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Would you kill these babies? New York Times poll sparks questions of infant mortality

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015August 25, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015August 25, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesEMMO Staff Lampoonist A couple weeks ago The New York Times asked its readers what they would do when faced with a purely theoretical ethical dilemma. Their question? “If you could go back in time and kill baby Hitler, would you do it?” Interestingly enough, the top answer was...

America outdoes China United States creates 15-child policy

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015August 25, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015August 25, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes PHYLLIS T. CUPP Lampoonist Since 1979, China’s one-child policy tilted the scales of birth. Some may say, “But Phyllis! There’s more than one child in China! That policy must not have been effective!” Those people, however, are misinformed. This one-child policy dictated that parents could have no more...

Fancy Horoscopes

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015August 15, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesAries It’s time to find a new outlet for your bottled rage, Aries. Regina George from “Mean Girls” cannot be your role model forever. Unless, of course, you want to join the women’s lacrosse team. That seemed to do wonders for her. Taurus Alright, we get it,...

Women’s swimming and diving drops first home meet Blue Devils take on Geneseo

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=4592] QUINTIN JAMES Staff Writer Coming off four straight road meet losses, the Fredonia women’s swimming and diving team came back home to face off against fierce rival Geneseo. But the Blue Devils dropped their first home meet of the season against Geneseo by a score of 153-124. The...

Anonymous looks under the hood Hacktivist group accuses politicians of KKK involvement

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE FEVER Staff Lampoonist The gloves are off — or the hoods, rather. With the hacktivist group Anonymous releasing a list of politicians alleged to be involved in the Ku Klux Klan, the public was eager to hear whatever denial the political figures would come up with. Gov. Ray...

Blue Crew Wants You: New student group aims to increase support for Fredonia athletics

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015August 17, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015August 17, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesMICHELLE HALE Sports Editor A new club on campus has been created with one goal in mind: to bring the Fredonia campus community together. Blue Crew is a school-sanctioned club created by two Blue Devil juniors: Hunter Long, a sports management major, and Marcus Ortiz, a exercise science major....

Heartbreaking loss, motivation for next year Fredonia women’s volleyball plays Oswego in SUNYAC Tournament

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes ANDREW RICHARDSON Special to The Leader All last week, the Fredonia women’s volleyball team talked about using the losses it faced to motivate the team in the playoffs. At first, it translated perfectly; after the first three sets this team was up 2-1 in the SUNYAC Championships on...

Men’s Swimming and Diving takes on its first home meet of the season Fredonia loses to Geneseo by 53 points

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutesBROOKE ATKINS Staff Writer With four away swim meets to start the season, the Fredonia men’s swimming and diving team opened up at home with a meet against Geneseo, where it was defeated by a score of 129-162. After coming off a few tough weeks on the road, the men...

Women’s basketball showcases talent in scrimmage Blue Devils blowout Hilbert College

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=4591] JARED HILL Special to The Leader Last Friday, the Fredonia Blue Devils women’s basketball team hosted a scrimmage against Hilbert College. While the scrimmage had no official score, it was safe to say that the Blue Devils won handily. The team scored over 80 points in a...

Special Teams a factor in Blue Devils first two road losses Men’s hockey takes on Plattsburgh and Potsdam

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 10, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=4595] JOHN CULLEN Special to The Leader The Fredonia men’s hockey team suffered its first two road losses of the season over the weekend when it traveled into north country to take on SUNYAC opponents Plattsburgh Cardinals and Potsdam Bears. On Friday night the Blue Devils took on...

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Would you kill these babies? New York Times poll sparks questions of infant mortality

America outdoes China United States creates 15-child policy

Fancy Horoscopes

Women’s swimming and diving drops first home meet Blue Devils take on Geneseo

Anonymous looks under the hood Hacktivist group accuses politicians of KKK involvement

Blue Crew Wants You: New student group aims to increase support for Fredonia athletics

Heartbreaking loss, motivation for next year Fredonia women’s volleyball plays Oswego in SUNYAC Tournament

Men’s Swimming and Diving takes on its first home meet of the season Fredonia loses to Geneseo by 53 points

Women’s basketball showcases talent in scrimmage Blue Devils blowout Hilbert College

Special Teams a factor in Blue Devils first two road losses Men’s hockey takes on Plattsburgh and Potsdam