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FTDO: How to survive the end of the semester

Contributor to The LeaderApril 24, 2019August 15, 2019

April 24, 2019August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesELYSE GRIECO Life & Arts Editor As a junior, I’ve experienced the stresses that come along with the last weeks of school a few times now. I’m not going to lie: it never gets easy. But overtime, I have learned ways to make it easier. Here are some tips......

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Balancing athletics with a (mostly) vegetarian diet.

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2019September 2, 2019

March 27, 2019September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor Okay, well technically I’m a pescitarian which means I eat fish, so even among vegetarians and vegans I’m the odd one out. But in a culture where eating as much protein as your body can handle is being pushed on anyone who even likes to......

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From the Desk Of Sarah Hughston, Social Media Manager

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 20, 2019August 15, 2019

March 20, 2019August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesShannon Barry is the friend I never knew I needed. And I’ve never even met her. Barry, or @barry_happy as she goes by online, is a writer who shares personal stories of her life. Her diary entries, mostly on Instagram, are honest depictions of the life of a 25-year-old actress......

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Howard Schultz’s potential candidacy has Dems shaking in their boots

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 8, 2019August 30, 2019

February 8, 2019August 30, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesSETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Columnist Make no mistake: former CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, may say he is considering running on an Independent presidential ticket in 2020, but he will really be running as a “fiscally-responsible” liberal. The idea of a Schultz independent campaign has Democrats nervous that they......

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An avenue for change: Expressing opinions through student press

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 8, 2019September 2, 2019

February 8, 2019September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesAMBER MATTICE Managing Editor Student Press Freedom Day was on Jan. 30 and, since this issue of “The Leader” is out exactly one week later, I wanted to take this opportunity to express some opinions on freedom of the press as well as having the opportunity to work for......

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Let’s get festive: Don’t be a grinch, and keep reading

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 28, 2018

November 28, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesAMBER MATTICE Managing Editor By the headline above I’m sure you have gathered that this is going to be an article centered around the upcoming holiday season. Don’t get me wrong, I used to be very grumpy around this time of year with everyone spouting Christmas cheer before it......

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From the Desk of Mattéa Guldy, Art Director

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 28, 2018August 15, 2019

November 28, 2018August 15, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minuteInstagram: matteea Twitter: matteascorner...

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From the Desk of Victoria Barnes, Copy Editor

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 31, 2018August 25, 2019

October 31, 2018August 25, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesHere’s a list of my top-five favorite things to do right now in no particular order: Running Outside. The temperature during fall is the perfect balance of being neither too warm nor too cold, creating the optimum conditions for running outside. I love wearing leggings and long-sleeved T-shirts, while not......

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The scariest thing about 2018 is how dangerous it is to be a journalist

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 31, 2018September 2, 2019

October 31, 2018September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 4 minutesForty-five. Forty-five men and women committed to shedding a light into the world’s darkest corners have been killed this year. They were journalists who devoted themselves to assignments that they knew would put them in harm’s way. They were journalists who were murdered for uncovering controversial and extraordinary truths. This......

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9-1-1 is not your complaint hotline

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018September 2, 2019

October 24, 2018September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesMONICA MANNEY Special to the Leader When you were young, you were probably told to call 9-1-1 when there was an emergency. Maybe the understanding of an emergency has changed or maybe 9-1-1 has become a complaint hotline. There seems to be an epidemic of white women forgetting that......

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FTDO: How to survive the end of the semester

Balancing athletics with a (mostly) vegetarian diet.

From the Desk Of Sarah Hughston, Social Media Manager

Howard Schultz’s potential candidacy has Dems shaking in their boots

An avenue for change: Expressing opinions through student press

Let’s get festive: Don’t be a grinch, and keep reading

From the Desk of Mattéa Guldy, Art Director

From the Desk of Victoria Barnes, Copy Editor

The scariest thing about 2018 is how dangerous it is to be a journalist

9-1-1 is not your complaint hotline