March 6, 2026
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Sports

Ace of all trades:Ethan Francis begins his final year at Fredonia

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Reading Time: 3 minutesRYAN DUNNING28 Special to the Leader   “My freshman year of high school I was a hurdler, but I saw people leaving practice to go on runs. I wanted to leave and not practice, so I started running distance. It was awful,” said Ethan Francis. This is how he recalls......
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Sports

Impact of intramurals on college students

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJordan-Christopher Purvis Special to The Leader   Growing up, I loved every sport that was introduced to me. I always dreamt of playing in Yankee Stadium alongside Derek Jeter, hearing the “Bleacher Creatures” chanting my name throughout the stands and competing for the World Series title each year. However, even......
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Life & Arts

A look into Fredonia’s history: Among The Hemlocks

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Reading Time: 3 minutesLEAH GRAZIANO Special to The Leader   Bonnets strapped on and lanterns in hand, 14 women march in protest against the dangers of alcohol — on set. Assistant professor in the Communication department, Roslin Smith, has been working to put together a historical documentary about Fredonia called “Among the Hemlocks.......
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Life & Arts

Making a difference through music: ‘It’s On Us’ concert brings awareness to sexual violence

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Reading Time: 2 minutesERIKETA COST Special to The Leader   Bringing the community together with music is one way to start a conversation about sexual assault. Fredonia’s musical fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha, and STEPs (Students Teaching Equals Positive Sexuality) held their “It’s On Us” concert last Friday. A capella groups, jazz groups and......
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Opinion

Bernie Sanders’ proposed job guarantee warrants a lesson in economics

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Reading Time: 4 minutesSETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Writer   When fictional president from House of Cards, Frank Underwood, announced his plan to guarantee a job for every American, everything I knew about economics cringed, and it’s cringing now. Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, made for a unique presidential candidate by being......
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Life & Arts

Fredonia’s police department hosting community cleanup

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSTEPHEN SACCO Special to The Leader   April is the month of the Earth, which means it’s time to clean and tidy up our environment. This is the first year that the police department is hosting a community cleanup, and they wish to continue hosting these types of events in......
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Scallion

The Scallion’s sit-down with the man responsible for the President’s tangerine tint

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Reading Time: 2 minutesDEMI CRITIC Political Novice of The Scallion   It’s no secret that we at The Scallion take journalistic integrity seriously. So seriously, that we sometimes have to dig up the dirt ourselves. The tell-all of a pornstar on “60 Minutes” proved to be one hell of a Stormy situation. Inspired......
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News

Documentary brings mental health problems in prisons to light

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSTEPHEN SACCO Special to The Leader   SUNY Fredonia’s Department of Psychology expanded the scope of America’s prison system. In correlation with the incarcerated and their mentality, the department held a panel discussion and a film screening of The New Asylums documentary on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. The purpose of......
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News

Fredonia Central School district debates over school resource officer

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMolly VandenBerg Staff Writer   There has been ongoing controversy recently involving the absence of a school resource officer at the Fredonia Central School District. An SRO is a law enforcement officer who is sent by a police department or agency to work in collaboration with one or more schools.......
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Fredonia science professor selected to governor’s water protection committee

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCOLIN HART Special to The Leader Dr. Courtney Wigdahl-Perry, a biology professor at SUNY Fredonia, has been selected for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s steering committee for combating harmful algal blooms (HABs) in several lakes throughout New York state. Alongside a panel of nationwide experts, Wigdahl-Perry is scheduled to attend a summit......
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