Campus News

Millions apply for disability after staring right into the solar eclipse

Contributor to The LeaderAugust 30, 2017

August 30, 2017

JACLYN SPIEZIA Staff Lampoonist It was a bizarre day Aug. 21. Early in the morning lightning struck Old Main Drive, almost killing one student who had been stumbling back to campus, drunk. One might think Ben Frenklyn was lucky to escape the lightning, but that very same day he went......

Sports

Men’s Soccer Season Preview

Contributor to The LeaderAugust 30, 2017

August 30, 2017

QUINTIN JAMES Staff Writer The Fredonia men’s soccer team went 11-7-2 last season, and won their last game of the season to make the playoffs. Fredonia also won a home playoff game, as they beat Plattsburgh in a memorable shootout to advance to the semifinals. After losing to Oneonta......

Life & Arts

A Fredonia favorite is back in action

Contributor to The LeaderAugust 30, 2017

August 30, 2017

BETHANY CLANCY Staff Writer With the semester in full swing, so are the shows down at Black Jack’s, more popularly known as BJ’s. About every other Wednesday you can find SUNY Fredonia students downtown with a mason jar and corn dog in hand getting ready to groove. M.A.G.S., who......

Life & Arts

A spot of magic appears in Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderAugust 30, 2017

August 30, 2017

MOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer Sometimes all you need is a change from routine. Let’s be honest, standing with 30 other grumpy half-awake students every morning in the Tim Horton’s line can get old really fast. Thankfully, a new tea shop, A Spot & a Spell, just recently opened on......

Life & Arts

Spectrum holds safari-themed Block Party on Tim Hortons patio

Contributor to The LeaderAugust 30, 2017August 15, 2019

August 30, 2017August 15, 2019

[metaslider id=9473] KARA CEKUTA Staff Writer Where can you find fellow students enjoying a sunny afternoon while jamming out to indie tracks and enjoying safari-themed snacks? Spectrum’s annual Block Party was held on Friday at the end of their “Welcome Week,” which lasted from Aug. 20 to 25. The......

News

Fredonia welcomes the second largest incoming class in campus history

Contributor to The LeaderAugust 30, 2017

August 30, 2017

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer For the past few years the SUNY system has been fighting plummeting enrollment numbers, and SUNY Fredonia was no different. According to the Spring 2017 Demographics Report, a total of only 4,261 students were enrolled at Fredonia last semester, with the school’s various departments scrambling......

News

Fredonia community gathers to witness solar eclipse

Contributor to The LeaderAugust 30, 2017

August 30, 2017

[metaslider id=9452] JACOB SANTOS Special to The Leader While Aug. 21 initiated the Fall 2017 semester, millions of people across the country eagerly w aited to witness a solar eclipse visible throughout the contiguous United States. A band spanning between the states of Oregon and South Carolina provided the most......

News

Fred Fest 2017: gunshots, garbage and a missing ‘F’: Party ends with gunshots on Sunday

Contributor to The LeaderMay 3, 2017

May 3, 2017

JORDAN PATTERSON News Editor Last week, Fredonia Mayor Athanasia Landis described the village on the Sunday after Fred Fest as a “war zone.” Early Sunday morning this year, gunshots rang out on Center Street. As expected, many people were arrested. The people getting arrested ranged from students to non-students to......

Opinion

From the Desk Of Colin Perry, Editor in Chief

Contributor to The LeaderMay 3, 2017August 16, 2019

May 3, 2017August 16, 2019

From the Desk Of Colin Perry, Editor in Chief The other day, I was having class outside in the amphitheater, where other students and I debated the complex ethics of (among other topics) self-plagiarism, personas versus people and public shaming. Behind us, some students from Mason Hall were practicing......

News

Dunkirk native, entrepreneur to be guest speaker at Commencement.

Contributor to The LeaderMay 3, 2017

May 3, 2017

ANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer Graduation is quickly approaching, and a decision has been made on the guest speaker for commencement. Born and raised in Dunkirk, entrepreneur and philanthropist Donato J. Tramuto was chosen by President Virginia Horvath to give this year’s keynote address. Tramuto found out about his role as......

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Millions apply for disability after staring right into the solar eclipse

Men’s Soccer Season Preview

A Fredonia favorite is back in action

A spot of magic appears in Fredonia

Spectrum holds safari-themed Block Party on Tim Hortons patio

Fredonia welcomes the second largest incoming class in campus history

Fredonia community gathers to witness solar eclipse

Fred Fest 2017: gunshots, garbage and a missing ‘F’: Party ends with gunshots on Sunday

From the Desk Of Colin Perry, Editor in Chief

Dunkirk native, entrepreneur to be guest speaker at Commencement.