March 7, 2026
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The Leader

Mental Health

News

Domestic violence awareness event presents warnings and solutions

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutes  JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer   On April 7 in the MPR of the Williams Center the Fredonia Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) came together with the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; as well as the Counseling Center to present an event centered around promoting awareness of domestic violence,......
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Life & Arts

Activist Wanjuki warns against rape culture, Trump presidency

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Reading Time: 4 minutesNUNET CLITANDRE Special to The Leader   Wagatwe Wanjuki, a prominent feminist and anti-rape figure, came to Fredonia on March 30, closing out Women’s History Month to talk to students about rape culture in President Donald Trump’s America. She wore a red t-shirt with the words “I Won’t Keep Calm......
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Opinion

From the Desk Of Curtis Henry, Sports Editor

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCurtis Henry  Sports Editor   Allow me to preface this in a way that you can actually take it seriously. This isn’t going to be some fluffy Odyssey article written by a freshman girl who is totally obsessed with her roommate’s dog or the fact that the Starbucks guy wrote......
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Sports

Women’s basketball clinches playoff berth once more

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  QUINTIN JAMES Staff Writer The Fredonia women’s basketball team had one more game on the schedule this week before it started the playoffs, and the mood in the locker room was very upbeat. Before their season finale against Buffalo State, head coach Linda MacDonald said her team is taking......
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Life & Arts

PAC’s ‘Danny and the Deep Blue Sea’ features emotional performances

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Reading Time: 2 minutes    ZOE KIRIAZIS Staff Writer   The Performing Arts Company opened John Patrick Shanley’s play “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea: An Apache Dance” this past weekend in Houghton Hall. Directed by senior musical theatre major Carly Dieck, “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea” follows the story of two......
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Scallion

Students recover from Thanksgiving dinner conversations

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutes  D. ZBORNAK Staff Lampoonist While getting back into the swing of their normal schedules, many students are recounting their experiences with their families from Thanksgiving Break. While not ideal in everyday life, one might say the romanticism of opposing viewpoints and trivial bickering has become a beloved tradition of......
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News

Students react to election results with surprise, concern

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Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN ORZECHOWSKI Staff Writer The night after the election, students poured into the Williams Center to discuss the electoral results together at an organized, open meeting. For many, the presidential election caused distress and concern. Voices were choppy, and tears were shed. Students often stumbled and paused as they spoke......
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Life & Arts

Shatter the silence through storytelling: Fredonia Feminists aim to Take Back the Night

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Reading Time: 3 minutes    ZOE KIRIAZIS Staff Writer Survivors, friends, strangers and colleagues participated in Fredonia Feminist’s most anticipated event of the year, Take Back the Night, on Nov. 2. Take Back the Night at Fredonia is an event where survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment and rape come to confidentially talk......
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News

Local candidate forum addresses drug abuse and prevention

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Reading Time: 4 minutesFrom left: Michael Sullivan, Patrick Swanson, Judy Reynolds, Marcia Merrins, Jason Schmidt, Sally Jarosynski (Corey Maher / Photo Editor). CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer   Next Tuesday, Americans will race to the polls to fulfill their civil duty and cast their vote for the next president of the United States. While......
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