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Ten Fredonians leave big impact on scholarship application

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor On Jan. 3, the first day back to work after winter break, Dan Tramuta’s phone rang. Virginia Horvath, president of SUNY Fredonia, was on the line asking if Tramuta knew that Sen. Bernie Sanders and Gov. Andrew Cuomo were about to announce the blueprints for...

Editorial: Almost one year of Trump is the scariest thing about Halloween this year

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017September 2, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesTrump is the worst. We’ve said it time and time again. We’ve complained. We’ve yelled. We’ve shed actual human tears. And here we are a year later. The terrible Dorito man has almost been in office for an entire year and he hasn’t gotten any better. He cannot act like...

A sit down with Ian Helps

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutesQUINTIN JAMES Staff Writer Coming into his senior season at Fredonia, forward Ian Helps has not only become the best player on the men’s basketball team, but he has become a leader. It has been three years of learning and getting better and, now in his senior season, he’s...

‘mAsk4CampusEquity’ brings lack of stability to light

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutesANGELINA DOHRE Photo Editor This past Thursday and Monday, Fredonia’s Chapter of United University Professions (UUP) held its biennial event for Campus Equity Week. This year’s campaign was mask-making events, titled “mAsk4CampusEquity.” Since 2015, Fredonia has been involved with Campus Equity Week. According to an email from UUP’s Fredonia...

Sabres Roundup: They’re digging a hole they might not climb out of

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesDYLAN WEBB Special to The Leader Well Sabres fans, I wish I had better news for you. I could try to paint a better picture of this team. I could sprinkle in some fancy stat words to try and explain what’s going on. But the fact of the matter...

Impending ice age calls for chilly tactics

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 25, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 25, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesJACLYN SPIEZIA Staff Scallywag In the upcoming month, University Police is set to begin conducting “midwinter fire drills.” Fredonia State has recognized the need to prepare for the inevitable ice age that is bound to happen. The breaking news story was leaked from clothing stores nearby who are desperate...

Parents weekend returns: All truths revealed

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 25, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 25, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesALBERTO GONZALEZ Staff Scallywag Parents weekend is among us, and that means that many of you will be visited by your familial overlords and will need places to take them to give them a glimpse of life here on campus. There are the obvious spots that everyone expects to...

Fredonia’s ‘dream team’ behind the Excelsior scholarship

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 25, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 25, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesDAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor Starting this week, Fredonia students are once again meeting with their advisors to map out their academic plans. However, many students will go beyond discussing grades and courses. Almost 600 undergraduates received the Excelsior scholarship, a new program initiated by Governor Cuomo, which was designed...

The Sabres need to pull their offense together

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 25, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 25, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD Special to the Leader The Buffalo Sabres are currently 2-5-2 three weeks into the NHL regular season. The Sabres faced off against the Golden Knights, Canucks and Bruins this week. They were beaten by both the Golden Knights and the Canucks, and the games against the Bruins...

A nation divided

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 25, 2017August 25, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 25, 2017August 25, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesDOMINIC MAGISTRO Special to The Scallion America could handle the rampant racism, gun violence, embryo murders and McDonald’s Szechuan Sauce riots, but there is no possible way a nation could withstand the most divisive question since the dawn of computers: “How is the abbreviated form of the graphics interchange...

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A nation divided