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From the Desk Of Sam McCagg, Web Editor

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2016August 16, 2019

September 28, 2016August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesSam McCagg Web Editor “Why did you choose to go to Fredonia?” That was one of the first questions I was asked when I stepped onto campus almost 4 years ago. I was a newcomer to the SUNY Fredonia campus. I wasn’t used to the dog food smell on......

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Editorial: Making a better Fredonia community

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2016

September 28, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutesBetween classes, part-time jobs, extracurricular pursuits and maintaining a healthy social life, college students undeniably have a lot on their plate on any given day. There isn’t a student anywhere who feels that their time, energy and (in particular) money isn’t as precious as it gets. Even so, one of......

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From the Desk Of Travis LeFevre, Lampoon Editor

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016August 16, 2019

September 21, 2016August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you asked my freshman self what I wanted to do for the rest of my college years, being a resident assistant probably wouldn’t have cracked my top five. Ask me that question now, and it’d be the first thing that came out of my mouth. When I applied for......

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Editorial: The headphone jack is dead, long live the headphone jack

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016September 2, 2019

September 21, 2016September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesEven though it feels like you bought your new phone yesterday, surprise, surprise — the iPhone 7 is being rolled out, and the reaction to the latest iteration of the world’s best-selling smartphone has been mixed at best, for good reason. While there are numerous positives and negatives involved with......

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Conservative Corner: The death of transparency

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016September 2, 2019

September 21, 2016September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN News Editor Politicians have never been the most transparent people out there, but oh boy, do the two candidates we have running now seriously lack any kind of transparency. Hillary Clinton had the nerve to tell people that “I’m the most transparent public official in modern times”......

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Guest Op-Ed: It’s not okay

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 14, 2016September 2, 2019

September 14, 2016September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesPRESIDENT VIRGINIA HORVATH Special to The Leader Last weekend, I was alerted to several threads on social media about destruction of property in a yard on Temple Avenue. Most troubling to me, as threads continued to describe other acts of vandalism and disrespect, was a statement from a community member......

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From The Desk Of Curtis Henry, Assistant Sports Editor

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 14, 2016August 16, 2019

September 14, 2016August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 5 minutesAsk me how I’m doing sometime. Go ahead, ask me. I’ll smirk and respond in the exact same way just about every time. “I’m just living the dream.” So many people perceive this as some nonsensical and sarcastic response; that my life is shitty and that I am just being......

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Editorial: Outcome in Turner case points toward deeper and systemic problems

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 14, 2016September 2, 2019

September 14, 2016September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter serving only three months in county jail, half of what he was originally sentenced, convicted sex offender and former Stanford University student Brock Turner went home early on Sept. 2. His release has sparked national outrage once more, as his already-lenient sentence was cut short. Since his release, droves......

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Guest Op-Ed: When you drink, stop and think

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016

September 12, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutesJULIA WILSON Special to The Leader I’m not going to tell you not to drink. You’re an adult, in the sense that you’re at college and held to adult standards of conduct, whether or not you’re of legal drinking age. If you enjoy drinking, then you’d better learn to......

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From the Desk Of Amber Mattice, Reverb Editor

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016September 1, 2019

September 12, 2016September 1, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesI am probably one of the most awkward humans on the face of the planet. Talking to people is not my forte, nor is having to be assertive and in-charge. I’ve always been better at writing and remaining in the background. And yet, as a sophomore in college, I find......

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From the Desk Of Sam McCagg, Web Editor

Editorial: Making a better Fredonia community

From the Desk Of Travis LeFevre, Lampoon Editor

Editorial: The headphone jack is dead, long live the headphone jack

Conservative Corner: The death of transparency

Guest Op-Ed: It’s not okay

From The Desk Of Curtis Henry, Assistant Sports Editor

Editorial: Outcome in Turner case points toward deeper and systemic problems

Guest Op-Ed: When you drink, stop and think

From the Desk Of Amber Mattice, Reverb Editor