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[POEM] Ghosts

Contributor to The Leader
ANONYMOUS  She said, “I believe in ghosts. Friendly ones, The kind that wear worn-out sneakers And mysterious corduroy trousers, Frolicking invisibly In once-tidy leaf piles, scattering Orange like sparks through the air. I believe in twilight ghosts In misty mantles, Clinging to their scraps of earth-bound cloud Like Adam and......
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Local TV station owner Phil Arno shares insight into reality of news industry

Contributor to The Leader
ABBIE MILLER Editor-in-Chief While he spent a lot of his career behind the silver screen, there is nothing two-dimensional about Phil Arno. This is exactly the thought process that led Communications Professor Mike Igoe to choose the WBBZ TV Owner as a guest speaker for his journalism class.  Arno described......
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Natasha McCandless presents Fredonia with a new face and optimistic attitude

Contributor to The Leader
MIA CIECHALSKI Staff Writer Amidst the closed-offness that lingers from what seems like never-ending Fredonia snowstorms, it is rare to see anyone, professor or student alike, become excited by the return to a perpetually snowy Fredonia.  New adjunct professor Natasha McCandless appears to challenge this assumption. McCandless has recently joined......
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A guide to learning about and celebrating Black History Month

Alex Bucknam
ALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor  Since 1976, February has been recognized as Black History Month.  First recognized by President Gerald Ford, the concept dates all the way back to the original founder, historian Carter G. Woodson, in 1926. Woodson first started realizing during his educational experience to escape poverty that......
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Why Dunkin’ Donuts is better than Tim Hortons, from the perspective of a WNY native

Dan Quagliana
DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor OK, I’m fully aware that this article is going to get me canceled across the entire campus.  And don’t mistake my intentions — I am in no way saying that Tim Hortons is bad. I’ve eaten their food and drank their drinks my entire life. I’m......
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Amanda Drummond seeks to provide safety and security, one step at a time

Abigail Jacobson
ABIGAIL JACOBSON News Editor Certain events or circumstances can have an effect on someone’s daily life, sometimes bad and sometimes good. Winning the SUNY Police Chief’s Life Saving Award is one of the good ones. Amanda Drummond, a SUNY Fredonia University Police Officer, was awarded the SUNY Police Chief’s Life......

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