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The Archives: A hidden gem of Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 20, 2023October 20, 2023

October 20, 2023October 20, 2023

Isabella Inzinna Staff Writer Only the few and curious will ever dare to venture into the tower archives. In your time at Fredonia, it’s not likely that you’ll ever visit the archives. You’ll certainly pass by them, but only a select number of majors enter. Other than that, only the......

Opinion

[OPINION] (ARTicle) Fredonia’s unfulfilled responsibility: Art display

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 18, 2023October 15, 2023

October 18, 2023October 15, 2023

JIMMY KELLER Staff Writer Art has an ability that people may only subconsciously recognize. Spaces have the potential to facilitate greater productivity, lower stress and enhance energy levels, among other benefits. If this is true, why don’t environments, especially those around our campus, consist of more student artwork? Rockefeller Arts......

Life & Arts

The column as communion: SUNY Fredonia alumnus, Sean Kirst, and the soul of Upstate NY

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2023October 15, 2023

October 15, 2023October 15, 2023

DAVID HERRING Special to The Leader The Buffalo News columnist Sean Kirst does something unusual in newsrooms: he wears sandals. But Kirst didn’t realize his affinity for sandals like most would by trying them out. Kirst first wore sandals to make a point to school kids who insulted someone close......

News

New Five Below location opens in Dunkirk

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 4, 2023October 4, 2023

October 4, 2023October 4, 2023

ISABELLA INZINNA Staff Writer A new store has opened its doors in the T.J. Maxx plaza. Unconfirmed rumors of a Five Below opening in Dunkirk started at the end of last semester. Once it became official, Fredonia students showed a lot of excitement. Five Below is a chain of stores......

Scallion

[SATIRE] The Wizard: Fredonia’s most magical student

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 4, 2023October 4, 2023

October 4, 2023October 4, 2023

MEGAN KIDBY Scallion Editor THE WIZARD | Special to The Leader If you’re like me, you’re on the Fredonia Snapchat stories way too often. You scroll through and see the freshmen asking where certain things are, the other people dogging on the freshmen for not knowing where those things are......

News

Fredonia ranks among top universities in U.S. News & World Report

Chloe KowalykOctober 3, 2023October 3, 2023

October 3, 2023October 3, 2023

CHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief SUNY Fredonia recently received some great news. The university is remaining among the top colleges and universities across the Northeast for attributes such as quality, value and social mobility. The U.S. News & World Report states that Fredonia has ranked 23rd for “Best University in......

Opinion

[OPINION] What are Joe Biden’s Chances?

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2023September 18, 2023

September 25, 2023September 18, 2023

MICHAEL WILLIAMS Staff Writer PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN | Provided by whitehouse.gov Joe Biden is everything Donald Trump is not. He is a former senator from Delaware, was vice president to Barack Obama and a serving public official for half a century. He’s from the city of Scranton, P.A., a steel......

News

Who is Professor Stephen Kershnar? A philosophy professor’s controversial pieces on professor-student sex, pedophilia and slavery

Chloe KowalykSeptember 19, 2023September 19, 2023

September 19, 2023September 19, 2023

CHLOE KOWALYKEditor in Chief Nearly a year and a half has passed since SUNY Fredonia and one of its philosophy professors, Stephen Kershnar, trended on X (formerly Twitter) in February 2021.Students, professors and social media users alike were horrified as articles about the morality behind adult-child sex, slavery and other......

News

BJ’s continues to “bring jams” to Fredonia music scene

Chloe KowalykSeptember 9, 2023September 6, 2023

September 9, 2023September 6, 2023

CHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief Poster provided by JOHN TOOHILL Late nights of dancing and moshing on the old wooden floors of Black Jack’s bar in downtown Fredonia are back. Seasoned Fredonia students and members of the scene remember their times entering through the bar’s narrow door marked by a......

Life & Arts

Fredonia Farm Festival celebrates community spirit amid uncertain future

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 8, 2023September 6, 2023

September 8, 2023September 6, 2023

MEGAN KIDBY Scallion Editor The tranquil town of Fredonia comes alive with vibrant colors, joyous laughter and the unmistakable scent of freshly-harvested produce during the annual Farm Festival held from Aug. 25 through the 27. Now in its 54th year, this much-anticipated event showcased the heart and soul of the......

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The Archives: A hidden gem of Fredonia

[OPINION] (ARTicle) Fredonia’s unfulfilled responsibility: Art display

The column as communion: SUNY Fredonia alumnus, Sean Kirst, and the soul of Upstate NY

New Five Below location opens in Dunkirk

[SATIRE] The Wizard: Fredonia’s most magical student

Fredonia ranks among top universities in U.S. News & World Report

[OPINION] What are Joe Biden’s Chances?

Who is Professor Stephen Kershnar? A philosophy professor’s controversial pieces on professor-student sex, pedophilia and slavery

BJ’s continues to “bring jams” to Fredonia music scene

Fredonia Farm Festival celebrates community spirit amid uncertain future