Faculty

From the Desk of Josh Ranney, News Editor

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 19, 2018August 15, 2019

September 19, 2018August 15, 2019

Let’s talk about fake news. How did we get to a point as a nation and as a society that we would write off the news media as half garbage at best and half propaganda at worst? The obvious answer that everyone will probably want to say is that we’re......

Life & Arts

Canadian Brass Quintet: Preview

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 19, 2018August 15, 2019

September 19, 2018August 15, 2019

ERIKETA COST Special to The Leader From 1600s Baroque music to 1940s Dixieland, the Canadian Brass Quintet has all kinds of decades to transport Fredonia students back to for their upcoming concert. The internationally known group is coming to Fredonia on Sept. 21. Their story starts in 1970 with......

News

Fredonia’s budget crisis: Fact or Fiction?

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 19, 2018

September 19, 2018

VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor What was once a leaky but steady ship plugged by reserves and alternative fees has now begun to sink, according to Associate professor Dr. Peter Reinelt, who is also the chair to the Economics department. He and the administration have been ringing alarm bells......

Life & Arts

A look into Fredonia’s history: Among The Hemlocks

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 19, 2018August 25, 2019

September 19, 2018August 25, 2019

LEAH 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.......

Life & Arts

Visual performance artist Ei Arakawa will be setting the stage

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2018September 11, 2018

September 12, 2018September 11, 2018

STEPHEN SACCO Special to the Leader Ei Arakawa, a Japanese visual artist, will be touching down in SUNY Fredonia this Thursday, Sept. 13. He will be hosting a hands-on workshop with students creating improvisational visual art. Arakawa’s work has been featured in the Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney......

News

Fredonia’s latest enrollment spike is no coincidence

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2018September 2, 2019

September 12, 2018September 2, 2019

Alix Smith and Victor Schmitt-Bush Special to The Leader and Assistant News Editor Fredonia has once again broken one of its historic records this Fall semester. Of the 192 years since its inception, this school has never seen an incoming freshman class of 1,581 students. The closest Fredonia has......

Scallion

Ask Fairy God Mother – Your place to bippity boppity bitch

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

September 7, 2018

Dear Fairy Godmother, I’m new on campus and even though it’s only been a week, I keep seeing this cute girl around. She’s in a bunch of my classes, and whenever I go to Willies she’s in there sitting with her friends. I’ve started going out of my way to......

Scallion

A Freshman’s Guide to College

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018August 18, 2019

September 7, 2018August 18, 2019

JOSEPH MARCINIAK Guest Scallywag As we, the freshmen, arrive on campus and make our way through several new classes, activities and clubs, we’re given many different tips and advice on how to survive our four year college experience. While a lot of this advice sounds nice, a lot of......

Opinion

A new semester resolution to consider: Read a damn book

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

September 7, 2018

SETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Writer I was recently scolded on social media for having shared an article which suggested that libraries should be privatized. “Hands off our public services,” this young Facebook warrior said. I merely shared the article because it was an interesting perspective and a good one,......

Life & Arts

Exploring photography at the Marion Art Gallery

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

September 7, 2018

ERIKETA COST Special to The Leader Different media, celebrities and some themes of American culture are all represented in a collection of works that date back to 1930. Sixty photographs were selected by the Louisiana State University Museum of Art from their permanent collection for this exhibition. Both historic......

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From the Desk of Josh Ranney, News Editor

Canadian Brass Quintet: Preview

Fredonia’s budget crisis: Fact or Fiction?

A look into Fredonia’s history: Among The Hemlocks

Visual performance artist Ei Arakawa will be setting the stage

Fredonia’s latest enrollment spike is no coincidence

Ask Fairy God Mother – Your place to bippity boppity bitch

A Freshman’s Guide to College

A new semester resolution to consider: Read a damn book

Exploring photography at the Marion Art Gallery