March 8, 2026
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Club spotlight: Black Student Union

Students, residents protest ICE in downtown Fredonia

 Trump delivers State of the Union address; 50 Democrats boycott

5th Quarter Column: McDermott fired after latest playoff heartbreak

5th Quarter Column: Rocky road leads Bills to Denver

5th Quarter Column: California Dreamin’

Printing points introduced for students, staff

5th Quarter Column: Allen regains MVP form with six scores

Fredonia’s hockey recruiting extends across the nation, world

[SATIRE] Horoscopes: What dessert should you bring to your fall…

The Leader
Opinion

How to know you’re voting responsibly

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesAMANDA SCHEIB Special to The Leader This election has proved itself to be monumentally influential, and will surely be one for the history books. People are lining up to vote in massive amounts unlike ever before. Our current president, Donald Trump, is on the side of the conservative Republican party, and our......
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College students will alarmingly be affected by this election

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 4 minutesAMANDA SCHEIB Special to The Leader This is a crucial year to vote for all Americans, but especially college students. Pertaining to higher education and the predatory loan sharks that come along with college, Trump has not made this a focal point in his debates orpolicies during his campaign — even though there are somewhere......
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Opinion

The impact of the Little Rock Nine on contemporary youth activism

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Reading Time: 4 minutesASHLEY HALM Special to The Leader  As students and young people are becoming more actively involved in American politics in order to better advocate for their own interests, high school and college students have begun to widely question the legitimacy and validity of the lessons they have been taught about......
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Opinion

Trump v. Biden: Climate change

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Reading Time: 3 minutesANNA GAGLIANO  Chief Copy Editor  As the election draws near, it’s not very likely that there are many people left undecided on who they’re going to vote for. That being said, comparing potential policies and promises of the two presidential candidates is still vital and necessary. One issue of great......
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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: “Ise Emden,” Fredonia’s mask-wearing man

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Reading Time: 3 minutesFollowing the publication of the article, “Masked man menaces Fredonia residents after dark, students report,” The Leader received an email from the address “akitsunestranger@gmail.com” with the display name “Ise Emden.” The person claimed to be the masked man who had been seen scaring students at nighttime. To prove that the......
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Opinion

What’s pool testing really like?

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesSARAH HUGHSTON Social Media Manager On Tuesday, Sept. 22 I got the dreaded email; I was selected for pool testing. The email was fairly straightforward: watch an informational video, sign up through the SUNY COVID Test website and show up on time. While anxiety played out every bad scenario in......
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Opinion

What it’s like to be a freshman in college during a global pandemic

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK Special to The Leader  The outbreak of COVID-19 hit me just as hard as I’m sure it hit all of you.  It was as if everything had fallen to the ground, shattering into pieces. Each piece was a memory that would not be made — our final musical,......
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Opinion

[OPINION] “Positive”

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Reading Time: 4 minutesALYSSA BUMPLife & Arts Editor “Positive” A one-word Snapchat. In my head I wondered, “Positive? What’s that even supposed to mean?” I would say that is a pretty inconsiderate way of telling someone that you have COVID-19, but maybe that’s just my personal opinion.  I sit in my dorm room......
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