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Editorial: Black Friday, not Thursday

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 1, 2015

December 1, 2015

Black Friday, while ridiculous and chaotic, is an accepted tradition. Savvy shoppers have the opportunity to get first dibs on great deals, which is especially handy to gear up for Christmas. Black Friday is a day that people can choose to participate in, or graciously bow out of. But nowadays,......

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From The Desk Of:

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 1, 2015August 16, 2019

December 1, 2015August 16, 2019

AMANDA DEDIE News Editor After four and a half years of college, I have oodles of knowledge about my chosen field of study (and a semester’s worth of knowledge for each of the two majors I quit before settling on public relations). However, I’m graduating in a month, and......

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From the Desk of Elmer Ploetz

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 17, 2015August 16, 2019

November 17, 2015August 16, 2019

What part of the First Amendment don’t they get? That was my first reaction upon hearing about the mess at the University of Missouri last week. Activists tried to block journalists’ access to a small tent city that had been erected as protesters called for — and eventually received —......

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Editorial: Illuminating the City of Lights

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 17, 2015September 1, 2019

November 17, 2015September 1, 2019

“Murderous mayhem,” is what USA TODAY called the terrorist attacks that took place in Paris on Nov. 13. Stating that there are 132 people dead with hundreds more injured, the use of the phrase seems accurate. Here’s the publication’s quick rundown of what happened: “Three teams of terrorists carried......

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Editorial: Registration: The good, the bad, the breeze

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015

November 10, 2015

For the most part, your very first schedule is made for you when you come to Fredonia for the first time. It’s like the university wants students to think that creating a schedule and registering for classes is a breeze. But then, when it comes time for the second semester,......

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From the desk of: Veronica Penoyer Layout Editor

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015August 16, 2019

November 10, 2015August 16, 2019

I came to Fredonia with one goal: receive a degree. But I have gained so much more since I was a freshman. I’ve recovered pieces of myself that I didn’t know needed to be healed. When I came to Fredonia I was a girl struggling to accept what death had......

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What you learn from being a student athlete

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2015

November 3, 2015

MICHELLE HALE Sports Editor Since enrolling at Fredonia in 2012, I have always been a student athlete. Soccer has been a part of my entire collegiate lifestyle. And now I have to learn how to just be a student. My senior season — my last season as a......

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Editorial: To meat or not to meat

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2015

November 3, 2015

The World Health Organization (WHO) just released a report basically condemning processed and red meat. According to USA TODAY, the report said that eating 1 1/4 hot dogs, or six thin slices of ham, or 2 2/3 slices of bacon per day can raise your health risk by 18 percent.......

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Editorial: Actually scary things about Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 27, 2015

October 27, 2015

When you get to be college-aged, you’ve been through a lot in life: puberty, the SAT, etc. It takes more than just a couple ghouls and goblins to scare us. The real horror comes from the things we encounter during everyday adult life in Fredonia. – Getting caught......

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FTDO – Friends for a season, and friends for a reason

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 27, 2015August 15, 2019

October 27, 2015August 15, 2019

Naomi Lynch – Social Media Manager FTDO – Friends for a season, and friends for a reason When I started college, I became best friends with two people right away, and we did everything together. Then my mother passed away, and I took three weeks off. I came......

Theater kids are taking over Fredonia

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President Trump signs orders dismantling eight departments

[SATIRE] Fear and Loathing in Talladega: A Journey to Beer-Soaked…

[SCALLION/NEWS] Campus bus leaves students traumatized

[SATIRE/NEWS] Police Notters

Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. David Starrett abruptly leaves…

[SATIRE] Abigail Jacobson, news editor, cancels news

[SCALLION/SPORTS] Volz enlisted to help suffering Sabres

[SCALLION/NEWS] All hail the new era: The Scallion has taken…

Editorial: Black Friday, not Thursday

From The Desk Of:

From the Desk of Elmer Ploetz

Editorial: Illuminating the City of Lights

Editorial: Registration: The good, the bad, the breeze

From the desk of: Veronica Penoyer Layout Editor

What you learn from being a student athlete

Editorial: To meat or not to meat

Editorial: Actually scary things about Fredonia

FTDO – Friends for a season, and friends for a reason