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From the Desk of Claire O’Reilly, Editor in Chief

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 7, 2018August 15, 2019

March 7, 2018August 15, 2019

I’m sitting at my kitchen table in Eisenhower 208B, my head is pounding and my stomach is so empty that I am in physical pain. My energy level is at zero, and I’m staring at a plate of chocolate cupcakes smothered in chocolate frosting. After five minutes, I cave......

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From the Desk of Angelina Dohre, Photo Editor

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2018August 25, 2019

March 3, 2018August 25, 2019

ANGELINA DOHRE Photo Editor What happens when your parents are suddenly forced to leave the country? This is what I found myself asking as I sat in the kitchen, staring at my breakfast in shock after hearing the news. About a year ago, my parents sat my brother and......

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‘Shut up and dribble’? Nah

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2018September 2, 2019

March 3, 2018September 2, 2019

QUINTIN JAMES Assistant Sports Editor During the NBA All-Star weekend, LeBron James and Kevin Durant were bombarded with questions about their response to Fox News’ Laura Ingraham’s “shut up and dribble” comments. In an interview with ESPN’s Cari Champion, James said, “We are at a watershed moment in this......

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From the Desk of Brandon Safe, Copy Editor

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 21, 2018August 15, 2019

February 21, 2018August 15, 2019

Brandon Safe Copy Editor There are unfortunate, societal expectations for every race, every gender, every nationality and for any artificial grouping of people into categories. Of course, there are societal expectations for men, and for many people this is an issue. For me the primary issue is meat.......

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Trump’s budget betrays his base and bolsters the uber-rich

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 21, 2018September 2, 2019

February 21, 2018September 2, 2019

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Many, if not most, of my relatives are fiscal conservatives. Oftentimes, the label is tacked on to a sentence announcing their conservative lean in an apologetic or conciliatory way — like ‘I’m a conservative, but a fiscal conservative, so if you want to marry a......

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OPINION – Dan Orzechowski

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 14, 2018September 2, 2019

February 14, 2018September 2, 2019

DAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor Apparently MLK’s dream was to own a Dodge Ram. After the company spent upward of $5 million for a 30-second time slot in the country’s highest rated event on television, more than 100 million people heard the words of one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s......

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From the Desk of Travis LeFevre, Managing Editor

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 14, 2018August 15, 2019

February 14, 2018August 15, 2019

TRAVIS LEFEVRE Managing Editor I guess you could say that I have something of an obsession with video games. Ever since I sneaked behind my mom’s back and played “Halo 3” on my brother’s Xbox 360, I was hooked. I finally got around to owning my own Xbox 360,......

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A Presidential Paradox: Trump uses first State of The Union to deepen divides

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 7, 2018September 2, 2019

February 7, 2018September 2, 2019

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer In the aftermath of Trump’s slurred, rambling, self-congratulatory State of The Union address, there’s going to be a lot of debate over whether or not he was “presidential.” Certainly his frequent applause at his own lines was unusual for a State of The Union address,......

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A journalist’s critique of a consumer’s critique

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 7, 2018September 2, 2019

February 7, 2018September 2, 2019

TRAVIS LEFEVRE Managing Editor About two weeks ago, The Leader received a letter from a self proclaimed prophet and authorized Bible historian known as Ebenezer. It is essentially a wall of words titled “Conduct Unbecoming For a World Leader: A Consumer’s critique of the U.S. movie industry.” He goes......

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From the Desk of Quintin James, Assistant Sports Editor – Caution: Fredonia’s campus

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 7, 2018August 25, 2019

February 7, 2018August 25, 2019

QUINTIN JAMES Assistant Sports Editor Going to school five minutes south of Lake Erie has it perks for sure. The water is beautiful in the summer and there are plenty of beaches to play and lay on. In the winter, though, these perks turn into problems. Winter means snow,......

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From the Desk of Claire O’Reilly, Editor in Chief

From the Desk of Angelina Dohre, Photo Editor

‘Shut up and dribble’? Nah

From the Desk of Brandon Safe, Copy Editor

Trump’s budget betrays his base and bolsters the uber-rich

OPINION – Dan Orzechowski

From the Desk of Travis LeFevre, Managing Editor

A Presidential Paradox: Trump uses first State of The Union to deepen divides

A journalist’s critique of a consumer’s critique

From the Desk of Quintin James, Assistant Sports Editor – Caution: Fredonia’s campus