Health

[Column] This week in COVID

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 8, 2020September 22, 2020

September 8, 2020September 22, 2020

ALISA OPPENHEIMER News Editor As COVID-19 continues to impact our world, our campus and community is not the exception. This past week in COVID has been a chaotic one, to say the least. Starting Monday, Aug. 31, there were a total of 10 positive COVID cases, according to the COVID-19......

Opinion

Coronavirus: Self-isolation or complete damnation?

Contributor to The LeaderMay 4, 2020May 4, 2020

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020

ALYSSA BUMP Staff Writer Almost the entire population of the United States is bored out of their minds, but stuck in their house. It’s a strange occurrence for everyone; the coronavirus seemed to pop out of nowhere. But here we are. Most people have either been laid off, sent home......

Opinion

An average day in quarantine

Contributor to The LeaderMay 1, 2020May 1, 2020

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020

NIKKI INDELICATO Special to The Leader Ever since March 10, 2020, my world has been flipped upside down. The world has been on total lockdown in efforts to stop the spread of the terrible COVID-19 that has plagued our lives. Since I returned home, I had to find this new......

Opinion

One family’s struggle with the virus

Contributor to The LeaderApril 30, 2020May 6, 2020

April 30, 2020May 6, 2020

MICHAEL MORRISSEY Special to The Leader My grandfather, whom we call Poppy, has been itching to get out of The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Rome, N.Y., since the day he got there. His health conditions, which have been piling up for years, prevented him from remaining in the......

Opinion

I’m an acting major in quarantine. This is my story.

Contributor to The LeaderApril 30, 2020April 30, 2020

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020

MATTHEW BAUM Staff Scallywag Before I begin, I have to preface this article with the fact that everything I’m about to say is true. There is nothing in this article that has been fabricated or exaggerated in any way, and I am living in Hell. I am an acting major.......

News

Nurse responds to COVID-19

Contributor to The LeaderApril 29, 2020April 29, 2020

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020

SAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader In her 33 years working as a nurse, Nancy Lewandowski — my mother — said that COVID-19 is the scariest thing she’s ever seen. Lewandowski’s career began at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, where she worked as a graduate nurse. After receiving her license and......

News

WHO exactly is to blame for a worldwide pandemic?

Contributor to The LeaderApril 28, 2020April 28, 2020

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020

HOPE WINTER Special to The Leader It’s been yet another week of COVID-19 holding people hostage in their homes, and while Americans are beginning to go stir-crazy with their families, Trump continues to wave his finger guns. Every night at six o’clock, while American families sit down for dinner, Trump......

News

The Effects of COVID-19 on Long Island

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2020April 17, 2020

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020

ALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader As COVID-19 continues to spread and impact everybody, Fredonia students are continuing their education from home. Fredonia’s student body resides all over New York, the state with the largest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, as well as the largest number of deaths due to......

Life & Arts

Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Educate yourself and know the signs

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2020April 17, 2020

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020

ALYSSA BUMP Staff Writer This April marks the 19th annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month, but how does raising awareness work? According to the United Nations, “Awareness-raising can be an important part of developing community support for changes in the informal justice sector; it has been shown to change knowledge and......

Opinion

Thoughts from a fed up fast food worker: Why you should stay home

Contributor to The LeaderApril 9, 2020April 9, 2020

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020

ISABELLA DISTEFANO Assistant Social Media Manager As a fast food worker, I have seen a lot of interesting people over the years. This job has given me the experience of working with the general public. Now more than ever, I am deeply disappointed with the public, but I’m not shocked......

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[Column] This week in COVID

Coronavirus: Self-isolation or complete damnation?

An average day in quarantine

One family’s struggle with the virus

I’m an acting major in quarantine. This is my story.

Nurse responds to COVID-19

WHO exactly is to blame for a worldwide pandemic?

The Effects of COVID-19 on Long Island

Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Educate yourself and know the signs

Thoughts from a fed up fast food worker: Why you should stay home