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Enactus and Professor Ted Sharon present the grand opening of The Art Market

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2020March 3, 2020

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020

JESSICA MEDITZ Life & Arts Editor In the midst of the hype surrounding Fredonia’s victory in the Small Business Revolution, another local business is on the rise. Fredonia Enactus and professor of the theatre and dance department, Ted Sharon, have collaborated to develop the up-and-coming business, The Art Market. The......

Sports

Fredonia softball hits the south to begin their season

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2020March 4, 2020

March 3, 2020March 4, 2020

ALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader The Fredonia softball team has been preparing year-round for its two biggest trips of the season, and the day has finally come. The Blue Devils traveled to Salem, V.A., on Thursday, Feb. 27, to take on teams such as Roanoke, Pitt-Bradford and Susquehanna in......

Scallion

Thank God our university is spending time on the real issues, like charging Campus Cryptic

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2020March 4, 2020

March 3, 2020March 4, 2020

JOSEPH MARCINIAK Scallion Editor After a recent announcement from Campus Cryptic on their Instagram page, students are now aware that the school is pressing charges against Campus Cryptic for graffiti on a wall in the Rockefeller Arts Center. Let us here at the Scallion be the first to say, thank......

News

Budget breakdown: Fixing the deficit

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 26, 2020

February 25, 2020February 26, 2020

AIDAN POLLARD News Editor Right before the beginning of the spring semester, Interim President Hefner sent out an email to the Fredonia faculty and staff. The email contained remarks on the successes of the fall and plans moving forward. It also included a detailed look at the 2020-2021 budget. The......

News

Dormitory reforms to take place in 2022

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 27, 2020

February 25, 2020February 27, 2020

SAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader Renovations are coming to SUNY Fredonia’s housing. When he arrived in August 2016, Dr. Cedric Howard, the vice president of enrollment and student services, said he reviewed multiple student-response surveys regarding Fredonia’s housing. These surveys found that Fredonia students were comfortable and satisfied with......

Life & Arts

Fredonia’s first Civic Engagement Night

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 29, 2020

February 25, 2020February 29, 2020

ALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader SUNY Fredonia is putting in the extra effort this year to get students involved with off-campus issues, like climate change and public health. Fredonia’s first ever Civic Engagement Night took place last Thursday evening, Feb. 20, in the Williams Center, Multi-Purpose Room. The tabling......

Life & Arts

The Trident calls for submissions

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 26, 2020

February 25, 2020February 26, 2020

ELIZABETH SUSKI Special to The Leader Have you ever wanted your work published in a literary magazine? Or perhaps you have some old artwork sitting around that you always loved, but didn’t know what to do with it? If so, Fredonia’s literary magazine, The Trident, is the place for you.......

Opinion

From the desk of Sarah Hughston, Social Media Manager

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 25, 2020

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020

The stigma around mental health medication is something I wasn’t aware of until I started taking medication. For me, anxiety medication changed everything. But it took a long time to get there. After a therapy session one day, my therapist brought up medication. We didn’t really talk too much about......

Sports

How was the new eSports Lounge paid for?

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 25, 2020

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020

DANTE LASTING Sports Editor At the end of January, the university unveiled a new eSports lounge in Shultz Hall. This lounge is home to a lot of new hardware, including an Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo Switch, two TV screens and 13 gaming computers. But with all the talk about program cuts......

Scallion

Invisible student questions attendance policy

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 25, 2020

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020

HANNAH BLIDY Guest Scallywag If you’re a student at Fredonia, you know that every teacher has its own attendance policy. Every semester, professors outline requirements of the course and of those requirements. Attendance is one of the most crucial. The usual policy that professors have is that a student can......

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