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The spirit of Shakespeare pays Fredonia a visit: ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ comes to Barlett Theatre

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesBAILEY KUZMA Special to The Leader Starting Nov. 30 and continuing from Dec. 1 through Dec. 3, Fredonia will be putting on Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” in the Bartlett Theatre in the Rockefeller Arts Center. “The major themes are: love, [a] couple who have it, lose it [and]...

Philosophical debate brings back age-old question: Is abortion morally acceptable?

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesSETH MICHAEL MEYER Assistant News Editor On Nov. 7, Fredonia hosted a debate that discussed the morality of abortion. Dr. John Keller, associate professor at Niagara University, argued that abortion is immoral while Fredonia’s own Dr. Stephen Kershnar, chair of the philosophy department, argued that abortion is moral. A...

Aitcheson and Apthorpe elected to SA presidency and vice-presidency

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer After about 700 votes were tallied during last week’s Student Association elections, junior Spanish adolescence education major Connor Aitcheson and junior public relations major Hannah Apthorpe were elected to the SA Presidency and Vice-Presidency, respectively. “Students have this perception that the students that serve on...

Police Notter

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesJACLYN SPIEZIA Staff Scallywag Monday, Nov. 6 A student was found trying to steal a clock from the bookstore. When asked why, the student responded that their clock now had the wrong time. The student was brought back to their dorm, where the RD showed them how to set...

The War on Christmas

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTRAVIS LEFEVRE Editor for The Scallion Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the city, The bodies stacked high, their brethren wallow in pity. We hear it all the time, mostly from Hannity, There’s a war on Christmas that’s driving this insanity. It all began one gloomy December...

A PSA for stupid people who need some pretty basic advice

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAMBER MATTICE Managing Editor The question we, at The Scallion, are asking today is “When can you touch someone without their consent?” In lieu of recent events on campus, in Hollywood and, ya know, the world in general, here is a complicated, drawn-out and very scientific answer:

Trump’s aides are no match for the terrible twos

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017September 9, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017September 9, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesEMMA PATTERSON Assistant Scallion Editor It was all hands on deck at the country’s busiest day-care center — the White House — this weekend. The president’s aides were determined to do whatever they could to keep everyone’s favorite man-child, Donald Trump, away from everyone’s favorite psycho, Vladimir Putin, at...

Cleansing flood sweeps through Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesALBERTO GONZALEZ Staff Scallywag The great flood has hit Fredonia and, like a well-needed rain on a crop, it has brought rejuvenation through the downtown area. As many homeowners on Canadaway had flood damage on the brain, one business owner saw a rare and free opportunity to improve their...

The Sabres keep themselves out of last place

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD Special to the Leader The Buffalo Sabres have played three games in the past week. On Tuesday they won against the Capitals 3-1, on Friday they lost to the Panthers 4-1 and on Saturday they lost in overtime to the Canadiens in a 2-1 game. For the...

Christian Krasnek, the diving mortician

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutesAVRIL KING Social Media Manager and Assistant Sports Editor “Every meet is a funeral.” Those are the words that Christian Krasnek, a sophomore member of the Fredonia men’s diving team lives by. Why? “Because I’m going to kill it,” he said. It certainly seems as though Krasnek is taking...

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The spirit of Shakespeare pays Fredonia a visit: ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ comes to Barlett Theatre

Philosophical debate brings back age-old question: Is abortion morally acceptable?

Aitcheson and Apthorpe elected to SA presidency and vice-presidency

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The War on Christmas

A PSA for stupid people who need some pretty basic advice

Trump’s aides are no match for the terrible twos

Cleansing flood sweeps through Fredonia

The Sabres keep themselves out of last place

Christian Krasnek, the diving mortician