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Chief Justice Craig D. Hannah: Succeeding against all odds

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK Staff Writer On Wednesday, April 15, Chief Justice Craig D. Hannah inspired campus and community members with his motivational speech and authentic anecdotes.  Hannah serves as the Chief Judge of the Buffalo City Court and the Supervising Judge of the 11 City Courts in the Eighth Judicial District...

[SATIRE] What is hiding inside of Thompson Hall? An investigation

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJAY BYRONStaff Scallywag While many of Fredonia’s mysteries may remain that way for a while, (the list goes on, but I’ll just quietly mention the Mason arsonist so I don’t have to talk about the dog food smell) I have one that I solved through the course of one day....

Deshaun Watson’s situation is grim

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor Deshaun Watson is one of the NFL’s premier talents. He’s young and is considered one of the top 10 quarterbacks in the league, having recently signed an extension with the Houston Texans. Since this past season came to a close, Watson requested a trade from the...

Fredonia small business spotlight: Creations with Clare

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Reading Time: 3 minutesALYSSA BUMP Life & Arts Editor If you have Instagram and go to Fredonia, you have most likely seen one of your friends raving about Creations with Clare on their Instagram story.  If you haven’t, Creations with Clare is a small, one-woman business that specializes in “boho jewelry, with a...

Hot Thrifts brings environmentally-conscious shopping to Fredonia

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMADISON BLASZ Special to The Leader  The “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” saying is quite truthful. There’s something wonderful about heading to a thrift store and finding a unique piece of clothing that fits your style perfectly.  Now more than ever, people are donating clothing, home goods, electronics...

MLB moves All-Star Game from Georgia after voter suppression law passed

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSOBAN FAISAL Special to The Leader Major League Baseball has moved the 2021 All-Star game from Atlanta to Denver. The move occurs roughly one week after the passing of S.B. 202 in Georgia. This law perpetuates voter suppression by altering voting rules, targeting the voting rights of minority citizens, specifically...

College students and the COVID-19 vaccine

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES MEAD Managing Editor [UPDATE 4/13/2021: Usage of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been paused in New York and across the US. The SUNY chancellor has announced that the statewide university system will be looking at alternative vaccines to inoculate students instead of its prior plans to use J&J.]...

Album review: “GMT” by Eric Alexandrakis

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Reading Time: 2 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK Staff Writer  Grammy award-nominee Eric Alexandrakis has come out with a new album, and it’s definitely interesting.  Nominated for Best Spoken Word Album in 2019, Alexandrakis highlights his voice and unique poetry in his music.  He has used his musical talents in many ways, including film production, providing...

Faculty upset with administration’s handling of mental health days: “No one consulted us”

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Editor in Chief Despite not getting the week-long spring break that many desired, students are pleased with Fredonia’s decision to implement two mental health days for the most part. “Honestly very surprised this actually happened,” one student wrote on The Leader’s Instagram post announcing the administration’s decision.  But...

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