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What does student mental health look like at Fredonia?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK Asst. News Editor The past few semesters have not been easy for the majority of college students.  The combined stress of COVID-19, the fights against racial violence and the immediate switch to online learning and isolation have had detrimental effects on the mental health of college students.  According......
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From the desk of Scallion Editor, Matthew Baum

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMATTHEW BAUM Scallion Editor Hello, all of my loving fans.  It’s heartbreaking, I know. None of the articles were written by yours truly this week. All I’ve done to contribute to this edition is write this measly open letter. It’s almost too much to bear. Hardy-har-har.   Okay, here’s the thing.......
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Paper or plastic? The power behind your choice

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Reading Time: 3 minutesANNA 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

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Reading Time: 3 minutesALYSSA 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

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJULES 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?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMADISON 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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