Student Association

Student Activity Fee vote slated for next week: Funding for all clubs could be affected

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 4, 2016

November 4, 2016

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Each year, students expect to vote on a new slate of executives to lead the Student Association (SA), but most students aren’t aware that another vote goes on every two years that determines whether or not the Student Activity Fee remains mandatory for students or becomes......

Opinion

Editorial: A mandatory Student Activity Fee is a necessity

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2016

November 3, 2016

The Student Activity Fee is necessary to maintain Fredonia’s vibrant club atmosphere, so vote yes to the activity fee during the Student Association’s Elections on Nov. 8 and 9. You may be thinking, what exactly is the Student Activity Fee? The Student Activity Fee is a semesterly fee that......

News

Accessibility on campus: what affects few can affect all

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 20, 2016August 17, 2019

October 20, 2016August 17, 2019

KATERINA KOUTSANDREAS Special to The Leader Editor’s Note: This article was originally written independently from The Leader as Katerina’s final project for an investigative journalism course last semester. While it has been trimmed for space, the entire article is available almost entirely as Katerina wrote it. It’s a sobering look......

News

Vandalism in village leaves residents vexed

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016

September 21, 2016

CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer For the past two issues, The Leader has published two Guest Op-Eds from Fredonia faculty, including President Virginia Horvath, on recent vandalism in the Fredonia community. Last weekend, Horvath was included in several threads on social media about the vandalism and property crimes evidently......

Opinion

Guest Op-Ed: It’s not okay

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 14, 2016September 2, 2019

September 14, 2016September 2, 2019

PRESIDENT VIRGINIA HORVATH Special to The Leader Last weekend, I was alerted to several threads on social media about destruction of property in a yard on Temple Avenue. Most troubling to me, as threads continued to describe other acts of vandalism and disrespect, was a statement from a community member......

News

Pokémon Club catches attention at Activities Night

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016

September 12, 2016

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer On Aug. 31, the semesterly Activities Night in Dods Hall was filled with familiar faces, with fraternities and sororities stomping through the lanes looking for pledges and a cappella groups decked in matching t-shirts advertising auditions. Among the regular proceedings, however, the just-formed, temporarily recognized......

News

Meet the ‘Veep’: Bridget Doyle Junior elected SUNY Student Assembly vice president

Contributor to The LeaderMay 5, 2016

May 5, 2016

JORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer On the second day of the SUNY Student Assembly Spring ‘16 Conference, the elections commenced and one of Fredonia’s very own became the vice president. Junior political science and history dual major Bridget Doyle will be the new SUNY Student Assembly (SA) VP. “I am......

News

Diverse times call for diverse measures Proposed diversity general education requirement moves forward

Contributor to The LeaderMay 5, 2016

May 5, 2016

CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer On April 21, the Student Association (SA) General Assembly passed a resolution for a diversity education requirement to be added to the University’s curriculum. Student representatives from each class backed the resolution and pushed it forward to the University Senate on Monday to be......

News

Groundbreaking: the campus garden The first steps in growing the Fredonia Grove

Contributor to The LeaderMay 1, 2016

May 1, 2016

[metaslider id=6544] JORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer The sun slowly faded into the horizon around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday night, but in the morning there would be one more garden waiting for its return. A few students played catch with a football in the distance, and some just simply walked......

News

Heading outside ‘the box’ SUNY SA moves forward to ‘Ban the Box’ on applications

Contributor to The LeaderMay 1, 2016

May 1, 2016

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer It started with a question on the SUNY application that most students probably never gave a second thought: “Have you ever been convicted of a felony?” Many students simply check the box marked “No,” and continue on with their application process; for prospective students who have......

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Student Activity Fee vote slated for next week: Funding for all clubs could be affected

Editorial: A mandatory Student Activity Fee is a necessity

Accessibility on campus: what affects few can affect all

Vandalism in village leaves residents vexed

Guest Op-Ed: It’s not okay

Pokémon Club catches attention at Activities Night

Meet the ‘Veep’: Bridget Doyle Junior elected SUNY Student Assembly vice president

Diverse times call for diverse measures Proposed diversity general education requirement moves forward

Groundbreaking: the campus garden The first steps in growing the Fredonia Grove

Heading outside ‘the box’ SUNY SA moves forward to ‘Ban the Box’ on applications