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[Opinion] An inside look into working fast food: A Fredonia students’ perspective

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ISABELLA INZINNA Special to The Leader From managers refusing employees hours to rats bigger than your foot running around the kitchen, college students working in fast food witness it all. Most people love grabbing a quick meal from one of the fast food chains in Fredonia. What customers don’t know...

Fredonia student Jacob King releases new album, ‘Healers’

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JORDAN BUDD  Special to The Leader  Jacob King opens the door to his latest album with a chasm of sounds. Light acoustic strums float around the head while a contrasting pitch-altered scream sounds like wind blown in from another dimension. It’s called “The Universe.” The intro song tells the story...

[GALLERY] Blue Devils men’s and women’s soccer: Scrimmaging images

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KAYLA WELSH Sports Photographer During their off-season, Fredonia’s Blue Devils men’s soccer team has been competing in exhibition games, friendly matches, against neighboring schools such as Gannon University and Jamestown Community College (JCC). The Blue Devils women’s soccer team has been playing exhibition games against Daemen College and Niagara University...

From Buffalo Bills linebacker to backing up students: Director of Multicultural Student Services David White

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 ALANA WINGATE  Staff Writer  Education, culture and family are the first elements you’ll notice when entering David White’s office. Black cultural representation in the form of art, numerous frames filled with family photos and higher education, fill the walls and shelves of White’s office.  White is the previous Director of...

Ultimate Frisbee and Field Hockey Club join forces

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WILL KARR Editor in Chief  While many students don’t take on leadership roles until their junior and senior years, Fredonia student Isabella Smith is already a club president as a freshman. Smith became president of the Fredonia Field Hockey Club team this past January. This semester, the Field Hockey Club...

[Opinion] The pros and cons of space exploration

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NERON SIMPSON Staff Writer Cold. Quiet. Desolate. Despite these conditions, humans have enthusiastically embarked on missions to explore space and have continued to push the boundaries of how far we can reach. Some people question however, if space exploration is necessary. Here are the pros and cons: Why it is...

Safety on the Mind: What if a life-threatening injury happened to a varsity athlete at Fredonia?

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MATT VOLZ Asst. Sports Editor  Sports can be dangerous. There is always the possibility of injury, no matter the sport. But many football fans likely will not forget what happened on Jan. 3, 2023, when Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed during a Monday Night Football game. Bills trainer Denny...

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