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The secrets to grocery shopping on a college budget

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBAILEY KUZMA Special to The Leader Moving off campus means one thing: it is no longer an option to walk downstairs or across the street in pajamas, wait in a short line and have a full meal prepared for us. Living in houses or apartments in town comes with...

Blackface and Halloween: A love story

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017September 1, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017September 1, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor America has a long history with blackface, and come Halloween time, we’re all reminded that it’s still around. Blackface, the theatrical makeup used by non-black people to represent a person of color, has lingered in our Halloween traditions. Pumpkins are carved, candy is dished out...

Tim’s triumphs over dismal Dunkin’s

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSETH MICHAEL MEYER Assistant News Editor I’ve spent a vast portion of my life indulging in the wonderful world of caffeinated beverages, and when it comes to Tim Hortons, “reliable” is the word that comes to mind. From my home town of Erie, P.A., to the wonderful world of...

R.I.P lil’ Scallion, long live lil’ Scallion: How could a vegetable do that to another vegetable?

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAMBER MATTICE Managing Editor We’ve all heard the saying “the good die young” and, in this case, it was almost true. Hal Scallion, who came to The Leader not too long ago, was found half eaten and is currently in intensive care at the local veggie hospital. Gary Tomato,...

Comfort food is good for the soul

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

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Reading Time: 3 minutesTEISHA MCELFRESH Special to the Leader According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, comfort food is defined as, “a food that provides a person sentimental or nostalgic value, and is high in calories or carbs.” Think back to the days of being sick as a child, when your mom would...

Student opens up bootleg restaurant in his dorm room

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017August 17, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017August 17, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesALBERTO GONZALEZ Staff Scallywag The food options on campus are becoming increasingly limited with the passing of each semester. Those with more than 40 credits under their belt will remember the glory days of yesteryear when one could go to Tim Horton’s past 5 p.m. and when Willies was...

Food Services Advisory Committee wants your feedback

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer When it comes to the quality of day-to-day student life perhaps no organization is as important, or as misunderstood, as the Faculty Student Association of Fredonia, also known as FSA. “I think the biggest misunderstanding is that many people think that FSA is a separate, for-profit...

Dieting and college sports: How much does one affect the other?

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017August 18, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017August 18, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesANDREW RICHARDSON Special to The Leader Division I athletes have an extreme diet and conditioning schedule they must maintain throughout the season. This diet consists of four separate workout time slots, each of which is followed by a meal of some sort. Fredonia does not do this. Fredonia and...

The evolution of the Beer Mile

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

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Reading Time: 3 minutesQUINTIN JAMES Assistant Sports Editor In the wide world of sports today, many new sports are popping up daily. One new sport that is starting to become a hot trend in track and field is called the “beer mile.” The beer mile is a race where you have to...

Feast your eyes on Fredonia’s food hotspots

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesEMMA PATTERSON Assistant Scallion Editor All college students understand the pivotal role food plays in our daily lives. Luckily for us, there are plenty of off-campus dining options for when Cranston is terrifying and Tim Horton’s is inevitably closed. So the next time you’re on page 18 of your...

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The secrets to grocery shopping on a college budget

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Tim’s triumphs over dismal Dunkin’s

R.I.P lil’ Scallion, long live lil’ Scallion: How could a vegetable do that to another vegetable?

Comfort food is good for the soul

Student opens up bootleg restaurant in his dorm room

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Dieting and college sports: How much does one affect the other?

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Feast your eyes on Fredonia’s food hotspots