Events

Tonight, Fredonia’s Pride Alliance club will be hosting a spill the tea event. If your interested in going it will take place in the Williams Center S204-ABC, Conference Room. There will be tea to drink as well as friends to sit and talk to from 6-7pm.

If you are interested in filmmaking in the next few days, Danielle Beverly a professor and documentary filmmaker at Northwestern University will be hosting 2 separate workshops. The first one is a Self Distribution & Audience Engagement on april first, tomorrow from 2pm to 3:30pm, and another workshop One Person Crew Documentary on wednesday april 2nd from 3pm to 4:20pm. These workshops will take place in Alumni Hall, G9 & G10.

Phi Mu Alpha who was presenting a Mason Fools Concert, tomorrow night from 8pm to 9pm in Diers recital hall has been canceled.

Local Music

This Thursday, Last Call Entertainment presents a fire lineup of Jacob Kanter & Friends, Hartwell Hospice House Band, and Miranda Wilcox. This event is at BJ’s, 51W Main Street in Fredonia. Doors at 9, music is at 10.

Campus News with London Nickolai

SUNY Professor Phil Hastings To Screen Around The World:

Getting the wheel spinning, The VANM is proud to announce associate professor Phil Hastings is screening two films, all around the world. And what more? He’s scoring himself some honorable awards. The films mentioned are I Dreamed of Things Forbidden and was Afraid which had initially debuted in 2024 and is now on its way to be screened this week in London and next week in Kazakhstan. The other film is With Love and Sincerity which had been screened in the UK Animations and Music Festival back in February, winning the silver award to bring back here to the big blue area. Hastings includes to interviewers that, “I hope that others may come away from watching my work with a renewed sense of power and self-worth.” Congratulations Phil. We at FRS and in the Fredonia Community are proud of your stellar achievements.

Day of Giving

Moving forward we want to draw your attention to a Fredonia tradition, that being the day of giving. This is an opportunity to give back to your community and support future generations of students. From April 2nd at noon up until April 3rd were calling upon you to bring your donations, no matter how big or small, from money, supplies, clothing, equipment and so much more. Each donation can go a long way to support the scholarships, faculty and staff, programs, athletics, and all things Fredonia. Donors have opportunities to receive plenty of amazing things in return including new this year, the swagger of some Fredonia branded socks. Sign up today and get more info at Fredonia.EDU online or on instagram, facebook and LinkedIn. Remember that one small effort goes a long way.

Qatar Stars Director To Be The Focus Of Brown Bag Talk

For all our aspiring filmmakers, be sure to check out this coming edition of brown bag talk with our special guest being the director behind the film Qatar Stars on April 2nd. The talk will focus on the film and its creative process and storytelling. A film screening will be included the previous day with a Q&A session at Fredonia Darwin Bakar Historical Hall all of which is open to the public.

Local News updates with Maisie Strader

On april 9th, the The United States Army Corps of Engineers known as USACE will be hosting a public meeting, in which they will address the the issues and controversy of chautauqua lake.

During this meeting the Army corps will bring residents up to date on the Chautauqua Lake Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project.

To attend virtually go to The Jamestown post journal website and look for the latest article, “Army Corps to host Public meeting April 9th” where you will find a link.

Dr. Marion Divers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, spoke on saturday at the 2025 Chautauqua Lake Symposium.

The jamestown post journal says, “Divers said public comment charettes held by the Army Corps of Engineers in January revealed concerns from those attending about sedimentation caused by shoreline and streambank erosion caused by land development and agricultural practices along the lake’s shoreline and the watershed. That sedimentation has impacted the quality and availability of aquatic and deep-water habitats in the lake.”

The army corps will most likely bring up topics such as, CONCERNS, OPPORTUNITIES RAISED BY PUBLIC, FUTURE PROJECTS, AND POSSIBLE MANAGEMENT MEASURES

GO TO MEALS STORE UPDATES

A healthy meals business, Go To Meals, has officially sold its West Ellicott location at 760 Fairmount Ave.

