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From the Desk of Madeline Carroll

Contributor to The LeaderAugust 30, 2017August 16, 2019

August 30, 2017August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesMADELINE CARROLL Editor in Chief My high school’s curriculum required every student to take either an arts or music course in order to graduate. This requirement meant there were some rather unwilling students in my freshman art class. I didn’t realize at the time how much of an impact this......

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From the Desk Of Colin Perry, Editor in Chief

Contributor to The LeaderMay 3, 2017August 16, 2019

May 3, 2017August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes From the Desk Of Colin Perry, Editor in Chief The other day, I was having class outside in the amphitheater, where other students and I debated the complex ethics of (among other topics) self-plagiarism, personas versus people and public shaming. Behind us, some students from Mason Hall were practicing......

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From the Desk Of Connor Hoffman, Managing Editor

Contributor to The LeaderApril 26, 2017August 16, 2019

April 26, 2017August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesWith less than a month left, I have been doing quite a lot of reflecting on my past four years at this wonderful institution many of us call home. My time in Fredonia has taught me so much about not only my studies but also life in general. I believe......

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From the Desk Of Brooke Atkins, Social Media Manager

Contributor to The LeaderApril 19, 2017August 16, 2019

April 19, 2017August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes From the Desk Of Brooke Atkins, Social Media Manager As my days at Fredonia dwindle down very quickly, I cannot help but look back on all the memories I have created here, and the person I have become, and the people I have met. Four......

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From the Desk Of Corey Maher, Photo Editor

Contributor to The LeaderApril 12, 2017August 16, 2019

April 12, 2017August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesLast week, I was assigned a small crowdsourcing project in my Digital Narrative class. For those of you that don’t know, crowdsourcing is exactly what it sounds like: using a large crowd as a source for any kind of information, or as Merriam-Webster puts it “the practice of obtaining needed......

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From the Desk Of Maddy Carroll, Design Editor

Contributor to The LeaderApril 5, 2017August 16, 2019

April 5, 2017August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom the ages of 9 to 19, I spent my summers on Conesus Lake at Camp Stella Maris. I am unabashedly a summer camp kid. I spent all year patiently waiting for the two glorious weeks I would spend at my favorite place on Earth. It’s no wonder kids love......

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From the Desk Of Jordan Patterson, News Editor: The remaining days

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 29, 2017August 18, 2019

March 29, 2017August 18, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes 11 a.m. Sunday morning. The sun creeps in just a little. A pounding headache ensues. The initial thoughts are confusing, and the clothes are the same as last night. The bedroom smells of cheap drinks, and the living room isn’t any better. The coffee table is patterned with beer......

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From the Desk Of Curtis Henry, Sports Editor

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 22, 2017August 16, 2019

March 22, 2017August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesCurtis Henry Sports Editor Allow me to preface this in a way that you can actually take it seriously. This isn’t going to be some fluffy Odyssey article written by a freshman girl who is totally obsessed with her roommate’s dog or the fact that the Starbucks guy wrote......

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From The Desk Of Travis LeFevre, Lampoon Editor

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017August 16, 2019

March 8, 2017August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes TRAVIS LEFEVRE Lampoon Editor The press has come under heavy fire in the past couple of months, mostly thanks to the Trump administration. One thing that people seem to forget amongst this witch hunt for “fake news” is that the press has rights, and, believe......

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From the Desk of Amber Mattice, Life & Arts Editor

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 1, 2017August 16, 2019

February 1, 2017August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes AMBER MATTICE Life & Arts Editor Okay. Okay. I’m not here to push an agenda or force my opinions on anyone but I would really like to know why the frick-frack anybody would say in the 21st century that feminism isn’t needed anymore. In lieu of the recent......

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From the Desk of Madeline Carroll

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From the Desk Of Connor Hoffman, Managing Editor

From the Desk Of Brooke Atkins, Social Media Manager

From the Desk Of Corey Maher, Photo Editor

From the Desk Of Maddy Carroll, Design Editor

From the Desk Of Jordan Patterson, News Editor: The remaining days

From the Desk Of Curtis Henry, Sports Editor

From The Desk Of Travis LeFevre, Lampoon Editor

From the Desk of Amber Mattice, Life & Arts Editor