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Swiping in on ways to build credit with the campus credit union

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 8, 2022December 5, 2022

December 8, 2022December 5, 2022

ERIN MOSHER Special to The Leader Did you know that your credit is checked when you apply for a loan, a job or if you want to purchase a car or home? People with good-standing credit will have lower interest rates, which means you save money in the future. If......

Life & Arts Opinion

NYC Native Henry Wang talks street-style fashion

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 7, 2022December 7, 2022

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022

DAKOTA RICHTER Community Engagement Coordinator WILL KARR Life & Arts Editor Fredonia student Henry Wang grew up shopping at Macy’s with his mother. His mom would pick out outfits for him, cultivating his passion for fashion in the process. “My mom has always been my main and biggest supporter,” Wang......

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A Toolkit and Proposal for Cultivating Mental Health at SUNY Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 7, 2022December 8, 2022

December 7, 2022December 8, 2022

DAVID HERRING Special to The Leader Do you know why the Kauli tribe of New Guinea are so happy? Daniel, a junior here at SUNY Fredonia, thinks he might know. “I think it’s because they get a lot of vitamin C.” Daniel isn’t talking about the vitamin you get from......

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Lovercolumn: College Hookup Culture

Chloe KowalykNovember 10, 2022November 8, 2022

November 10, 2022November 8, 2022

“THE PLUMBER” Executive Producer of Lovercall “THE ELECTRICIAN” Lovercall Producer Hello! We are The Plumber and The Electrician: two producers of the radio show Lovercall right here at SUNY Fredonia. Lovercall is an anonymous late-night talk show about love, relationships and more. Students who come on the show use a......

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What’s with all the chit-chat on Yik Yak?

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 26, 2022October 26, 2022

October 26, 2022October 26, 2022

ABIGAIL MILLER Special to The Leader Yik Yak is a popular social media app available in the United States. Users can post anonymously and set their location to see posts from other users nearby. In November of 2021, the app surpassed 2 million users, and a large proportion of them......

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Students weigh in on dine in and take out preferences

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 26, 2022October 26, 2022

October 26, 2022October 26, 2022

ALANA WINGATE Special to The Leader To dine or not to dine — that is the question. Several of SUNY Fredonia’s dining halls have added grab-and-go options to accommodate students’ busy schedules, but do students prefer to eat in a dining hall with their friends? I asked Fredonia students their......

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Lovercolumn: Establishing trust

Chloe KowalykOctober 20, 2022October 20, 2022

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022

“THE PLUMBER” Executive Producer of Lovercall “THE ELECTRICIAN” Lovercall Producer Hello! We are The Plumber and The Electrician: two producers of the radio show Lovercall right here at SUNY Fredonia. Lovercall is an anonymous late-night talk show about love, relationships and more. Students who come on the show use a......

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[OPINION] Utilizing the Chosen Name Program

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 11, 2022October 11, 2022

October 11, 2022October 11, 2022

EJ JACOBS Special to The Leader Do you ever get nervous on the first day of class during roll call? Do you get embarrassed to pull out your FREDCard, by the off chance people will be able to read it? If you can relate to any of these questions, we......

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Lovercolumn: To the Lovercallers

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 9, 2022October 4, 2022

October 9, 2022October 4, 2022

“THE PLUMBER” Executive Producer of Lovercall “THE ELECTRICIAN” Lovercall Producer Hello! We are The Plumber and The Electrician: two producers of the radio show Lovercall right here at SUNY Fredonia. Lovercall is an anonymous late-night talk show about love, relationships and more. Students who come on the show use a......

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[OPINION] The COVID-19 pandemic turned me into an extrovert

Chloe KowalykOctober 7, 2022October 7, 2022

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022

CHLOE KOWALYK Managing Editor Back in high school, about six years ago, I was sitting in my freshman seminar class. We were told to take the Myers-Briggs personality test to help us find our academic and professional personality traits. I was given an answer that I certainly expected. While I......

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Lovercolumn: Long-Distance Relationships

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Swiping in on ways to build credit with the campus credit union

NYC Native Henry Wang talks street-style fashion

A Toolkit and Proposal for Cultivating Mental Health at SUNY Fredonia

Lovercolumn: College Hookup Culture

What’s with all the chit-chat on Yik Yak?

Students weigh in on dine in and take out preferences

Lovercolumn: Establishing trust

[OPINION] Utilizing the Chosen Name Program

Lovercolumn: To the Lovercallers

[OPINION] The COVID-19 pandemic turned me into an extrovert