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[OPINION] A Playlist For Every Mood: Fight The Patriarchy

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 8, 2023October 5, 2023

October 8, 2023October 5, 2023

MARISSA BURR Opinion Editor JOHN LEAHY | Contributor to The Leader Many women around the world have been more empowered than usual with the messages put forth by the Barbie movie in July and Taylor Swift’s Eras tour. This energy needs to continue to rise as we approach election season,......

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[OPINION] Is the workplace promoting bad habits?

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 6, 2023October 3, 2023

October 6, 2023October 3, 2023

MARISSA BURR Opinion Editor We’ve all had managers who pretend that labor laws don’t exist. Whether your employer follows labor laws or not, lunch breaks on shifts of six hours or more are required. In addition, any rest break under 20 minutes taken by an employee is required to be......

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[Opinion] Lovercolumn: Conflict management

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 5, 2023October 3, 2023

October 5, 2023October 3, 2023

THE ELECTRICIAN Executive Producer and Host of Lovercall THE ARCHITECT Lovercall Producer THE QUARTERBACK Lovercall Host Hello! We are The Electrician, The Architect and The Quarterback: producers and hosts of the radio show Lovercall right here at SUNY Fredonia. Lovercall is an anonymous late-night talk show about love, relationships and......

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[OPINION] Fish Out of Water hosts first show in Fredonia: A review

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2023October 3, 2023

October 3, 2023October 3, 2023

CHLOE KOWALYKEditor in Chief ELENA FITZGERALD Special to The Leader On Friday, Sept. 29, Main Street Studios experienced an unfamiliar glow of television screens and the sight of new concert promoters. Fish Out of Water, a new company for DIY shows, recently put on their first show. The company is......

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[OPINION] What are Joe Biden’s Chances?

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2023September 18, 2023

September 25, 2023September 18, 2023

MICHAEL WILLIAMS Staff Writer PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN | Provided by whitehouse.gov Joe Biden is everything Donald Trump is not. He is a former senator from Delaware, was vice president to Barack Obama and a serving public official for half a century. He’s from the city of Scranton, P.A., a steel......

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A playlist for every mood: Main character energy

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2023September 21, 2023

September 25, 2023September 21, 2023

MARISSA BURR Opinion Editor We’ve all had those moments where we can imagine we are the main characters in the movie being made around us. It’s hard to describe exactly how it feels, and when it happens is different for everyone, but overall, it’s just this overwhelming feeling of warmth......

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[OPINION] Going hardcore at BJ’s: A review

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 22, 2023September 21, 2023

September 22, 2023September 21, 2023

HUNTER HALTERMAN Staff Writer Bodies were flying. That’s the best way to describe the BJ’s concert on Sept. 14. With the hardcore lineup of Zero Again, Besta Quadrada and Science Man, moshing was inevitable. That being said, the night started off as quite the opposite. With Zero Again performing first,......

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[OPINION] Recent Local Lo-Down concert makes waves in the scene: A review

Chloe KowalykSeptember 21, 2023September 20, 2023

September 21, 2023September 20, 2023

CHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief The Local Lo-Down has done it again. They’ve managed to make the small, forgotten village of Fredonia move, making a wave in the harshly set quiet and almost desolate demeanor. The often-missed 59th exit off the I-90 hides an extravagant scene. It’s a scene that......

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[OPINION] Lovercolumn: Dating Apps

Chloe KowalykSeptember 20, 2023September 20, 2023

September 20, 2023September 20, 2023

THE ELECTRICIAN Executive Producer and Host of Lovercall THE ARCHITECT Lovercall Producer THE QUARTERBACK Lovercall Host Hello! We are The Electrician, The Architect and The Quarterback: producers and hosts of the radio show Lovercall right here at SUNY Fredonia. Lovercall is an anonymous late-night talk show about love, relationships and......

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[OPINION] A playlist for every mood: Not all it’s cracked up to be

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 11, 2023September 7, 2023

September 11, 2023September 7, 2023

MARISSA BURR Opinion Editor It seems like for the first eighteen years of our lives, we can’t wait to grow up. All we can think about is how long until we can drive, go to college, earn our own money and live in our own apartments. Yet, once the time......

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[OPINION] A Playlist For Every Mood: Fight The Patriarchy

[OPINION] Is the workplace promoting bad habits?

[Opinion] Lovercolumn: Conflict management

[OPINION] Fish Out of Water hosts first show in Fredonia: A review

[OPINION] What are Joe Biden’s Chances?

A playlist for every mood: Main character energy

[OPINION] Going hardcore at BJ’s: A review

[OPINION] Recent Local Lo-Down concert makes waves in the scene: A review

[OPINION] Lovercolumn: Dating Apps

[OPINION] A playlist for every mood: Not all it’s cracked up to be