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Paper or plastic? The power behind your choice

Contributor to The LeaderApril 21, 2021April 21, 2021

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021

ANNA GAGLIANO Copy Editor Every single choice we make on a day-to-day basis affects us, whether or not you’d like to believe it. One simple phrase has set people up for an important choice for decades now: “Paper or plastic?” Uttered by cashiers and clerks around the world, this choice......

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It’s been one year since COVID-19 turned our world upside down

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 16, 2021March 16, 2021

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021

ALYSSA BUMP Life & Arts Editor One year ago from writing this, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic. One year later, 118 million people have gotten the virus, and 2.62 million are dead. In my Snapchat memories today, there was a video from my last......

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[OPINION] Using “they” as a singular pronoun is grammatically correct, actually

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 2, 2021March 2, 2021

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021

JULES HOEPTING Design Editor Read the following sentence: “The decision is up to them.” In your brain, that sentence probably has the same meaning as this sentence: “The decision is up to a group of people.” Does that mean “them” is always in reference to a group of people? No.......

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Should Fredonia students be more careful of what they post on social media?

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 2, 2021March 2, 2021

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021

MADISON BLASZ Special to The Leader Can what you say on social media get you in trouble with your college? That was the case for Kimberly Diei, a pharmacy graduate student at the University of Tennessee. According to The New York Times, the university tried to expel her because some......

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A survival guide to Fredonia’s winter storms

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 26, 2021March 4, 2021

February 26, 2021March 4, 2021

LYDIA TURCIOSSpecial to The Leader So, you’ve been on Fredonia campus for a while now and you still look like a newborn foal when there’s ice on the ground? Same. Whether you are a freshman or a senior still playing slip and slide on the sidewalks, here’s some tips on......

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How to reduce stress during finals week

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 2, 2020December 2, 2020

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020

ANNA GAGLIANO Copy Editor With finals week fast approaching, you may find your motivation dwindling. It’s been a long semester, and the comfort of returning home might also have you stressed about how you’re going to cope with all that studying from your childhood bed. To make your life a......

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Biden wins the battle for the presidency

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 12, 2020November 12, 2020

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020

CASEY HUBER Special to The Leader Healing. Getting the virus under control to start the economy. Equality between all races. No more blue and red. One America. These are some of the talking points Joe Biden hit in his acceptance speech Saturday evening. Hopeful of unity, Biden continues to push......

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Four years later: Election Day 2020

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2020November 3, 2020

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020

JAMES MEAD Managing Editor For many of us, today marks the beginning of a waiting game. We’ve voted. We’ve come out. We’ve said our piece. Now, we’ll watch 50 U.S. states tally their votes and declare their pick — Biden, or Trump? Four years ago, I turned 18 on Election......

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The questionable effectiveness of presidential debates

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2020November 3, 2020

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020

CASEY HUBER Special to The Leader Tens of millions of people watched the 2020 presidential debates. Why? What do the presidential debates actually do for anyone? Who is undecided a month before the election? Turns out, not that many people. An NBC News and Wall Street Journal poll shows 5......

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The naturalized American

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 2, 2020November 2, 2020

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020

JULES HOEPTING Design Editor I am an immigrant to America. You probably wouldn’t have guessed it by looking at my white skin and hearing my western New York State accent, but it’s true. I have always been officially Canadian, but I have been unofficially American for as long as I......

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Paper or plastic? The power behind your choice

It’s been one year since COVID-19 turned our world upside down

[OPINION] Using “they” as a singular pronoun is grammatically correct, actually

A survival guide to Fredonia’s winter storms

How to reduce stress during finals week

Biden wins the battle for the presidency

Four years later: Election Day 2020

The questionable effectiveness of presidential debates

The naturalized American