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How are summer sessions being handled this year?

Contributor to The LeaderApril 25, 2020April 25, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 25, 2020April 25, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesALISA OPPENHEIMER Staff Writer On April 13, an email from Provost Kearns was sent to all Fredonia students about the impacts of the current pandemic on summer sessions this year. The email said, “As noted in President Hefner’s distance education memo on April 6, the decision has been made to...

Horoscopes 4/25/2020

Contributor to The LeaderApril 25, 2020April 24, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 25, 2020April 24, 2020

Reading Time: < 1 minuteALEXANDRA WALSH Special to The Leader Aquarius: Summer is coming up and we are all dying to know, is your summer body ready yet? Probably not, so start jogging. Pisces: It takes a lot to sit in the house all day, but you know what else is hard? These online...

Athletes giving back during quarantine

Contributor to The LeaderApril 25, 2020April 25, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 25, 2020April 25, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Assistant Sports Editor During these trying times, many people are stuck at home, unable to work due to the coronavirus. Anyone deemed nonessential hasn’t been getting paid nearly as much as they were, if at all. This is true in the different sports leagues, as workers at the...

COVID-19’s daily reality: Perspectives from New York City ICU nurses

Contributor to The LeaderApril 24, 2020April 6, 2021

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 24, 2020April 6, 2021

Reading Time: 3 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Life & Arts Editor As time progresses amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, different questions and headlines arise on a daily basis. But one thing that remains the same is people’s appreciation and admiration for those who work on the front lines. One of these workers is Rose Marie Robinson,...

The Trident digitized: Annual magazine adjusts for the pandemic

Contributor to The LeaderApril 23, 2020April 23, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 23, 2020April 23, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesMARCIA HUNT Special to The Leader March 11 was supposed to be an exciting day for The Trident staff members — it was the deadline for submissions to the literary magazine, which would bring them one step closer to its annual publication. That morning, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the sudden...

How WNYF is celebrating their 40 year anniversary during quarantine

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2020April 22, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2020April 22, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesALYSSA BUMP Staff Writer Right now, WNYF’s station is empty, and it will be for the rest of the semester. What a great way to celebrate their 40-year anniversary. It seems like it is nearly impossible for the station to put out content during these unprecedented times. There is no...

Thoughts of a soon-to-be graduate

Contributor to The LeaderApril 19, 2020April 19, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 19, 2020April 19, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesISABELLA DISTEFANO Asst. Social Media Manager It’s a scary time to be a soon-to-be college graduate. Just a month ago, I was talking to those around me about graduation and moving on from SUNY Fredonia. Each one of us was discussing our plans and the paths we wanted to go...

[Satire] Pets’ perspective: The pandemic

Contributor to The LeaderApril 19, 2020April 17, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 19, 2020April 17, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesJULES HOEPTING Guest Scallywag Here at The Leader, we strive for balanced perspectives on important issues. It has been apparent that one COVID-19 highly affected group — the pets — has been practically ignored. As it turns out, just like us humans, pets are processing the pandemic in different ways. ...

Hannah and Matt on Music: ‘The New Abnormal’ by The Strokes

Contributor to The LeaderApril 19, 2020April 17, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 19, 2020April 17, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesHANNAH LUTEREK AND MATT TURNER Specials to The Leader Matt’s Take: A lot of pressure was put on The Strokes to release a great album. “The New Abnormal” stands as their first album in seven years, since “Comedown Machine,” and arguably it has been 14 years since their truly great...

3 ways to obtain an internship

Contributor to The LeaderApril 18, 2020April 18, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 18, 2020April 18, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesISABELLA DISTEFANO Asst. Social Media Manager Every journalism student at SUNY Fredonia must complete an internship for credit to fulfill their degree requirements. Because I transferred as a junior from a community college to Fredonia, I was already behind. Therefore I made it my mission to seek any and every...

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How are summer sessions being handled this year?

Horoscopes 4/25/2020

Athletes giving back during quarantine

COVID-19’s daily reality: Perspectives from New York City ICU nurses

The Trident digitized: Annual magazine adjusts for the pandemic

How WNYF is celebrating their 40 year anniversary during quarantine

Thoughts of a soon-to-be graduate

[Satire] Pets’ perspective: The pandemic

Hannah and Matt on Music: ‘The New Abnormal’ by The Strokes

3 ways to obtain an internship