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Editorial: Thanksgiving needs love, too

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017September 1, 2019

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

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe would like to know why the frick frack there is already Christmas music and decorations up in every store and food place around. We would like to know why Starbucks had their festive cups and drinks out on Nov. 1. We would like to know why people can’t even...

The age-old best wings question is answered

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutesELYSE GRIECO Special to The Leader If there’s one thing the 716 is known for, it’s chicken wings. Since Fredonia is only an hour away from Buffalo, the birthplace of wings themselves, the area has an abundance of great wings to offer. However, all these options leave one lingering...

The Daredevils’s Guide to Stress Relief

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutesMidterms are stressful and the work doesn’t stop. Unhealthy coping mechanisms are common on college campuses, and that’s why I’ve enlisted the help of Ken Evil, local stuntman, to compile this list of the top five ways to handle residual stress after midterms are over. 1. Skydive without a...

Police Notter

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesALBERTO GONZALEZ Staff Scallywag Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 Uncontrollable screaming was heard coming from outside of the library around 10:30 p.m. Upon investigation, it was discovered the screams were coming from an excited Pokémon Go player who had caught a shiny Sableye. A large group of squirrels were seen...

David S. Pumpkins temporarily released from SNL dungeon

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutesEMMA PATTERSON Assistant Scallion Editor Since last year’s surreal Halloween episode, fans of SNL have been waiting for one man and one man only — David S. Pumpkins — to make his Halloween debut. An SNL intern discovered exactly where the seasonal SNL characters are kept when he was...

Student’s report temporary superintelligence from contaminated water

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesJACLYN SPIEZIA Staff Scallywag The multiple water main breaks that occurred last weekend left Fredonia students to boil water before consuming it, as the water was contaminated. Prior to checking their emails, however, many students accidentally consumed the contaminated water by either drinking it or brushing their teeth. At...

Men’s basketball has big plans for upcoming season

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesJORDAN PURVIS Special to The Leader Last season the men’s basketball team finished with a record of 10-15 and failed to reach the SUNYAC playoffs. The team hasn’t been to the playoffs since the 2012-2013 season. Surely, getting back to the playoffs will be the team’s top priority for...

Bunk missing SUNYACs poses questions about academics and athletics: Women’s tennis team bounced amid bizarre circumstances

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

Reading Time: 7 minutesCURTIS HENRY Sports Editor The Fredonia women’s tennis team was ousted in the quarterfinal of SUNYAC play to SUNY Cortland at the start of the month. This was an unexpected early finish to what was otherwise a wildly successful year for the Blue Devils. However, missing from the team...

The hurricanes have hurt more than just Puerto Rico

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesALEXANDRIA NIEVES Special to the Leader Over a month since both Hurricane Maria and Hurricane Irma hit Puerto Rico, the American territory is still trying to get back to its original state. Families are constantly worrying about their family members that are in any part of Puerto Rico. While...

The Cure for the Common Comedy has been found: The Second City brings plenty of laughs in time for Family Weekend

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017August 17, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017August 17, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesTEISHA MCELFRESH Special to The Leader Last Friday night, The Second City Touring Group kicked off Family Weekend by bringing the phrase “laughter is the best medicine” to Fredonia. As the weather is starting to cool off and summer is behind us, the troupe’s famous improvisation and anecdotal jokes...

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Editorial: Thanksgiving needs love, too

The age-old best wings question is answered

The Daredevils’s Guide to Stress Relief

Police Notter

David S. Pumpkins temporarily released from SNL dungeon

Student’s report temporary superintelligence from contaminated water

Men’s basketball has big plans for upcoming season

Bunk missing SUNYACs poses questions about academics and athletics: Women’s tennis team bounced amid bizarre circumstances

The hurricanes have hurt more than just Puerto Rico

The Cure for the Common Comedy has been found: The Second City brings plenty of laughs in time for Family Weekend