The Leader

Final Brown Bag tackles fake news and social media

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  [metaslider id=9141]   JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer On April 12, the final Brown Bag lecture of the year took place in the Williams Center, featuring communications professor Mike Igoe and computer science professor Michael Scialdone, both choosing to tackle the rise in fake news and media bias. “I decided...

Excelsior Scholarship passed: what now?

Reading Time: 4 minutes  JORDAN PATTERSON News Editor   As many students might’ve heard, legislation introducing Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Excelsior Scholarship was passed earlier this month. So this means free college for SUNY students, right? Not exactly. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tweeted, “Let’s celebrate New York State getting something important done...

Paws for progress: HAIL! Fredonia Records hosts dog walk for autism research

Reading Time: 3 minutes  CAMRY DEAN                Staff Writer April is National Autism Awareness Month, and this year, HAIL! Fredonia Records has planned its second annual event to benefit the Institute for Autism Research (IAR) at Canisius College. This Sunday, April 23, the on-campus record label is hosting a dog walk to raise...

4 professors depart creative writing program

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  ANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer   The Fall 2017 semester will see four Fredonia creative writing professors saying goodbye. Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Dustin Parsons, Joshua Kalscheur and Eric Neuenfeldt will look to seek other opportunities at the end of this academic year, with the former two beginning appointments at the University...

Men’s baseball finishes week with 3-game winning streak

Reading Time: 4 minutes  QUINTIN JAMES Staff Writer After coming home from Oneonta with a series win, the Fredonia Blue Devils looked to capitalize on a three-game homestand against conference opponent New Paltz before heading on the road to face two non-conference teams. With only two conference wins opposed to six losses, the...

Blue Devils versus the Bengals: Battle by the Lake competition nears end

Reading Time: 2 minutes  AVRIL KING Social Media Asst.   What is the best way to create a rivalry between the two western-most SUNY schools in New York State? How about a competition between the Fredonia Blue Devils and Buffalo State Bengals, which runs all season and includes every sports event in which...

Trump revealed as Russian nesting doll

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Reading Time: 2 minutes        ALBERTO GONZALEZ Staff Lampoonist   As of recently, it seems like news regarding the White House and President Donald Trump can not go on without also including his possible ties to Russia. This connection has been strengthened with the recent revelations that the FBI is investigating...

Report: College professors out to make your day a living hell: Believe the rumors

Reading Time: 2 minutes      PATRICK BENNETT Staff Lampoonist   After being caught having sexual relations with multiple dinosaurs in the Science Center, freshman biology major Winky Houdini passed out from exhaustion last week. This exhaustion, according to doctors, wasn’t caused by prehistoric coitus but rather a tough workload this semester. Upon...

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