Education

Pride Alliance’s Fall drag show brings new and inclusive changes

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 7, 2018November 14, 2018

November 7, 2018November 14, 2018

ERIKETA COST Staff Writer You can always expect people dancing to ABBA and lip-synching to Lady Gaga at Fredonia Pride Alliance’s semesterly drag shows. However, some new and inclusive changes have been made this time around. Participants no longer fall under “king” and “queen” categories. This way, they do......

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Student’s intentionally haunt apartment for a wicked Halloweekend house party

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 31, 2018November 14, 2018

October 31, 2018November 14, 2018

TRAVIS LEFEVRE Editor in Chief Three students on Eagle Street have achieved the impossible this Halloweekend after throwing the spookiest house party in town. Barry DeLive, River Styx and Emma Goner got together and planned this shindig months in advance, deciding that the best way to spook up the......

Life & Arts

Sharon Flake’s lecture ‘The Power of Literature to Give Voice to Young Adults’ brings discussion on embracing identity through literature to campus

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018October 23, 2018

October 24, 2018October 23, 2018

ERIKETA COST Staff Writer Seventh grade can be a challenging year when it comes to finding a voice and accepting who you are. Sometimes, it’s the voice of someone else that inspires us to find our own. Author Sharon Flake started to feel inspired after reading some poems that......

Sports

Family on and off the field

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018October 23, 2018

October 24, 2018October 23, 2018

LEAH GRAZIANO Special to The Leader When you’re a part of a sports team, it’s like being a part of a family. For some athletes at Fredonia, they get to experience this with their actual family. “We’ve only ever been on the same team. Every sports team we’ve ever......

Life & Arts

Phi Mu Alpha hosts 11th annual Safe Halloween

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018August 16, 2019

October 24, 2018August 16, 2019

ELYSE GRIECO Life & Arts Editor Phi Mu Alpha will be hosting the 11th annual Safe Halloween this Sunday, Oct. 28. Phi Mu Alpha is the national professional music fraternity on campus. Every fall, the organization welcomes children from the Fredonia area, along with their guardians, to come trick-or-treating......

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Trump resigns to pursue comedy

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018

October 3, 2018

DOM MAGISTRO Guest Scallywag Following his address at the recent United Nations meeting, Trump has announced his resignation from his position. The reaction wasn’t the one he was hoping for, but that’s okay. Trump plans to start in New York City and fund his own tour using his own......

Life & Arts

‘Uke’ can do it

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018August 25, 2019

October 3, 2018August 25, 2019

Cassidy Herman Special to The Leader Have you ever heard of a braguinha? Maybe you’re more familiar with the ukulele. That’s what you may be hearing more and more of on Fredonia’s campus. Jam sessions keep popping up around campus. First, a bit of history on ukes. The ukulele......

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Dale Tuggy: A response to our previous editorial

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018

October 3, 2018

A recent unsigned editorial here excoriates me for pointing out that business and education students are, collectively, weaker students than the overall student population. But this is a fact, unpleasant though it may be. The average SAT and GPA numbers for students with those majors is lower; look it up.......

News

Convocation lecturer brings new perspectives to campus

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018September 1, 2019

October 3, 2018September 1, 2019

DELICIA HOLDER Special to The Leader Why does equality matter? Why does justice matter? Why do they decide my fate? On Sept. 26 in King Concert Hall, Fredonia was gifted the opportunity to hear from the father of environmental justice, Robert Bullard. This lecture began with a speech from......

News

Prof. Mike Igoe: Your vote matters, a Constitution Day lesson

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2018

September 28, 2018

KATIE MILLER Special to The Leader At 18-years-old, Professor Mike Igoe was considered old enough to die for his country, but too young to vote for the direction it would take. In 1971, he saw first hand the real-life effects of the U.S. Constitution. In the years since, he......

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Pride Alliance’s Fall drag show brings new and inclusive changes

Student’s intentionally haunt apartment for a wicked Halloweekend house party

Sharon Flake’s lecture ‘The Power of Literature to Give Voice to Young Adults’ brings discussion on embracing identity through literature to campus

Family on and off the field

Phi Mu Alpha hosts 11th annual Safe Halloween

Trump resigns to pursue comedy

‘Uke’ can do it

Letter to the Editor: Dale Tuggy: A response to our previous editorial

Convocation lecturer brings new perspectives to campus

Prof. Mike Igoe: Your vote matters, a Constitution Day lesson