Health

Not so ‘free’ bleeding: Tampons and pads unavailable in the majority of campus bathrooms

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 21, 2018

February 21, 2018

MONICA A. MANNEY Special to the Leader Have you ever been in class and realized your “time of the month” has come unexpectedly? Hopefully tissue can stop the blood flow because you won’t find pads or tampons in the bathrooms of SUNY Fredonia. When asked if she had ever......

Opinion

From the Desk of Brandon Safe, Copy Editor

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 21, 2018August 15, 2019

February 21, 2018August 15, 2019

Brandon Safe Copy Editor There are unfortunate, societal expectations for every race, every gender, every nationality and for any artificial grouping of people into categories. Of course, there are societal expectations for men, and for many people this is an issue. For me the primary issue is meat.......

Opinion

Trump’s budget betrays his base and bolsters the uber-rich

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 21, 2018September 2, 2019

February 21, 2018September 2, 2019

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Many, if not most, of my relatives are fiscal conservatives. Oftentimes, the label is tacked on to a sentence announcing their conservative lean in an apologetic or conciliatory way — like ‘I’m a conservative, but a fiscal conservative, so if you want to marry a......

News

Fredonia experiencing little effect from worst flu season in decade

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 14, 2018August 18, 2019

February 14, 2018August 18, 2019

SETH MICHAEL MEYER Assistant News Editor Wash your hands, cover your mouth and stay home if you feel ill. Few messages are more important than these as people across the country continue to brace themselves against an influenza season that, according to the New York Post, is “as bad......

Sports

New athletic director means new changes

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 14, 2018August 18, 2019

February 14, 2018August 18, 2019

CASSIDY HERMAN Special to The Leader The new athletic director, Jerry Fisk, started making changes on Dec. 13, 2017. Almost two months in and he is proud of what he has achieved so far, and is excited for the future here. Fisk arrived in Fredonia after holding the position......

Scallion

Local Fredonia Crossfit connoisseur offers tasty vegan recipes

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 7, 2018August 25, 2019

February 7, 2018August 25, 2019

PATRICK BENNETT Staff Scallywag With the recent rise in vegan population on Fredonia’s campus, top-tier locals have been coming out of the woodwork to share their greatest recipes. One man, who wishes to be referred to as Andy Oxidant, sent The Scallion a list of how to make healthy......

Life & Arts

I’d App That: Grabbing the ‘HabitBull’ by the horns

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 7, 2018

February 7, 2018

MOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer I don’t want to speak for everyone here, but I think it’s a fair assumption that college students are always looking for better ways to organize their lives. In today’s world, we can look toward things like apps on our phone to help point us......

Sports

Playing for a purpose: Luke Rivera nominated for 2018 Hockey Humanitarian Award

Contributor to The LeaderJanuary 31, 2018

January 31, 2018

AVRIL KING Social Media Manager, Assistant Sports Editor Luke Rivera, a junior at Fredonia, did not set out to be nominated for the 2018 Hockey Humanitarian Award when he first proposed his community service idea to Head Hockey Coach Jeff Meredith. That is simply where he ended up. After......

Opinion

The Rolling Stones have something to teach these overpaid congressmen

Contributor to The LeaderJanuary 31, 2018September 2, 2019

January 31, 2018September 2, 2019

SETH MICHAEL MEYER Assistant News Editor You read it right: The Stones are just as suited to give our politicians advice as any other pragmatic strategist. The advice is, “You can’t always get what you want,” from their song that carries the same name. Last Monday, we saw the......

Scallion

Spring into action to survive post-break blues

Contributor to The LeaderJanuary 31, 2018

January 31, 2018

ALBERTO GONZALEZ Staff Scallywag Well, here we are. Somehow, it is already the second week of classes and although syllabus week was nice, it probably already has, or will soon, sink in that this semester is going to start demanding actual effort from you (I know this is......

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Not so ‘free’ bleeding: Tampons and pads unavailable in the majority of campus bathrooms

From the Desk of Brandon Safe, Copy Editor

Trump’s budget betrays his base and bolsters the uber-rich

Fredonia experiencing little effect from worst flu season in decade

New athletic director means new changes

Local Fredonia Crossfit connoisseur offers tasty vegan recipes

I’d App That: Grabbing the ‘HabitBull’ by the horns

Playing for a purpose: Luke Rivera nominated for 2018 Hockey Humanitarian Award

The Rolling Stones have something to teach these overpaid congressmen

Spring into action to survive post-break blues