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Biology professor shares thoughts on Daraprim

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   According to the Washington Post, Martin Shkreli, a 32-year-old hedge fund billionaire, became the recent target of enormous criticism. Shkreli achieved this when he decided to raise the price of Daraprim — a new drug his company Turing Pharmaceuticals had purchased — from $13.50 to......
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Editorial: Planned Parenthood isn’t good or bad — it’s necessary

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAn article we printed in the Lampoon section this week about Planned Parenthood really got The Leader staff talking. While not all of us are super knowledgeable about the politics and the fiscal numbers, the entire staff is knowledgeable about what it’s like to be college-aged and to want to......
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Rural Glossary: Fredonia’s version of ‘Urban Dictionary’

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Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE FEVER Special to The Lampoon   Since people are often unsure of how to define certain places around campus, here’s a nifty little dictionary to help when someone asks you “What’s that?”   Cranston Marche: In the upper level of the University Commons, this all-you-can-eat buffet serves breakfast, lunch......
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Scientist impressed with College Lodge forest

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCOLIN PERRY Staff Writer Many students know about the College Lodge, just a few miles away from campus, but most of them would never guess just how valuable the forest surrounding it is. This is what brought Joan Maloof to Fredonia last week to call for its preservation. Maloof is......
Life & Arts

Fredonia students find comfort in relatable sandwiches

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Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=2949] LINDSAY TOMAKA Special to The Leader The new Tim Hortons sandwich menu is like a typical college campus; many different sandwiches, all inhabiting the same menu. There have been mixed reviews from students across campus, so The Leader decided to have its own taste test. Sophomore business marketing......
Life & Arts

Fredonia graduate finds success on the silver screen

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Reading Time: 3 minutesRIANNA SEELIG Special to The Leader No matter the major, the looming question of what to do as an “official adult” after graduation plagues everyone at one point or another. Luckily, there is proof of success everywhere, including Fredonia alumna Wendy Corsi Staub. Staub graduated from Fredonia in 1986 and......
News

Department of Theatre and Dance receives national accreditation

Reading Time: 3 minutesKORTNEY YOUNG Special to The Leader The Department of Theatre and Dance (TADA) is proud to announce that it has recently received accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST). Tom Loughlin, the chair of TADA, as well as other faculty members, have been pursuing this goal for......
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Bakken crude part 2: Faculty research Why Dr. Tracy Marafiote went on sabbatical last Fall

Reading Time: 4 minutesAMANDA DEDIE Staff Writer Last semester, while communication majors and more were celebrating over the absence of Dr. Tracy Marafiote’s hour-and-a-half-long 8 a.m. classes, she was utilizing that time on her sabbatical, researching a topic that affects us, without us even realizing it. Most people in Chautauqua County are aware......
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Dangerous substance poses potential risks in surrounding area

Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer Did you know there’s a highly dangerous substance being transported right near the university? And as we all celebrate Earth Day, a train is carrying this material, which is not only hazardous to the environment, but also to human health and safety. This substance is called......

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