 2018August 25, 2019

March 7, 2018August 25, 2019

MORGAN HENDERSON Staff Scallywag He’s armed, he’s ready to fire — and he’s teaching your children from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Meet Mr. Gunderson. Gunderson is a kindergarden teacher at Fredonia Elementary School. After recent events in America, Trump and his following have decided to......

Life & Arts

The media has come a long way in representing the trans community, still has far to go

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 7, 2018

March 7, 2018

MOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer YouTube has become a platform for many activists to share their voice and help others. YouTuber Chase Ross spoke at an event in McEwen Hall on Feb. 27 on the importance of representation and the media when it comes to being transgender. This event was......

Opinion

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

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 7, 2018August 15, 2019

March 7, 2018August 15, 2019

I’m sitting at my kitchen table in Eisenhower 208B, my head is pounding and my stomach is so empty that I am in physical pain. My energy level is at zero, and I’m staring at a plate of chocolate cupcakes smothered in chocolate frosting. After five minutes, I cave......

Life & Arts

Fredonia defends their winning title at annual Intercollegiate Poetry Slam

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 7, 2018

March 7, 2018

MADELINE LITTLE Special to the Leader The Intercollegiate Poetry Slam is an annual event that started four years ago and is hosted by Pure Ink Poetry, located in Buffalo, N.Y. Each year, the slam is hosted on a different college campus. In the past few years, the event has......

Sports

Viewership of the Winter Olympics vs. the Summer Olympics: Which would you rather watch?

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 7, 2018

March 7, 2018

AVRIL KING Social Media Manager and Assistant Sports Editor Once again, another round of the Winter Olympics has come to a close. But, regardless of the fact that it was the first year the games were aired on broadcast, cable and even streaming, these Olympics were the least watched......

Sports

Fredonia Softball is in full swing

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 7, 2018September 2, 2019

March 7, 2018September 2, 2019

CASSIDY HERMAN Special to The Leader After weeks of practice, the Fredonia softball team is finally ready to get their season rolling. On Thursday, March 8, the softball team will be on an 11-hour bus ride to play four games in the Virginia Beach Tournament. From Virginia, they will......

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Cutting the ribbon KM3 Studios and Fredonia Video Game Development Club open their alphas to public

Sigma Tau Delta: Linking education with community

Hemlock invades campus woodlot

Fredonia’s Pride Alliance to put on trans clothing drive

Meet Mr. Gunderson, the teacher excited to be armed

The media has come a long way in representing the trans community, still has far to go

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

Fredonia defends their winning title at annual Intercollegiate Poetry Slam

Viewership of the Winter Olympics vs. the Summer Olympics: Which would you rather watch?

Fredonia Softball is in full swing