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Uh oh, hot shot over here: This guy is going as three hole punch Jim for Halloween for the third year in a row

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 25, 2020October 25, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 25, 2020October 25, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesJAY BYRONGuest Scallywag What a wild upcoming Halloween! With political conflicts on the rise and COVID-19 clearing social events off the calendar, Halloween will be a lot more indoorsy than it has ever been. There is no better timing for people to do the bare minimum. Fear not, for “this...

The problem with The New York Knicks

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 25, 2020October 25, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 25, 2020October 25, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesIVAN TORRES Special to The Leader If you’re a New York Knicks fan, you already know where this is about to go. As long as we’re alive, the New York Knicks are never winning the finals. Ever since the 2012-2013 season playoff run led by small forward Carmelo Anthony and...

COVID can’t stop the vote

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2020October 24, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2020October 24, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesKATIE LENDA Staff Writer Election Day is quickly approaching, and Americans are finalizing their voting plan in accordance with COVID-19 precautions. The pandemic has reinvented the term “voting plan” this election, giving Americans several options in order to cast their ballot. As of Oct. 1, over 4 million Americans have...

Death threats don’t belong in sports

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2020October 24, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2020October 24, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor Let me be clear: death threats don’t belong anywhere in society. But that hasn’t stopped them from becoming commonplace in our world of sports. During this season’s NBA Finals, Danny Green, a guard on the Los Angeles Lakers, missed an open shot from the top of...

An album review of “POTUS,” written and performed by David W. Jacobson

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 23, 2020October 23, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 23, 2020October 23, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK Special to The Leader The term “POTUS” is an acronym for “President of the United States,” a fitting title for David W. Jacobson’s presidential perspective-themed album. Jacobson’s album highlights many of the lesser-known U.S. presidents and presents each song as a first-person narrative from that president. The album,...

SUNYAC cancels winter sports for 2020-2021 season

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2020October 22, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2020October 22, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor On Monday at 2 p.m., it was announced over the SUNYAC website that there would be no winter sports this season. This marks the third straight competitive season that the SUNYAC will have not competed in due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although there was much thought...

[Column] This Week in COVID

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2020October 22, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2020October 22, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesALISA OPPENHEIMER News Editor As we reach the end of another week in Fredonia, in-person classes are still in session. With of course, restrictions, guidelines, precautions and new rules that go along with being a SUNY school in the middle of a pandemic. But compared to various other SUNY schools,...

Check out my friend’s moving Hank Hill impression

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2020October 19, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2020October 19, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesBRIAN CECALA Guest Scallywag I was chilling with my buddy Kyle during these unprecedented times, when out of the blue he turned to me and said, “Hey Brian check this out…” What happened next was like a slice of heaven — Kyle had managed to do a PERFECT Hank Hill...

Letter to the Editor: “Ise Emden,” Fredonia’s mask-wearing man

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2020October 19, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2020October 19, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesFollowing the publication of the article, “Masked man menaces Fredonia residents after dark, students report,” The Leader received an email from the address “akitsunestranger@gmail.com” with the display name “Ise Emden.” The person claimed to be the masked man who had been seen scaring students at nighttime. To prove that the...

Injuries in the NFL

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2020October 22, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2020October 22, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesGRIFFIN DOMBROSKE Special to The Leader Ever since the NFL started back up in September, one of the leading questions brought up has been why it seems like every team is having a higher concentration of injuries than ever before. In the first week of games, a startling amount of...

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Uh oh, hot shot over here: This guy is going as three hole punch Jim for Halloween for the third year in a row

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COVID can’t stop the vote

Death threats don’t belong in sports

An album review of “POTUS,” written and performed by David W. Jacobson

SUNYAC cancels winter sports for 2020-2021 season

[Column] This Week in COVID

Check out my friend’s moving Hank Hill impression

Letter to the Editor: “Ise Emden,” Fredonia’s mask-wearing man

Injuries in the NFL