Mental Health

From The Desk Of Curtis Henry, Assistant Sports Editor

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 14, 2016August 16, 2019

September 14, 2016August 16, 2019

Ask me how I’m doing sometime. Go ahead, ask me. I’ll smirk and respond in the exact same way just about every time. “I’m just living the dream.” So many people perceive this as some nonsensical and sarcastic response; that my life is shitty and that I am just being......

Opinion

From the Desk Of Amber Mattice, Reverb Editor

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016September 1, 2019

September 12, 2016September 1, 2019

I am probably one of the most awkward humans on the face of the planet. Talking to people is not my forte, nor is having to be assertive and in-charge. I’ve always been better at writing and remaining in the background. And yet, as a sophomore in college, I find......

Life & Arts

All that jazz at EBC Fredonia Jazz Ensemble and Weapons of Jazz Destruction host big band bash

Contributor to The LeaderMay 5, 2016

May 5, 2016

MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer On April 29, EBC West was transformed into a jazz-age speakeasy through the jazz big band stylings of the Fredonia Jazz Ensemble and Weapons of Jazz Destruction. The Fredonia Jazz Ensemble started as a dance band at the Fredonia Normal School in 1934. The University......

News

Pot or not? Toastmasters debate marijuana legalization

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2016

April 22, 2016

CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer On April 13, community members who make up The Toastmasters of the Fredonia area, whose chapter is named the “Concord Spellbinders Club,” met at Fredonia for their first debate on legalizing the recreational use of marijuana for those 18 and older. The Toastmasters, a club that......

Scallion

When a hearing is failed Senior music major arrested for emotional breakdown

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2016August 15, 2019

April 22, 2016August 15, 2019

RAVIOLI Staff Lampoonist It’s that time of the year again for the beloved music majors. Thousands of hours of practicing, sleepless nights and steady diets of Starbucks and … whatever else they have time for … culminates into brilliant recitals and temporary imaginary relief from the year’s stresses. ......

Life & Arts

‘Fredonia is what made this art possible’ Alumni from 2012 work together to release album

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2016August 15, 2019

April 17, 2016August 15, 2019

CLAIRE O’REILLY Staff Writer For college students, wondering about what they are going to do when they get out of the safe bubble of the Fredonia campus seems to be a common source of anxiety. “Can I really go after my dreams?” is a big question most students may......

Life & Arts

Commentary: Read whatever you want — even YA lit

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2016

April 17, 2016

RIANNA SEELIG Staff Writer Young adult (YA) literature tends to get a bad reputation in the literary world. The more simplistic-sounding diction, the love triangles, the at-times flat characters and predictable plotlines are a turn-off for some readers. However, some of this negativity may not be deserved. Most people......

Life & Arts

Gaining perspective at Kasia Coffee Clubs cosponsor exhibit showcasing student work

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2016

April 17, 2016

SHENECA SHARPE Staff Writer Art Forum and Illustration Club held their first art exhibit recently at Kasia Coffee. This exhibit was meant to show the community of Fredonia the hard work that Fredonia students put in this semester. The exhibit had a variety of art to show: illustration, photography,......

Opinion

FTDO

Contributor to The LeaderApril 1, 2016August 15, 2019

April 1, 2016August 15, 2019

MICHELLE HALE Sports Editor Spring break: Everyone looks forward to it for the vacations, family time and March Madness (for the college basketball lovers). With March Madness in full effect, I was able to watch the tournament in a nice, sunny setting. I visited my sister down in Florida......

News

Dear students: Speak up! The League of Women Voters helps celebrate Women’s Herstory Month

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 21, 2016

March 21, 2016

CAMRY DEAN Special to The Leader As election season unfolds, Women’s Herstory Month continues. Last Wednesday with a presentation by the League of Women Voters, those in attendance learned importance of voting and political campus engagement. With over 50 local Leagues across New York State, the organization has been......

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From The Desk Of Curtis Henry, Assistant Sports Editor

From the Desk Of Amber Mattice, Reverb Editor

All that jazz at EBC Fredonia Jazz Ensemble and Weapons of Jazz Destruction host big band bash

Pot or not? Toastmasters debate marijuana legalization

When a hearing is failed Senior music major arrested for emotional breakdown

‘Fredonia is what made this art possible’ Alumni from 2012 work together to release album

Commentary: Read whatever you want — even YA lit

Gaining perspective at Kasia Coffee Clubs cosponsor exhibit showcasing student work

FTDO

Dear students: Speak up! The League of Women Voters helps celebrate Women’s Herstory Month