Campus News

Recent efforts to strengthen enrollment displays results

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 29, 2017

September 29, 2017

DAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor For the first time since Fall 2013, there are over 1,100 first-year students enrolled at Fredonia. According to last year’s admissions report, in 2013 Fredonia saw 1,105 new faces. In that same year, the university received 6,069 applications, and 3,141 (52 percent) of them were admitted.......

Life & Arts

Return of Rockin’ the Commons

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 29, 2017August 16, 2019

September 29, 2017August 16, 2019

[metaslider id=9770] BETHANY CLANCY Staff Writer Every Fall semester, the Fredonia radio station teams up with WNYF and Sound Services to put on a benefit event, Rockin’ the Commons, to raise money for Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY. The all-day event takes place in Barker Commons in......

News

Revolutionizing air craft technology: Fredonia professor approved for patent

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 27, 2017August 16, 2019

September 27, 2017August 16, 2019

SETH MICHAEL MEYER Special to The Leader Fredonia professor Junaid Ahmed Zubairi of the College of Arts and Sciences has recently been approved for a patent that will change the way researchers recover data from crashed airplanes and can also prevent airplane catastrophes. Say goodbye to multi-million dollar searches......

Sports

Fredonia dominates at home versus Medaille Mavericks

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 20, 2017

September 20, 2017

ANDREW RICHARDSON Special to The Leader Only two games removed from the the 1-0 victory against D’Youville, the Fredonia women’s soccer team had a good amount of momentum going into the night of Sept. 12. “We needed that first win to get our confidence up. It was awesome to......

Sports

Coach Gondek: A story of soccer and misaligned Gatorade bottles

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 20, 2017

September 20, 2017

AVRIL KING Social Media Manager Brandon Butts, assistant coach for the Fredonia men’s soccer team, was loading the team’s refrigerator. Focused only on getting the task done as quickly as possible, he fit the bottles of Gatorade into whatever space he could find “with no such order,” and then......

Sports

Blue Devils cross country is coming together: Good performances from top runners bring good placement for both men and women

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 20, 2017

September 20, 2017

AIDAN POLLARD Special to the Leader The Blue Devils cross country program continued their season this weekend with the second 5,000 meter race for the women and the first 8,000 meter race for the men at Penn State Behrend. In collegiate cross country points are scored by the top......

Sports

Men’s Soccer drops one, win another to improve to 5-1

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 20, 2017

September 20, 2017

QUINTIN JAMES Staff Writer Coming off of a first-place performance in the Blue Devil Classic, the Fredonia men’s soccer team were preparing to play in their final home game before a five-game road trip. SUNYAC play begins on this upcoming road trip so each game has added pressure on them.......

Opinion

College students were no-shows at the voting booths

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 20, 2017September 2, 2019

September 20, 2017September 2, 2019

SETH MICHAEL MEYER Special to The Leader In a recent report, Fredonia’s voting percentages for the 2016 presidential election have been marked as below average compared to other SUNY college institutions. In the Nation Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement conducted by Tufts University, Fredonia’s voting percentage was measured at......

Life & Arts

Hulu and Spotify team up for college students: Just when you thought you were already binge watching too much

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 20, 2017August 15, 2019

September 20, 2017August 15, 2019

TRAVIS LEFEVRE Lampoon Editor On Sept. 7, streaming companies Hulu and Spotify announced a bundle deal for college students. This bundle offers a subscription to both programs for $4.99 per month as the new academic year kicks into high gear. The bundle includes Spotify Premium and Hulu’s limited commercials......

Life & Arts

From Pompeii to Fredonia: Worldwide showing of 2016 David Gilmour concert includes the Fredonia Opera House

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 20, 2017August 15, 2019

September 20, 2017August 15, 2019

MORGAN HENDERSON Staff Writer Last Wednesday night, David Gilmour, former guitarist of Pink Floyd, had his live concert movie played in over 2,000 movie theatres worldwide for one night only. The movie was filmed during his two July 2016 concerts played in the ancient Pompeii ampitheatre. The movie......

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Recent efforts to strengthen enrollment displays results

Return of Rockin’ the Commons

Revolutionizing air craft technology: Fredonia professor approved for patent

Fredonia dominates at home versus Medaille Mavericks

Coach Gondek: A story of soccer and misaligned Gatorade bottles

Blue Devils cross country is coming together: Good performances from top runners bring good placement for both men and women

Men’s Soccer drops one, win another to improve to 5-1

College students were no-shows at the voting booths

Hulu and Spotify team up for college students: Just when you thought you were already binge watching too much

From Pompeii to Fredonia: Worldwide showing of 2016 David Gilmour concert includes the Fredonia Opera House