From the Desk of Henry Domst: Design Editor
HENRY DOMSTDesign Editor I’ve been a part of a lot of aspects of Fredonia, but The Leader is one of my most memorable. Coming out of my shell was something very important to me when I stepped on campus. I was approached by the previous Editor in Chief Will Karr,......
From the Desk of Sierra Mills: Chief Copy Editor
SIERRA MILLSChief Copy Editor I’m sure everyone has told you that “College is the time when you’re supposed to find yourself,” but no one expects that journey to have many twists and turns. Well, mine certainly did. I was already set up for a bumpy road ahead when I decided......
[OPINION] What COVID-19 inadvertently taught us
AMARAH GHORI Assistant Opinion Editor The COVID-19 pandemic has affected so many lives across the globe. As a 2021 high school graduate, I too can attest to the difficulties many students have faced when adjusting to in-person learning post-COVID-19. Students and teachers have been suffering since the pandemic to readjust......
[OPINION] A Playlist for Every Mood: Songs of the Rainbow
MARISSA BURROpinion Editor As someone who spent 18 years of my life not accepting the fact that I was a bisexual woman, I heard plenty of songs that made me feel all sunshine and rainbows inside, without knowing why. I would gravitate towards openly queer anthems thinking it was just......
[OPINION] Revisiting the “Transgender Issue”: An exploration of trans joy
JACE JACOBS Assistant Editor of The Scallion In my time writing for The Leader, I chose to be vocal about my personal experiences as a transgender man, specifically concerning the campus of SUNY Fredonia and the United States as a whole. As I reflect on the pieces I’ve written, there’s......
[OPINION] Lovercolumn: Birth Control
THE ELECTRICIAN Executive Producer of Lovercall THE ARCHITECT Lovercall Producer THE QUARTERBACK Lovercall Producer Hello! We are The Electrician, The Architect and The Quarterback: producers and hosts of the radio show Lovercall right here at Fredonia. Lovercall is an anonymous late-night talk show about love, relationships and more. Students who......
[OPINION] Lovercolumn: Keeping the Spark Alive
THE ELECTRICIAN Executive Producer of Lovercall THE ARCHITECT Lovercall Producer THE QUARTERBACK Lovercall Producer Hello! We are The Electrician, The Architect and The Quarterback: producers and hosts of the radio show Lovercall right here at Fredonia. Lovercall is an anonymous late-night talk show about love, relationships and more. Students who......
[OPINION] A proposed plan for trauma-informed care at SUNY Fredonia
ABBY TARTARO Special to The Leader Trauma-informed care is a therapeutic style approach to assisting those who have endured trauma. The natural instinct when someone sees something as “not normal” is to wonder what is wrong with the person. Trauma-informed care shifts the question from “What is wrong with you?”......
[OPINION] New townhouse policy has residents fed up
AISLINN EDMUNDS Special to The Leader It’s no secret that SUNY Fredonia is in financial disarray from program cuts to most extracurricular club budgets being cut in half. But I fear that Fredonia is beginning to think that the solution to these economic problems is to squeeze even more pennies......