June 12, 2026
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How To Be a Good White Ally 101

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Life & Arts

The Leader

Pulitzer Prize winner lectures to aspiring journalists

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Reading Time: 4 minutesGIOVANINA VANCHERI Special to The Leader ANALYSIS Fredonia’s chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists hosted their annual conference this weekend. As usual, the event was composed of three special topic speakers and a keynote speaker. For the first time ever, the keynote speaker was a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist:...
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How FSA’s new meal plan affects student dining

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD News Editor Starting in January, there will be some new restrictions on students who use meal plans at all FSA dining locations. Under the updated FSA meal plan terms and conditions, students will be allowed to spend up to two meals per “meal period,” according to the updated...
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“Are YOU the person committing arson in Mason Hall?”

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteALEXANDRA WALSH Guest Scallywag Andy Arson, sophomore communication major with a minor in “Spongebob” “F is for fires that we start in Mason U is for University Police N is for no witnesses anywhere down here in Mason Hall.” Mason Fire-Starter, senior pyro major with a minor in lying “Dude,...
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Hi everyone, it’s me, the editor of the Scallion, but this time, I’ve got muscles! An open letter to the school

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJOSEPH MARCINIAK Big Muscular Editor of the Scallion For years, I have strived to be a man with muscles. I usually walk around with noodle arms like many others. But my friends, I have some news. I, Joseph Marciniak, now have big muscles. As you can see by the image...
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It’s officially moronic clothing choice season once again

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMATTHEW BAUM Staff Scallywag With the first snowfall taking place last week, there was a lot of hustle and bustle of college students that have apparently never seen snow before. The next generation of American minds looked up in horror to behold the one thing they could never be prepared...
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Thoughts and predictions as NCAA basketball kicks off its 2019-2020 season

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Reading Time: 2 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader As you can tell from our own school’s athletics, winter sports in colleges have started up throughout the country. One of the favorites of many when it comes to winter college sports is basketball. It has everything: nightly excitement in marquee games sprinkled throughout...
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Not mad, just disappointed

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Reading Time: 2 minutesDANTE LASTING Sports Editor That one hurt. The Buffalo Bills lost a close game this past weekend against the Cleveland Browns. What many people thought was a winnable game for Buffalo ended in a 19-16 loss to Cleveland. The Bills got outplayed by a bad team on every side of...
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Fredonia sports update

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Reading Time: 2 minutesCAROLYN MULLARKEY Special to The Leader It was a busy weekend to be a Blue Devil athlete. The swimming and diving team had two meets this weekend, along with a cross country tournament as well as the home opener game for women’s basketball. Lastly, hockey had a game against Chatham....
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From the desk of Christie Fils-Aimé, Business Manager

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Reading Time: 2 minutesLife is short. Life is long. This might sound contradicting, but it is true. Time flies when you’re having fun. Time drags when you’re bored. This ideology made me realize that I either go for things in life or let the opportunity pass. Last J-Term, I had the chance to...
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‘Brown, White, Black’: Nishta Mehra speaks about identity

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Reading Time: 2 minutesHANNAH JOHNSON Special to The Leader Nishta Mehra, a wife, author and first generation daughter of Indian immigrants has a goal to promote dialogue across differences of culture identity through her book, “Brown, White, Black.” Born and raised in Memphis, T.N., Mehra is an alum of St. Mary’s Episcopal school...
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