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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

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

Curtis 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

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

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 Jordan Patterson, News Editor

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 8, 2016August 16, 2019

December 8, 2016August 16, 2019

JORDAN PATTERSON News Editor 2016, am I right? I could be wrong. Kidding aside, it’s been a long year. If you haven’t met me yet, my name is Jordan Patterson. If you have met me or at least seen me, I promise I’m not as angry as my face would......

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From the Desk Of Brooke Atkins, Social Media Manager

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 2, 2016August 16, 2019

December 2, 2016August 16, 2019

Life changed for me four years ago when I received the worst news that someone could receive. I walked into my house after a normal day of high school and practice to my mom and dad crying at the kitchen table. Without saying anything, my mom looked up at me......

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From the Desk Of Kevin Gleason, Business Manager

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 9, 2016August 16, 2019

November 9, 2016August 16, 2019

From the Desk Of Kevin Gleason, Business Manager Sherman, New York. This is the place that I will always call home. This is the little farm town where everyone would attend the basketball game on a Friday night. This is the small town that allowed me to express myself by......

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From the Desk Of Connor Hoffman, Managing Editor

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 4, 2016August 16, 2019

November 4, 2016August 16, 2019

CONNOR HOFFMAN Managing Editor This current election and the rise of Donald Trump has really made me challenge my beliefs and question if being a Republican is what it once used to be. Ronald Reagan switched from being a Democrat to being a Republican in 1962, and he explained......

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From the Desk of Kristen O’Connor

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 27, 2016August 16, 2019

October 27, 2016August 16, 2019

Kristen O’Connor Copy Editor Halloween (A haiku) The world is orange. Jack-o-lanterns on dead leaves, Halloween is soon. Children in costume, Eager for the Monday night Doors lined with candy. But my holiday Begins many eves before. Assignments can wait. DIY costume, “Hocus Pocus” marathon, Pumpkin spice pastries. Tearing......

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From the Desk Of Corey Maher, Photo Editor

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2016August 16, 2019

October 19, 2016August 16, 2019

Corey Maher Photo Editor Over the weekend, a relative asked me if I’m looking forward to graduating next Spring. Without putting much thought into it, I gave a simple response: “Definitely.” But after taking some more time to think about it, I realized there’s a......

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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

From the Desk Of Jordan Patterson, News Editor

From the Desk Of Brooke Atkins, Social Media Manager

From the Desk Of Kevin Gleason, Business Manager

From the Desk Of Connor Hoffman, Managing Editor

From the Desk of Kristen O’Connor

From the Desk Of Corey Maher, Photo Editor