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From the Desk of Elyse Grieco, Life & Arts Editor

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018August 15, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes It feels good to be able to say, “It’s finally October!” Saying goodbye to unbearable heat and hello to pumpkin spiced everything is what I’ve been waiting for. But this month brings so much more to celebrate than just Halloween. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a topic...

I’d App That: Buzzfeed’s ‘Tasty’

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesLEAH GRAZIANO Special to The Leader You’ve probably seen “Tasty” videos floating around your Facebook or Instagram feeds. You know, the recipe videos with foods that you wouldn’t have even thought of making and end with “Oh, yes!” But did you know that you can watch all of those...

Freedonia Marxonia: A Fall Fredonia Tradition

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018August 25, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018August 25, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Staff Writer Hail! Hail Freedonia! Land of the Brave and Free! This phrase can be heard around Fredonia this time of year, and the Marx Brother film, “Duck Soup,” can tell you why. The film debuted in 1933. “Duck Soup” takes place in an imaginary country called...

Fredonia V-day’s SlutWalk

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesELIZABETH SUSKI Special to The Leader Can you imagine minding your own business and suddenly you’re being called a slut? Whether it’s from the way you’re dressed, or the way you’re acting, you’re called something that you’re not. That’s what it’s like for multiple girls around the world. That’s...

‘For Our Daughters’ to live long and prosperous lives

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutesMONICA MANNEY Special to The Leader Imagine after doing a monthly self check, you find a lump on your breast. You brush it off, ignore the pain and wait a while to tell your doctor. When you finally decide to talk to your doctor you are surprised to hear...

Big Dipper: What’s the scoop?

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesELYSE GRIECO Life & Arts Editor After being a Fredonia student for the past two years, I can say that I always look forward to that first day in spring when Big Dipper reopens its doors after a cold winter season. Big Dipper is a small, locally owned ice...

Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations: Calamitous for GOP, motivation by anger for social movements

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018August 25, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018August 25, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesJOSH RANNEY News Editor National headlines for the past two weeks or so have been abuzz with one story: the hearings on Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Brett Kavanaugh, Judge of the Appeals Court of Washington D.C., was nominated to the Supreme Court this past July by President Donald...

SA plans response to village law proposal

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJOSH RANNEY News Editor Recent developments indicate that the Student Association executives and General Assembly plan on crafting and approving a resolution on behalf of the students of Fredonia, declaring their position on this potential law. The issue was first brought to the General Assembly on Sept. 27. During...

Local government proposes new law, faces heavy opposition

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutesVICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor Possible infringement of privacy is making both landlords and tenants wary of a Fredonia Village Board proposal to change the rental housing codes, but village attorney Dan Gard is fighting back. He believes that this is just misinformation and fear mongering spread by a small...

Convocation lecturer brings new perspectives to campus

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018September 1, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018September 1, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesDELICIA HOLDER Special to The Leader Why does equality matter? Why does justice matter? Why do they decide my fate? On Sept. 26 in King Concert Hall, Fredonia was gifted the opportunity to hear from the father of environmental justice, Robert Bullard. This lecture began with a speech from...

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From the Desk of Elyse Grieco, Life & Arts Editor

I’d App That: Buzzfeed’s ‘Tasty’

Freedonia Marxonia: A Fall Fredonia Tradition

Fredonia V-day’s SlutWalk

‘For Our Daughters’ to live long and prosperous lives

Big Dipper: What’s the scoop?

Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations: Calamitous for GOP, motivation by anger for social movements

SA plans response to village law proposal

Local government proposes new law, faces heavy opposition

Convocation lecturer brings new perspectives to campus