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Sexual assault survivors offered safe space to share stories Fredonia Feminists host annual ‘Take Back The Night’

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Reading Time: 2 minutesELYSE GRIECO Life & Arts Editor   Fredonia Feminists will be hosting “Take Back The Night” this Wednesday, Nov. 7. “Take Back The Night” is a confidential event where victims and survivors of sexual assault are welcomed to come share their stories with one another in a safe environment. Opal......
Opinion

The scariest thing about 2018 is how dangerous it is to be a journalist

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Reading Time: 4 minutesForty-five. Forty-five men and women committed to shedding a light into the world’s darkest corners have been killed this year. They were journalists who devoted themselves to assignments that they knew would put them in harm’s way. They were journalists who were murdered for uncovering controversial and extraordinary truths. This......
News

Dr. Sherri Mason — not your average professor

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMARISSA BATTAGLIA Special to The Leader   You know when you win an award for something and you feel like you’re on top of the world? That’s probably how Sherri Mason felt when she received the Heinz award. This award is for individual achievement honors that are given annually by......
Sports

Four athletes inducted into the Fredonia hall of fame

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor   “How do you want to be remembered?” That’s the question that helped drive Fredonia hall of fame inductee Nick Guarino to becoming the most decorated distance runner Fredonia has ever had. Guarino is a five-time NCAA Division III national champion. He has won the indoor......
Life & Arts

Marvin Bjurlin exhibit: ‘A Potter’s Path’

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Reading Time: 3 minutesVICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor   Distinguished teaching professor and emeritus Marvin Bjurlin returned to Fredonia on Friday to celebrate his 50-year-long journey as both a potter and educator. His exhibit titled, “A Potter’s Path,” is located in the Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery. It hosts a collection of......
Sports

Inside the Dallas Mavericks workplace mischief

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJORDAN-CHRISTOPHER PURVIS Special to The Leader   Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is receiving backlash due to the developed findings surrounding sexual harassment inside Mavericks corporate workplace over the course of 20 years. The story first emerged when Sports Illustrated Executive Editor John Wertheim received a tip regarding former and......
News

Convocation lecturer brings new perspectives to campus

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Reading Time: 3 minutesDELICIA HOLDER Special to The Leader   Why does equality matter? Why does justice matter? Why do they decide my fate? On Sept. 26 in King Concert Hall, Fredonia was gifted the opportunity to hear from the father of environmental justice, Robert Bullard. This lecture began with a speech from......
News

Prof. Mike Igoe: Your vote matters, a Constitution Day lesson

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKATIE MILLER Special to The Leader   At 18-years-old, Professor Mike Igoe was considered old enough to die for his country, but too young to vote for the direction it would take. In 1971, he saw first hand the real-life effects of the U.S. Constitution. In the years since, he......
Scallion

Ask Fairy Godmother – Your place to bippity boppity bitch

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Reading Time: 2 minutesDear Loyal Readers, This week ‘tis I writing you the letter as a nice change of pace. I’ve come to learn that many of you are first years as most of the questions I receive pertain to the transition into academia and communal living. Well this week I’m going to......

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