The building was purchased for $115,000 by One Heart, LLC.

As the jamestown post journal and dunkirk observer analyze real estate sales,

The observer says quote, “The remaining top sales are as follows:

– 1180 Moran Road, Hanover sold for $550,000.

– 12137 Forestville Road, Hanover sold for $420,000.

– 114 South Portage St., Westfield sold for $345,000.

– 1581 Trask Road, Busti sold for $265,000.
“ END QUOTE

Other major sales between January 27-31 2025 include a $1.19 million sale at Chautauqua Institution.

Go Meals still has locations in Falconer and Olean.

International and national news with Maisie Strader

Figure skater who lost both parents in DC plane crash brings world championships crowd to its feet

Russian figure skater Maxim Naumov, is the son of Former world pairs champions Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova.

The 2 parents died in the January DC Plane crash, when the plane crashed into a military helicopter. 67 people died after this incident; 2 dozen of them were arriving back from a figure skating championships.

Their son Maxim Naumov, skated at a benefit in washington march 2nd, in which the benefit raised $1.2 million for the victims’ families.

AP News reports, that Maxim Naumov came to a stop in the middle of the ice, looked up at the sky and patted his heart. Then he mouthed a few words, in Russian, to his parents, “This is for you guys. You guys are with me. I love you both.”

Earthquake compounds Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis as the death toll passes 1,700

On friday a 7.7 magnitude earth quake hit, Myanmar a country in asia.

 the epicenter of the earth quake was not to far from Myanmars second largest city, Mandalay. 

David rising of AP news writes,“ The massive earthquake in Myanmar killed several hundred Muslims praying at mosques during the holy month of Ramadan and 270 Buddhist monks crushed by a collapsing monastery, rescuers and an activist group said Monday as the overall death toll passed 1,700″

They are still searching for about 150 monks, and relief efforts are behind because of the lack of power, fuel, and communication efforts.

This issue may cause an excess of starvation, and disease.

Sports news cast with Mitch Hurocy

 starting with fredonia sports, the baseball team lost a series with oswego 2-1. They’re back in action Wednesday against Hilbert with a double header. The lacrosse team lost a game vs new paltz 17-10. Emma Cockrell and Mieley Baran led the blue devils with 4 points. They’re back in action on Wednesday as they travel to frontier high school, fun fact that’s my high school, to take on Hilbert. The sabres took down the top east in the east yesterday because of course they did with a final of 8-5. Jack Quinn and Alex Tuch led the sabres with 3 points. James Reimer had 24 saves on 29 shots. Project miracle is still alive as the team would need to win their last 9 games to have a chance to make it. They’re back in action tomorrow against the Senators. The bandits lost to the Vancouver Warriors on saturday 13-12. Ian Mackay had 3 goals for the bandits and Dhane Smith had 7 points. They’re still in first place, but are now tied with the Saskatchewan Rush with 3 games to go. Dhane Smith also reclaimed his lead for points in the NLL with 111 points in 15 games. He looks to win his 3rd MVP en route to a possible three-peat.

Pop-Culture updates with Julia Klement

Morgan Wallen’s Abrupt SNL Leave

My favorite thing to talk about on Monday’s is my SNL report. This past Saturday, Oscar winner Mikey Madison hosted SNL with musical guest Morgan Wallen. However, today I won’t be doing a sketch recap- today we’ll look at why Morgan Wallen leaving as soon as the episode is over is drawing such a strong reaction from fans. If you don’t know, when an episode of SNL ends, the cast and crew typically celebrate onstage as the credits roll, congratulating each other and saying their goodbye’s for the night to all that are involved. Instead of mingling, Wallen left the stage nearly immediately, as shared by a clip SNL posted on social media platform X. Wallen has a history of controversy, one including SNL where he was pulled as a musical guest in 2020 for breaking COVID protocol, and most recently in December 2024, when he pleaded guilty to two charges of reckless endangerment. NBC News states, “Across social media, fans and SNL viewers shared their unfiltered reaction to the moment.“Morgan Wallen barely acknowledges Mikey Madison and then immediately storms off stage like a baby during the SNL goodbyes. Woof.” one tweet on the social media site X read.”

