Campus News

Movements against sexual violence influence Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2018

March 3, 2018

DAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor Once every 98 seconds. According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), that’s how often a person experiences sexual assault. Recently, we’ve seen movements like #MeToo and “Time’s Up” spur serious conversation on sexual abuse. Because of these movements, we’ve seen several people......

Sports

Olivia Miller awarded SUNYAC distinction

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 21, 2018

February 21, 2018

AVRIL KING Social Media Manager and Assistant Sports Editor After a hugely successful season last fall, junior exercise science major Olivia Miller from the Fredonia women’s tennis team was selected by coaches in the league to receive the SUNYAC Second Team All-Conference award. Miller received this honor after a......

Scallion

Acid Analysis: Or are you too basic? – Fredonian acid might just live up to the hype

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 21, 2018

February 21, 2018

PATRICK BENNETT Staff Scallywag Last weekend, waking up in a raccoon den with a missed text from Richard Simmons asking if I was still awake made me finally realize that I needed to switch up my routine bar-hopping experience and drop one of the holiest jam-band approved psychedelics: acid.......

Sports

Buffalo State saves their playoff hopes, ends the Blue Devils’

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 21, 2018

February 21, 2018

JORDAN PURVIS Special to The Leader The women’s basketball team fell 74-60 to Buffalo State on Saturday. The Bengals’ victory secured their first postseason berth since 2015. Leading up to the game on Saturday, both teams were in a tie for the sixth and final SUNYAC playoff spot. Coach......

News

100 years later: Fredonia talks World War I

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 21, 2018

February 21, 2018

VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor On Nov. 11, 1918, the “War to end all wars,” the long and bloody World War I, had finally come to a close. Germany formally surrendered, signing the Treaty of Versailles alongside the Allied Nations. In recognition of its 100 year anniversary, Fredonia will......

News

Yet another racial incident

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 21, 2018August 18, 2019

February 21, 2018August 18, 2019

QUINTIN JAMES Assistant Sports Editor On Feb. 11, an alleged incident downtown involving SUNY Fredonia students led directly to a racial slur being posted on social media. This has sparked outrage and controversy on campus and online. In a matter of hours, Fredonia was notified through Twitter, Facebook and......

Life & Arts

A little ‘parti’ never killed nobody: Annual Mardi Gras party returns to EBC West

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 21, 2018

February 21, 2018

BETHANY CLANCY Staff Writer Last Tuesday, the 13th, HAIL! Fredonia Records put their own spin on the New Orleans orientated celebration, Mardi Gras: Parti Gras. Since the event’s origin in 2016, it has consistently been held at EBC West and has drawn a crowd each year. This year’s event......

News

Valentine’s Day event at Sunny’s stirs backlash on campus

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 21, 2018

February 21, 2018

DAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor Last Wednesday night, a flyer warning people to avoid Sunny’s was found in a bathroom at University Commons. Sunny’s, a bar located in downtown Fredonia, held an event on Valentine’s Day where attendees were encouraged to bring and shred pictures of their exes. The flyer......

Scallion

Student dabs three consecutive times, accidentally summons the genie of 2016

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 21, 2018

February 21, 2018

JACLYN SPIEZIA Staff Scallywag Dank Glott was on his dorm bed, Lays chips squashed all over his green bed sheets, and he was laughing at a somewhat hypnotic poster on his wall for no reason. His roommate was out doing something “productive,” while he had decided to spend his......

Life & Arts

Not so ‘free’ bleeding: Tampons and pads unavailable in the majority of campus bathrooms

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 21, 2018

February 21, 2018

MONICA A. MANNEY Special to the Leader Have you ever been in class and realized your “time of the month” has come unexpectedly? Hopefully tissue can stop the blood flow because you won’t find pads or tampons in the bathrooms of SUNY Fredonia. When asked if she had ever......

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Movements against sexual violence influence Fredonia

Olivia Miller awarded SUNYAC distinction

Acid Analysis: Or are you too basic? – Fredonian acid might just live up to the hype

Buffalo State saves their playoff hopes, ends the Blue Devils’

100 years later: Fredonia talks World War I

Yet another racial incident

A little ‘parti’ never killed nobody: Annual Mardi Gras party returns to EBC West

Valentine’s Day event at Sunny’s stirs backlash on campus

Student dabs three consecutive times, accidentally summons the genie of 2016

Not so ‘free’ bleeding: Tampons and pads unavailable in the majority of campus bathrooms