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Opinion

The impact of the Little Rock Nine on contemporary youth activism

Contributor to The Leader
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

Contributor to The Leader
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”

Contributor to The Leader
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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Opinion

The new Trans Journalists Association is desperately needed right now

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesSARAH HUGHSTON Social Media Manager When J.K. Rowling compared gender-affirming medical care to gay conversion therapy on Twitter, I was unfortunately not surprised.  Rowling has been rejected by many Harry Potter fans for her many TERF (Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist) tweets. A few days after those tweets, I saw an......
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Opinion

How to support Black Lives Matter as a broke college student

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesALYSSA BUMP Assistant Life & Arts Editor The college lifestyle consists of stress, sleeping through classes and being broke. Most college kids will owe thousands of dollars before turning 21. Not only are college students broke, but they are in debt. So in a time like this, where money is......
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