The Leader

Sabres struggle for relevance as a bigger comeback story dominates the league.

Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor   Weird things have been happening in the NHL these past two seasons. Buffalo was the talk of the league from the pre-season through the entire fall. Now that their hot-streak has settled, they’re overshadowed by an even stronger Cinderella story. After acquiring star two-way defenseman...

Is drug testing Division III athletes worth it?

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Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery athlete has to agree to random drug testing to be in compliance with NCAA regulation. There’s no changing that. But how worth it is it to drug test Division III athletes? It makes sense at Division I and Division II schools to test for performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) like...

To cut costs, Fredonia begins salting roads with leftover pretzel salt

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJOSEPH MARCINIAK Assistant Scallion Editor   With recent complaints about roads not being salted, Fredonia was quick to respond by salting the roads using leftover pretzel salt. This effectively covered the costs through pretzel sales and helps to reduce waste in an ongoing effort to help reduce waste. “I think...

Howard Schultz’s potential candidacy has Dems shaking in their boots

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Columnist   Make no mistake: former CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, may say he is considering running on an Independent presidential ticket in 2020, but he will really be running as a “fiscally-responsible” liberal. The idea of a Schultz independent campaign has Democrats nervous that they...

An avenue for change: Expressing opinions through student press

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAMBER MATTICE Managing Editor   Student Press Freedom Day was on Jan. 30 and, since this issue of “The Leader” is out exactly one week later, I wanted to take this opportunity to express some opinions on freedom of the press as well as having the opportunity to work for...

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