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EDITORIAL: Rape culture thrives in isolation: It’s time we speak up

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 25, 2017

October 25, 2017

Rape culture thrives in isolation: It’s time we speak up So, here we are again. Your favorite editorial board is talking about another issue that is really important. The hashtag MeToo. This movement spread rapidly across Facebook and Twitter in an attempt to show the world how common sexual......

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From the Desk of Ben Anderson, Copy Editor

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 25, 2017August 16, 2019

October 25, 2017August 16, 2019

The fortunate future of Fredonia Philosophy: An introspective Implemented in the Spring of the past academic year, the Right Serving, Right Sizing plan encouraged academic department heads to review their own curriculums in an overall attempt to increase enrollment for future classes. The plan also set out to add......

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Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2017

October 19, 2017

Dear KKK, stop being terrible people Last week The Leader mailbox was graced with a letter from none other than The Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Shock and concern beset our editorial board followed by many questions. Why were we receiving this? Were other student newspapers being......

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From the Desk of Travis LeFevre, The Scallion Editor

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2017September 1, 2019

October 19, 2017September 1, 2019

Gaming is something like a double-edged sword. It can be a great way to relieve stress, but it can also become the most stress-inducing part of your day. Being on the receiving end of a virtual ass-whooping can be demoralizing, especially when that person has some undesirable traits,......

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Editorial: We need to care about what happens to other people

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 11, 2017September 2, 2019

October 11, 2017September 2, 2019

THE EDITORIAL BOARD By now the recent shooting in Las Vegas is old news. This does not mean, however, that it shouldn’t continue to be talked about. As a society based so heavily in social media, we have a tendency to rage about things when they initially occur and then,......

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From the Desk of Claire O’Reilly, Life & Arts Editor

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 11, 2017August 16, 2019

October 11, 2017August 16, 2019

Swirls of sherbet ice-cream colored clouds lazily glide over a baby-blue sky and the world seems to be basking in a warm, golden light. The lake is bathwater warm and completely still, reflecting the beauty above it. I was recently asked to describe one of my favorite memories during an......

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The Catalan crisis: Referendum may be disaster for European economy

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 11, 2017September 2, 2019

October 11, 2017September 2, 2019

SETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Writer The climate is revolutionary for the Spanish region of Catalonia as just last month almost 2 million Catalans voted to completely secede from Spain. The wealthy part of the Iberian Peninsula has had partial autonomy since 1977 when Spain became a democratic nation, and......

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The North Korean crisis: a Machiavellian perspective

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 6, 2017September 2, 2019

October 6, 2017September 2, 2019

SETH MICHAEL MEYER Special to The Leader Let’s be real — the hopes of a peaceful resolution to the North Korean crisis are long dead and now the world faces a harsh reality. North Korea’s claims of possessing long-range ICBM technology combined with their more frequent missile launches have put......

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From the Desk of Dan Orzechowski, News Editor

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 6, 2017August 16, 2019

October 6, 2017August 16, 2019

From the Desk of Dan Orzechowski, News Editor A quick guide to terrible drivers There’s nothing that pisses me off more than someone who sucks at driving. I’m not some perfect jerk who never makes a mistake, but when it comes to driving, I rarely spare people with pity. For......

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Protests take center stage in Week 3: League comes together in act of unity

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 29, 2017September 2, 2019

September 29, 2017September 2, 2019

CURTIS HENRY Sports Editor The national anthem protests in the National Football League that have taken place over the past 12+ months have never been about the forty-fifth president of the United States. The protests, ignited by former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, have always been about the lack of......

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EDITORIAL: Rape culture thrives in isolation: It’s time we speak up

From the Desk of Ben Anderson, Copy Editor

EDITORIAL

From the Desk of Travis LeFevre, The Scallion Editor

Editorial: We need to care about what happens to other people

From the Desk of Claire O’Reilly, Life & Arts Editor

The Catalan crisis: Referendum may be disaster for European economy

The North Korean crisis: a Machiavellian perspective

From the Desk of Dan Orzechowski, News Editor

Protests take center stage in Week 3: League comes together in act of unity