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Conservative Corner: The death of transparency

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016September 2, 2019

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

Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN News Editor Politicians have never been the most transparent people out there, but oh boy, do the two candidates we have running now seriously lack any kind of transparency. Hillary Clinton had the nerve to tell people that “I’m the most transparent public official in modern times”...

Vandalism in village leaves residents vexed

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutesCAMRY DEAN Staff Writer For the past two issues, The Leader has published two Guest Op-Eds from Fredonia faculty, including President Virginia Horvath, on recent vandalism in the Fredonia community. Last weekend, Horvath was included in several threads on social media about the vandalism and property crimes evidently...

Fredonia Radio Systems starts fundraiser to help former custodian Randy Goodemote

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016August 16, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes CONNOR HOFFMAN News Editor Fredonia Radio Systems (FRS) is hosting a fundraiser dedicated to raising money to help recently retired custodial worker Randy Goodemote fight cancer. FRS is selling special bracelets for $2 that say “Team Randy – We Have Your Back!” Goodemote was diagnosed with cancer last year...

Fredonia ALL IN Challenge seeks to get out the vote

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer With the presidential election right around the corner, Fredonia has been searching for ways to drum up student involvement and, ultimately, to increase voter turnout come election day. One of the most recent signs of political apathy among Fredonia students was a campus report detailing the...

Dakota Access Pipeline awareness comes to campus

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutesZOE KIRIAZIS Special to the Leader According to Rory Wheeler, creating an oil pipeline does more damage than any good it can produce. Tribes and nations should not have to fight for something that is rightfully theirs. Last Friday, the 19-year-old Seneca Reservation resident and recent recipient of the...

History major Schrantz finds significant discovery through Fredonia internship

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutesKelsie Abbt and Dan Orzechowski Special to The Leader This past summer, senior Benjamin Schrantz revealed a major piece to a 3,000-year-old puzzle. Using opportunities and connections provided by the State University of New York at Fredonia, he was able to make a previously overlooked discovery that has since...

Lampoon Investigation: Unasked questions about the Census Bureau release

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016September 2, 2019

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

Reading Time: 2 minutes ALBERTO GONZALEZ Special to the Lampoon When looking at the recent headlines, there has been a boom in news about the growth of the middle class for the first time in years, as well as the increase in wealth in the poor in the U.S. Although important, the...

How to survive Thompson Hall

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016September 2, 2019

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

Reading Time: 2 minutesJACLYN SPIEZIA Special to the Lampoon Of all the buildings on campus, Thompson Hall is notorious for ensnaring even the most seasoned explorer in its traps. This guide will give you everything you need to make it out alive. Tip 1: When making your schedule, think twice about...

Clinton collapses during 9/11 ceremony, patriotic Americans lose it

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016August 25, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016August 25, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes D. ZBORNAK Staff Lampoonist After Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the national anthem, there has been an uproar from the population of loyal Americans whining about what it means to be respectful and patriotic in their country. Fuel was only added to the fire after a video...

Galaxy Note 7: The U.S. military’s perfect weapon

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutesPATRICK BENNETT Staff Lampoonist Technological powerhouse and company-you-strongly-associate-with-child-labor Samsung has just released the Galaxy Note 7. The Note is a whopping five and some inches, but male customers insist it’s at least six. One haunting discovery concerning the phone is that it could explode into flames at any minute....

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Clinton collapses during 9/11 ceremony, patriotic Americans lose it

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