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[SATIRE] Finding (and kissing?) the Mason arsonist! Hot drama!

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJAY BYRONStaff Scallywag In case you didn’t know, in 2019 someone was setting fire to Mason Hall garbage cans. From my understanding, and from the police blotters (not the Scallion ones but those work too for the most accurate police blotters), they reported at least five fires started in Mason....

How to make the best of living on an unsustainable campus

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Reading Time: 4 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Editor in Chief LYDIA TURCIOS Special to The Leader Most of us are probably aware of the environmental apocalypse that is brewing in the world right now. Luckily, there are endless suggestions and resources on how to reduce your carbon footprint and do your part to save the...

Earth day lasts longer than one day a year

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Reading Time: 4 minutesAMANDA SCHEIB Special to The Leader Our beautiful home is 4.54 billion years old, and when you look at when humans came into existence, that dates back to about 6 million years ago. Our Earth is old and mystic. There are secrets we don’t even know exist, and the answers...

Growing dopamine: Why gardening is good for your mental health

Jules Hoepting
Reading Time: 2 minutesJULES HOEPTING  Design Editor Study after study has shown gardening is good for the brain and the body. And in a time of unprecedented stressors, finding ways to keep yourself healthy is essential.  So, why not pat some seeds into some dirt? Growing and eating your own food has proven...

Paper or plastic? The power behind your choice

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Reading Time: 3 minutesANNA GAGLIANO Copy Editor Every single choice we make on a day-to-day basis affects us, whether or not you’d like to believe it.  One simple phrase has set people up for an important choice for decades now: “Paper or plastic?” Uttered by cashiers and clerks around the world, this choice...

Fredonia Department of Theatre and Dance presents “Our Town”

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Reading Time: 3 minutesNIKKI INDELICATO Staff Writer If you listen closely, you can hear the faint sound of applause in the background. Lights are starting to brighten and breaths of anticipation are coming from the actors. The curtain rises. You are finally home again. After a year of something you love being taken...

Recreational marijuana legal in New York: How does this affect our campus?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesALISA OPPENHEIMER  News Editor New York has officially become the 15th state to legalize recreational marijuana use.  If you haven’t heard the news, on March 31, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that allows adults 21 and older to consume marijuana recreationally.  The bill first passed the Senate with 40...

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