Lucy Dacus Forever is a Feeling Review

In music news, songwriter and Boygenius alum Lucy Dacus released her fourth LP titled Forever is a Feeling last Friday, March 28. She told The New Yorker that it follows themes of falling for her bandmate Julien Baker, who she is now in a committed relationship with. American music magazine Pitchfork has rating the album a 6.1/10, stating, “Marking her move from Matador to a major label, Forever Is a Feeling is Dacus’ sweetest and most sentimental-sounding album, all but extinguishing the bonfire crackle of her previous records. Love, naturally, is the fuzziest feeling, and even long-term singletons and serial monogamists aren’t immune to the charms of truly moon-eyed music: Listening should feel like having a surrogate crush. But the passion and obsession of Dacus’ lyrics are rarely mirrored in these benign mid-tempo devotionals.” Even users on Reddit are saying that there is less passion, build, and swelling that Dacus is known for. But alas, maybe her love is different than ours; and we should celebrate love and art nonetheless.

Political News written by Dan Quagliana

Trump floats possibility of third term

Yesterday, President Donald Trump said that he’s “not joking” about the possibility of running for a third term in office, something that is explicitly illegal under the 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution, which states “no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.” Trump said, “There are methods which you could do it. I have had more people ask me to have a third term, which in a way is a fourth term because the other election, the 2020 election, was totally rigged.” NBC News’s Kristen Welker asked Trump if one way to serve a third term was to have Vice President JD Vance elected and have him “pass the baton” to Trump. “Well, that’s one. But there are others too. There are others.” When asked if he could elaborate on other avenues to do this, Trump said, “No.” It is important to note that a president who has already been elected to two terms is not eligible to be elected to the office of vice president, either. Derek Muller, a professor of election law at Notre Dame, suggested that Trump is saying this as a show of force. He said, “A lame-duck president like Donald Trump has every incentive in the world to make it seem like he’s not a lame duck.” According to AP News, “Trump suggested that Americans would go along with a third term because of his popularity.” Trump also has claimed that he has “the highest poll numbers of any Republican for the last 100 years,” despite his poll numbers maxing out at 47% approval for his second term. George W. Bush, for comparison, garnered a 90% approval rating immediately after 9/11. 

Trump promises “Liberation Day” of tariffs

This upcoming Wednesday, a day that President Trump has called Liberation Day, he “has vowed to pull the trigger and impose an historic barrage of tariffs on goods from overseas he claims will fund an extraordinary revival,” according to The Guardian. AP News writes that, “He wants to announce import taxes, including “reciprocal” tariffs that would match the rates charged by other countries and account for other subsidies. Trump has talked about taxing the European Union, South Korea, Brazil and India, among other countries.” Trump said, “This is the beginning of Liberation Day in America. We’re going to charge countries for doing business in our country and taking our jobs, taking our wealth, taking a lot of things that they’ve been taking over the years. They’ve taken so much out of our country, friend and foe. And, frankly, friend has been oftentimes much worse than foe.” 

Trump threatens to bomb Iran

During the same phone call with Welker yesterday, Trump threatened to bomb Iran if “the country does not come to an agreement with his administration about its nuclear program,” according to Politico. “If they don’t make a deal, there will be bombing,” he said yesterday. “There’s a chance that if they don’t make a deal, that I will do secondary tariffs on them like I did four years ago that brought them to a position that they very much wanted to be.” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said yesterday that Iran rejected direct negotiations with the US in response to a letter from Trump. Pezeshkian said, “Although the possibility of direct negotiations between the two sides has been rejected in this response, it has been emphasized that the path for indirect negotiations remains open.” Earlier in March, Trump previously threatened Iran with strikes over the country’s support of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, saying that attacks from the group will be treated as if they’re coming from Iran.