Editorial: We didn’t study abroad, but if we had the chance
With the study abroad fair this past Tuesday, the Leader staff got to thinking about our own desires to study abroad. As we discussed the matter, we noticed that not one of us had studied abroad. However, that doesn’t mean we don’t want to. L. FULLER Editor in Chief......
Conservative Corner
CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer With all the noise of the Iran deals, we seem to have overlooked a much worse problem that we have. That problem is the fact that North Korea, one of the most rogue countries in the world, now has restarted its nuclear facilities and is......
From the Desk of Jonathan Sloan Advertising Sales Manager
From the Desk of Jonathan Sloan Advertising Sales Manager It’s that time of year again: the nights are getting cooler, the days are getting shorter and the Starbucks line is out the door with everyone trying to get their pumpkin spice lattes. Living here in Western New York, we go......
Editorial: Planned Parenthood isn’t good or bad — it’s necessary
An article we printed in the Lampoon section this week about Planned Parenthood really got The Leader staff talking. While not all of us are super knowledgeable about the politics and the fiscal numbers, the entire staff is knowledgeable about what it’s like to be college-aged and to want to......
Old, cranky, and entirely satisfied FTDO
RILEY STRAW Lampoon Editor When I was a freshman, many of my friends were seniors. When Christina Stock, the Editor in Chief of The Leader for Fall ‘12–Spring ‘13, asked me to start contributing, I was nervous. I remember sitting at my first content meeting, at the beginning of that......
Editorial: Where we spend what little cash we have
Now the we have solid, concrete evidence that Fredonia students do, in fact, contribute to the economy in this area, The Leader staff reflected on where we spend the most money. Here’s what we came up with: Upper Crust Bake House The homemade bread literally melts in your mouth,......
Conservative Corner: Trump does not represent the GOP
CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer As a registered Republican, it greatly angers me that someone as ignorant and cruel as Donald J. Trump is currently my party’s frontrunner. Trump, the epitome of everything wrong with wealthy businessmen, is not only the most ignorant candidate in the GOP field right now......
From the Desk of Becca Hale
This year marks my third year at Fredonia, which means I am officially allowed to live off campus for the first time. I’m now required to do more “adulting” than ever before. Most people are afraid of this term “adulting,” but not me. I feel like I’ve been waiting for......
Web Exclusive: A word from the Chief: Remembering 9/11
S. L. FULLER Editor in Chief Today marks the 14th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The nation is holding ceremonies and other events for remembrance to help each other cope with losses that still feel new, even over a decade later. Today the country will carry......