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Safe Halloween returns to bring Halloween spirit to the community

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 27, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 27, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Every year on the Fredonia campus, dozens of clubs gather for Safe Halloween, flooding the hallways of Mason Hall to string up a panoply of Halloween decorations and setting up bowls of candy with costumed club members in the practice rooms greeting eager children of the...

From the Desk of Kristen O’Connor

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 27, 2016August 16, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 27, 2016August 16, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minuteKristen O’Connor Copy Editor Halloween (A haiku) The world is orange. Jack-o-lanterns on dead leaves, Halloween is soon. Children in costume, Eager for the Monday night Doors lined with candy. But my holiday Begins many eves before. Assignments can wait. DIY costume, “Hocus Pocus” marathon, Pumpkin spice pastries. Tearing...

Editorial: A free society needs a free press

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 27, 2016September 2, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 27, 2016September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesIs doing journalism a crime? Earlier this month, “Democracy Now!” host Amy Goodman was charged by prosecutors for participating in a “riot” after her reporting on the Dakota access pipeline filmed security guards using pepper spray and dogs on protesters. Those charges were rightfully recognized as ludicrous and were dropped,...

Conservative Corner: The final presidential debate takes a turn for the worst

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 21, 2016September 2, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 21, 2016September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Managing Editor A few nights ago saw the final presidential debate, and thank God that this debate was the last one. Like the other two presidential debates, this one focused on the candidates’ controversies rather than the policies they want to implement. One huge lesson we learned last...

Accessibility on campus: what affects few can affect all

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 20, 2016August 17, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 20, 2016August 17, 2019

Reading Time: 12 minutesKATERINA KOUTSANDREAS Special to The Leader Editor’s Note: This article was originally written independently from The Leader as Katerina’s final project for an investigative journalism course last semester. While it has been trimmed for space, the entire article is available almost entirely as Katerina wrote it. It’s a sobering look...

Community forum discusses connecting Fredonia and Dunkirk

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes [metaslider id=7466] DAN ORZECHOWSKI Special to The Leader Led by President Virginia Horvath, a community forum was held on Oct. 12 to give members of the community a rundown of campus activity and initiatives. Community residents had the opportunity to express any concerns and ideas. Strengthening the link...

Men’s soccer split final home stand of the year, inch closer to playoff berth

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2016

Reading Time: 4 minutes [metaslider id=7473] QUINTIN JAMES Staff Writer Coming into the week, the Blue Devils controlled their own destiny with four games remaining on the schedule. With playoff dreams looking more like a reality, only a total collapse would deny them a chance at a SUNYAC playoff berth. Sitting in...

Galaxy Note 7 ignites more controversy

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutesALBERTO GONZALEZ Special to the Lampoon Right when Android users thought that the nightmare was over, sparks are flying, and iPhone users are getting the last laugh — until 11 months from now, when they are shelling out hundreds of dollars again for the next phone that...

Student activists bring Black Lives Matter protests to Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes [metaslider id=7532] COLIN PERRY Editor in Chief It was the morning before Fall Break, a time when most students are on their way to class or heading home for a long weekend. Nearly two-dozen students who had gathered in front of Gregory Hall had a different plan. “No...

Bridging the language gap: Fredonia hosts 30 Mexican exchange students

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer This Monday, 30 undergraduate students from Mexico were welcomed to Fredonia’s campus to begin their four-week English as a Second Language program. The students are a part of a month-long government initiative program, Proyecta 100,000, which is a Mexican agency for International Cooperation...

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Safe Halloween returns to bring Halloween spirit to the community

From the Desk of Kristen O’Connor

Editorial: A free society needs a free press

Conservative Corner: The final presidential debate takes a turn for the worst

Accessibility on campus: what affects few can affect all

Community forum discusses connecting Fredonia and Dunkirk

Men’s soccer split final home stand of the year, inch closer to playoff berth

Galaxy Note 7 ignites more controversy

Student activists bring Black Lives Matter protests to Fredonia

Bridging the language gap: Fredonia hosts 30 Mexican exchange students