The Leader

Facebook fights fake news with real feces: Social media site teams up with poopsenders.com

Reading Time: 2 minutes  D. ZBORNAK Staff Lampoonist In a time when social media dominates news coverage, a frustrating and sometimes dangerous issue is the spread of false information. In an effort to combat the spread of fake news, Facebook has teamed up with poopsenders.com to automatically send a charming package of feces...

Conservative Corner: What Trump means for college students

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Managing Editor Come January of next year, Donald J. Trump will become the 45th President of the United States, and as president he will have much influence over issues that affect college students like loan availability and rates, government financing and debt forgiveness. Trump first announced his plans...

Chris Christie: presidential butler

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Reading Time: 2 minutes(Alissa Salem/Staff Illustrator) TRAVIS LEFEVRE Lampoon Editor Americans who have stopped pinching themselves and have snapped back into reality are now keeping a close eye on President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet appointments. However, the most important position in the President’s cabinet is the same one that no one seems to talk...

November Athlete of the Month: Alexis Cheatham

Reading Time: 4 minutesJORDAN PATTERSON News Editor Even though senior accounting major Alexis Cheatham just crossed the 1,000 point milestone and was named SUNYAC player of week, she’s focused on a different achievement. “I was happy about it,” Cheatham said. “ I care more about winning though, so as long as we’re winning.”...

Men’s basketball struggles to maintain leads, win 1 of 3 games

Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=7955] QUINTIN JAMES Staff Writer Coming off a win in their last game, the Fredonia men’s basketball team looked to rebound and find their rhythm against Medaille college before starting a two-game home stand to kick off conference play. Medaille presented the Blue Devils an opportunity to gain momentum...

‘So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodnight’: Last notes from studying abroad in Galway, Ireland

Reading Time: 4 minutesCLAIRE O’REILLY Staff Writer The last few weeks of my study abroad experience can only be described as a whirlwind roller-coaster ride — a ride you never really want to get off from, but one that makes you motion sick after a while. Although I would like to stay in...

Local music lock-in showcases student talent

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSHENECA SHARPE Staff Writer Students from Fredonia made the decision to create a collaboration of music and creativity by having a local music lock-in on Saturday, Dec. 3. Eann Robinson, a senior music business major, with his friend Kiman Baldon or “DJ360,” a senior audio production major, hosted the event...

Orchesis comes ‘Full Circle’: Dance company presents 360 degree experience

Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=7944] BETHANY CLANCY Staff Writer On Tuesday, Nov. 29, Orchesis Dance Company, a student-run dance company, put on their show of the semester, titled “Full Circle.”  The show was the culmination of countless hours of work by students choreographing, designing and, of course, dancing. Some students that were present...

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