May 3, 2026
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Earth Day & Sustainability Expo returns to Fredonia’s campus

Shots fired, Trump rushed off stage at Correspondents’ Dinner

Sabres ship up to Boston, take 3-1 series lead

Construction blocks off accessible parking next to Jewett Hall

Sidewalk outside Science Center, Houghton Hall crumbling

Third shelter-in-place of semester shuts down White Street

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Campus TV station floods after heavy rainfall

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Kershnar v. Kolison et al.: Free speech versus campus safety

Chloe Kowalyk
Reading Time: 6 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief  It has been nearly 500 days since SUNY Fredonia Professor Stephen Kershnar was removed from campus after a video surfaced of him discussing morality issues regarding adult-child sex on X (formerly Twitter).  Now, Kershnar is suing Fredonia President Stephen Kolison and Executive Vice President and......
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University Judicial Board accepting applications for student board members

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesALANA WINGATE Staff Writer Get out your gavels because the University Judicial Board is recruiting student board members for the forthcoming academic year. The Office of Student Conduct seeks to promote respect among students, resolve disputes and provide instruction to those accused of breaking the Student’s Rights and Responsibilities Act.......
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SUNY Fredonia changes official name designation

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA Staff Writer Graphic By Ryan Ludu For over 80 years, SUNY Fredonia’s official designation has been the “State University of New York College at Fredonia.” Soon, that’s going to change. In January 2022, the New York State Board of Regents updated their criteria for what they consider a......
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SUNY Chancellor John B. King, Jr. reflects on visit to Fredonia campus

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA Staff Writer On March 6, SUNY Chancellor John B. King, Jr. visited Fredonia as part of his state-wide tour of all SUNY colleges and universities. Since being appointed Chancellor in December 2022, King has been traveling in order to visit every SUNY campus before the end of the......
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Upcoming Lecture: Understanding Today’s Changing Climate: Learning from Past Environmental Archives

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrom 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, the April Brown Bag Lunch will be held. This month’s Brown Bag Lunch is titled “Understanding Today’s Changing Climate: Learning from Past Environmental Archives.” It’ll be presented by Dr. Courtney Wigdahl-Perry of Biology and Environmental Sciences and Dr. Matthew Lanning......
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Roe v. Wade: The origins of abortion rights

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 4 minutesMICHAEL WILLIAMS  Special to The Leader On March 1, Fredonia’s Honors Program, Women’s and Gender Studies Department and History Club collaborated to sponsor a Zoom event on the history of abortion in America and how the overturning of Roe v. Wade was actually not historically accurate. The event was hosted......
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Upcoming lecture from Chautauqua Institution about cultural advancement

Chloe Kowalyk
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLooking to learn something new?  From 12–1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, two representatives from the Chautauqua Institution will be holding a lecture.  Titled, “From Chautauqua County to the World: Chautauqua Institution’s Past, Present and Future,” the lecture will be given by Jon Schmitz, Chautauqua Institution historian and archivist, and......
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Life & Arts

Annual Freedonia Marxonia returns to campus

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesWILL KARR  Staff Writer  Movies allow people to escape from current realities into fictionalized worlds. This upcoming week, students will be transported from the city of Fredonia to the mythical country of Freedonia.  Each year at SUNY Fredonia, the campus hosts a celebration titled “Freedonia Marxonia,” based on the Marx......
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Navigating the college terrain: Take a step with S.T.E.P.S.

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesWILL KARR  Staff Writer  Moving away from friends and family to college can be difficult. However, Student Teaching Equals Positive Sexuality, better known as S.T.E.P.S, is an educational club which works to help students make the transition from home to campus. “I think that S.T.E.P.S is really important because oftentimes,......
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