Environment

Study finds many campus art installations are ugly

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2015

September 25, 2015

[metaslider id=3252] When I was first starting at Fredonia, I remarked on how lovely the campus was. The grass was green, the stoners were smoking, and the landscape was bare as could be. Seemingly overnight, piles of metal, wood and literal garbage started to appear on campus, and no one......

Life & Arts

Canadaway house hosts first basement show

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2015

September 25, 2015

[metaslider id=3237] VALERIE MUSSON Special to The Leader While most students were waking up Saturday morning feeling nothing but the consequences of their bad decisions from the night before, those who attended the intimate basement show at a house on Canadaway Street awoke with much more than that —......

News

Sustainable fashion? Sustainability Committee to host Adam Rome

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2015

September 25, 2015

CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer Today at 4 p.m., Fredonia will be hosting author Adam Rome in the Kelly Family Auditorium in the Science Center. This event is hosted by Fredonia’s Sustainability Committee. The speech is called, “Fashion Forward? The Environmental History of Style from Beaver Hats to iPhones.” Rome......

Life & Arts

Visiting Artist Program welcomes Albert Paley

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 17, 2015

September 17, 2015

[metaslider id=3059] VERONICA PENOYER Layout Editor This past week was important for the artists of Fredonia who welcomed metal and steel artist, Albert Paley. McEwen Hall was filled with eager students waiting to hear Paley speak of his numerous successes and to offer advice and understanding on his creative......

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Scientist impressed with College Lodge forest

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 17, 2015

September 17, 2015

COLIN PERRY Staff Writer Many students know about the College Lodge, just a few miles away from campus, but most of them would never guess just how valuable the forest surrounding it is. This is what brought Joan Maloof to Fredonia last week to call for its preservation. Maloof is......

Life & Arts

Fredonia alumnus accepts fellowship with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Contributor to The LeaderMay 6, 2015

May 6, 2015

KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer In hopes of promoting and reflecting the diverse communities and audiences that orchestras embody, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has implemented a Diversity Plan. The EQT Orchestra Training Program for African American Musicians, a program of the plan, was created in 2007 to work to prepare African......

News

Dangerous substance poses potential risks in surrounding area

Contributor to The LeaderApril 23, 2015

April 23, 2015

CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer Did you know there’s a highly dangerous substance being transported right near the university? And as we all celebrate Earth Day, a train is carrying this material, which is not only hazardous to the environment, but also to human health and safety. This substance is called......

Life & Arts

BSU transforms the MPR into New York Fashion Week

Contributor to The LeaderApril 23, 2015

April 23, 2015

CARLY KNASZAK Staff Writer Black Student Union hosted its Annual Spring Fashion Show on Sunday, April 19, in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room. The room looked as if the show came out of New York City Fashion Week, with a white catwalk and lights shining through the curtains of the......

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Invest in SUNY

Contributor to The LeaderApril 23, 2015

April 23, 2015

CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer Fredonia president Dr. Virginia Horvath and the 63 other State University of New York (SUNY) Presidents have started a campaign asking the New York State Legislature to “Invest In SUNY.” The program is based on a consensus, between all 64 campuses, to try to achieve all......

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Earth Month raises questions as to how ‘green’ the campus is

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2015

April 22, 2015

COLIN PERRY Special to The Leader Students may have noticed that the lights on the President’s house have turned green, as part of the ongoing celebration of Earth Month on campus. But how green really is the university as a whole? This is a question that may have surprising answers.......

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