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Food Services Advisory Committee wants your feedback

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

November 8, 2017

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer When it comes to the quality of day-to-day student life perhaps no organization is as important, or as misunderstood, as the Faculty Student Association of Fredonia, also known as FSA. “I think the biggest misunderstanding is that many people think that FSA is a separate, for-profit......

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Student opens up bootleg restaurant in his dorm room

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017August 17, 2019

November 8, 2017August 17, 2019

ALBERTO GONZALEZ Staff Scallywag The food options on campus are becoming increasingly limited with the passing of each semester. Those with more than 40 credits under their belt will remember the glory days of yesteryear when one could go to Tim Horton’s past 5 p.m. and when Willies was......

Sports

Dieting and college sports: How much does one affect the other?

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017August 18, 2019

November 8, 2017August 18, 2019

ANDREW RICHARDSON Special to The Leader Division I athletes have an extreme diet and conditioning schedule they must maintain throughout the season. This diet consists of four separate workout time slots, each of which is followed by a meal of some sort. Fredonia does not do this. Fredonia and......

Sports

The evolution of the Beer Mile

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

November 8, 2017

QUINTIN JAMES Assistant Sports Editor In the wide world of sports today, many new sports are popping up daily. One new sport that is starting to become a hot trend in track and field is called the “beer mile.” The beer mile is a race where you have to......

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Feast your eyes on Fredonia’s food hotspots

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

November 8, 2017

EMMA PATTERSON Assistant Scallion Editor All college students understand the pivotal role food plays in our daily lives. Luckily for us, there are plenty of off-campus dining options for when Cranston is terrifying and Tim Horton’s is inevitably closed. So the next time you’re on page 18 of your......

Life & Arts

The age-old best wings question is answered

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

November 8, 2017

ELYSE GRIECO Special to The Leader If there’s one thing the 716 is known for, it’s chicken wings. Since Fredonia is only an hour away from Buffalo, the birthplace of wings themselves, the area has an abundance of great wings to offer. However, all these options leave one lingering......

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Student’s report temporary superintelligence from contaminated water

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

November 3, 2017

JACLYN SPIEZIA Staff Scallywag The multiple water main breaks that occurred last weekend left Fredonia students to boil water before consuming it, as the water was contaminated. Prior to checking their emails, however, many students accidentally consumed the contaminated water by either drinking it or brushing their teeth. At......

Sports

Men’s basketball has big plans for upcoming season

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

November 3, 2017

JORDAN PURVIS Special to The Leader Last season the men’s basketball team finished with a record of 10-15 and failed to reach the SUNYAC playoffs. The team hasn’t been to the playoffs since the 2012-2013 season. Surely, getting back to the playoffs will be the team’s top priority for......

Sports

Bunk missing SUNYACs poses questions about academics and athletics: Women’s tennis team bounced amid bizarre circumstances

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

November 3, 2017

CURTIS HENRY Sports Editor The Fredonia women’s tennis team was ousted in the quarterfinal of SUNYAC play to SUNY Cortland at the start of the month. This was an unexpected early finish to what was otherwise a wildly successful year for the Blue Devils. However, missing from the team......

News

The hurricanes have hurt more than just Puerto Rico

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

November 3, 2017

ALEXANDRIA NIEVES Special to the Leader Over a month since both Hurricane Maria and Hurricane Irma hit Puerto Rico, the American territory is still trying to get back to its original state. Families are constantly worrying about their family members that are in any part of Puerto Rico. While......

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Feast your eyes on Fredonia’s food hotspots

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Student’s report temporary superintelligence from contaminated water

Men’s basketball has big plans for upcoming season

Bunk missing SUNYACs poses questions about academics and athletics: Women’s tennis team bounced amid bizarre circumstances

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