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Do you think the Campus Cryptic graffiti is something that the campus should be filing criminal charges over?

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 4, 2020March 4, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 4, 2020March 4, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesEmmett Mallory, freshman animation and illustration major “I have no opinion.” Keegan Herriman, sophomore graphic design major “I don’t think Campus Cryptic should be charged because the stairwells are ugly anyways, and they were just trying to make them better. And nothing bad was put up there — it was...

‘If three candidates can hold the same office, then there’s no way for Bernie to win the nomination,’ Dems say

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 4, 2020March 4, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 4, 2020March 4, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesHANNAH BLIDY Guest Scallywag Recently, mainstream news sources like CNN, The New York Times and NBC have been covering the Democratic primary results as they come in. Every state has a different primary date. For example, the New York Democratic primary is April 28. At the end of the primaries,...

Campus Cryptic responds to criminal charges

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 4, 2020March 4, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 4, 2020March 4, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesSETH MICHAEL MEYER Special to The Leader Among the flyers for campus club events and student housing hanging on the walls of Fredonia’s academic buildings, some abstract flyers can be found that are tagged with an Instagram username. A photoshopped image of a chicken’s head on a dog’s body with...

Student Association to discuss OnCourse reform

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2020March 3, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2020March 3, 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesANGELINA DOHRE Ad. Sales Manager Last semester, conversations began between members of the Student Association Board of Directors about a lack of grades on OnCourse. Two of the members, senior psychology major Jillian Beard and sophomore social work major Shannon Keane, realized they weren’t the only students having issues with...

Writers @ Work invites Fredonia alumnus Josh Schneider to discuss workplace success

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2020March 3, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2020March 3, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesKATIE LENDA Special to The Leader Fredonia alumnus, Josh Schneider, will be paying a visit to his alma mater from March 4-6. Schneider’s residency will consist of four different events, sponsored by Fredonia’s School of Business and Writers @ Work. In 2009, Schneider graduated from Fredonia with a bachelor’s degree...

Enactus and Professor Ted Sharon present the grand opening of The Art Market

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2020March 3, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2020March 3, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Life & Arts Editor In the midst of the hype surrounding Fredonia’s victory in the Small Business Revolution, another local business is on the rise. Fredonia Enactus and professor of the theatre and dance department, Ted Sharon, have collaborated to develop the up-and-coming business, The Art Market. The...

Fredonia softball hits the south to begin their season

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2020March 4, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2020March 4, 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader The Fredonia softball team has been preparing year-round for its two biggest trips of the season, and the day has finally come. The Blue Devils traveled to Salem, V.A., on Thursday, Feb. 27, to take on teams such as Roanoke, Pitt-Bradford and Susquehanna in...

Thank God our university is spending time on the real issues, like charging Campus Cryptic

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2020March 4, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2020March 4, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesJOSEPH MARCINIAK Scallion Editor After a recent announcement from Campus Cryptic on their Instagram page, students are now aware that the school is pressing charges against Campus Cryptic for graffiti on a wall in the Rockefeller Arts Center. Let us here at the Scallion be the first to say, thank...

Photos from Civic Engagement Night

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 29, 2020March 18, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 29, 2020March 18, 2020

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Sanders takes lead as Democratic frontrunner

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 29, 2020February 29, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 29, 2020February 29, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesSAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders just won the Nevada caucuses making him the front-runner in terms of delegates. Sanders has now won the last two contests of the 2020 election and while he tied at 26.2 percent with Mayor Pete Buttigieg in Iowa, Politico...

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Do you think the Campus Cryptic graffiti is something that the campus should be filing criminal charges over?

‘If three candidates can hold the same office, then there’s no way for Bernie to win the nomination,’ Dems say

Photos from Civic Engagement Night

Sanders takes lead as Democratic frontrunner