Health

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

I’d App That: It’s time to get a “Clue” about your period

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 7, 2018

September 7, 2018

AMBER MATTICE Managing Editor Yep. You read it right. We’re here today to talk about periods. The bane of every human being’s existence that has to deal with bleeding for a week straight. Like it’s perfectly okay to have to suffer like that with no control over when or......

News

‘We need to simply reach out. That’s the one most important, most powerful message of that film.’: A recap of ‘Suicide: A Ripple Effect’

Contributor to The LeaderMay 9, 2018

May 9, 2018

VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH and ALEXANDRIA SMITH Assistant News Editor and Special to The Leader Approximately 99 percent of people who jump off the Golden Gate bridge don’t make it. Over the course of 80 years, more than 2,000 people have jumped off of the bridge — only 36 people have......

Scallion

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ fans receive mental health day from campus officials: ‘You’ve been through enough’

Contributor to The LeaderMay 9, 2018

May 9, 2018

ALBERTO GONZALEZ Staff Scallywag The long wait for the release of Marvel’s newest installment is finally over. The dust has finally settled on the MCU and everyone who has seen it has one thing in common: they need to take a few days off, at least, from reality. Apparently,......

Life & Arts

I’d App That: Finding peace with Pacifica

Contributor to The LeaderMay 2, 2018August 16, 2019

May 2, 2018August 16, 2019

MELISSA FUCHS Staff Writer There are just a few weeks left in this semester and the panic has set in for many, including myself. This is especially a stressful time for graduating seniors looking on the horizon at the future. Regardless of the time of year it is always......

Sports

NBA Playoffs update: Is Cavs-Warriors IV looking unlikely?

Contributor to The LeaderMay 2, 2018

May 2, 2018

COLIN HART Special to The Leader The biggest storylines of the NBA season often revolve around the game’s biggest personalities. The playoffs are no different. In a first round that has been entertaining all across the board, the focus still begins and ends with LeBron James. In order......

Sports

‘Softball became my entire life. It was able to get me through the toughest times in life’: A profile of Eva FitzSimmons, freshman softball player

Contributor to The LeaderApril 18, 2018

April 18, 2018

CASSIDY HERMAN Special to The Leader Eva FitzSimmons, a freshman from Rochester, N.Y., has begun her first softball season at SUNY Fredonia. FitzSimmons came to Fredonia with 15 years of softball experience under her belt. Throughout her 15 years, she played shortstop, third and first base. Never once did......

Sports

‘Around the World for Yeardley’ continues to raise awareness on Fredonia’s campus

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2018

April 11, 2018

AVRIL KING Social Media Manager and Assistant Sports Editor For the second year in a row, Fredonia will be participating in an awareness walk for domestic violence. “Around the World for Yeardley” is an event recognized by all SUNY schools, this year on Wednesday, April 18 from 11 a.m.......

News

Gender neutral bathroom placed in Mason Hall

Contributor to The LeaderApril 4, 2018

April 4, 2018

MACI COSMORE Special to The Leader In February, a petition to place a gender neutral bathroom in Mason Hall made its way around social media. Just last month, a bathroom in the building was officially switched over. On Feb. 26, President Horvath sent out a statement in a Monday......

Opinion

From the Desk of Avril King, Social Media Manager and Assistant Sports Editor

Contributor to The LeaderApril 4, 2018August 15, 2019

April 4, 2018August 15, 2019

A few years ago, I heard a conversation between two women that I hardly know. I was sitting in a hair salon, waiting for my mom, when the pair sitting in the chairs next to me starting talking about how they regularly took their sons to the chiropractor. Of course,......

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Gender neutral bathroom placed in Mason Hall

From the Desk of Avril King, Social Media Manager and Assistant Sports Editor