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Microplastics: The silent killer

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 27, 2022February 27, 2022

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 27, 2022February 27, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesCASEY HUBER Special to The Leader Plastic pollution is in every corner of our world. In fact, the level of global pollution is so high that trash has been found in the deepest surface of the Earth, the Marianas Trench, as well as the highest peak of our world, Mount...

“Murderville”: A Netflix show review

Nikki IndelicatoFebruary 27, 2022February 27, 2022

by Nikki IndelicatoFebruary 27, 2022February 27, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesNIKKI INDELICATO Assistant Life & Arts Editor *Contains Spoilers* On Feb. 3, Netflix added the latest addition to its ever-growing original series list: “Murderville.” “Murderville” is your not-so-typical cop show. This new “who done it” style show makes you feel like you are at murder mystery party with elements of...

Decisions at the bin: SUNY Fredonia campus efforts to recycle

Jules HoeptingFebruary 26, 2022February 25, 2022

by Jules HoeptingFebruary 26, 2022February 25, 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutesJULES HOEPTING Managing Editor Plastic soda bottle in hand, you stand in front of a waste receptacle in Fenton Hall. You read the departments on the receptacle from left to right. Are you holding onto mixed recycling? Onto a refundable container? Or is it just waste? For the past three...

[SATIRE] Students advocate for global warming in response to unreasonable winter weather

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 26, 2022February 27, 2022

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 26, 2022February 27, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesJAY BYRONStaff Scallywag (This article is written for comedic purposes. For factual information on global warming, visit Fredonia’s Climate Education Initiative website: fredonia.edu/about/offices/climate-education-initiative/climate-facts.) Going to Fredonia, you were probably already aware that the weather was gonna be quite the treat. We all knew that snow was a big thing to...

The problem with NBA All-Star weekend

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2022February 25, 2022

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2022February 25, 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor This past weekend the All-Star game took place in Cleveland, Ohio. While it is true that every year there are complaints about the format of the weekend activities, this year had some particularly interesting events. One of the main complaints has been with the Slam Dunk...

[SATIRE] Guys, I haven’t gotten COVID-19 yet, and I feel left out >:(

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2022February 25, 2022

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2022February 25, 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesBRIAN CECALA Scallywag Hey guys, It’s ya boy Brian, local popular writer for the Scallion. It’s been hard these past few years with COVID-19 because everyone keeps getting it, and I haven’t yet! Everyone gets to post fun little stories on their Facebook and cute quarantine photos but not me!...

Photo gallery: “Dolls of New Albion” Rehearsal

Nikki IndelicatoFebruary 24, 2022February 23, 2022

by Nikki IndelicatoFebruary 24, 2022February 23, 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesNIKKI INDELICATO Life & Arts Editor Nikki Indelicato captures a dress rehearsal of “The Dolls of New Albion: A Steampunk Opera” put on by the Performing Arts Company. For a review of the show, click here.

A daily terror: Going to the bathroom as a transgender person

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 24, 2022February 24, 2022

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 24, 2022February 24, 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesJACE JACOBS Special to The Leader Going to the bathroom is something so completely mundane that most people don’t give it a second thought. For some of us, however, going to the bathroom is anything but mundane; it’s terrifying. In the world of transgender and gender-expansive people, using the bathroom...

Reeling in history: Fredonia Radio Systems Archive Project

Jules HoeptingFebruary 24, 2022March 4, 2022

by Jules HoeptingFebruary 24, 2022March 4, 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesJULES HOEPTING Managing Editor Fredonia Radio Systems (FRS) has been reeling in history — literally. The club’s Archival Project consists of taking reels of audio tape, cassette tapes, mini discs and compact discs stored in the station’s archives and digitizing it. Once digitized, the files, along with any behind-the-scenes information...

Why is SUNY Fredonia’s enrollment so low?

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 23, 2022February 23, 2022

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 23, 2022February 23, 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK News Editor Unable to sleep, SUNY Fredonia student Alex Erwin is stuck on the thought of not finishing his major on time. He had just spent the day desperately trying to register for his required classes, but received notification that some of them wouldn’t run. Erwin is a...

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Microplastics: The silent killer

“Murderville”: A Netflix show review

Decisions at the bin: SUNY Fredonia campus efforts to recycle

[SATIRE] Students advocate for global warming in response to unreasonable winter weather

The problem with NBA All-Star weekend

[SATIRE] Guys, I haven’t gotten COVID-19 yet, and I feel left out >:(

Photo gallery: “Dolls of New Albion” Rehearsal

A daily terror: Going to the bathroom as a transgender person

Reeling in history: Fredonia Radio Systems Archive Project

Why is SUNY Fredonia’s enrollment so low?