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Hillary Clinton

Opinion

Howard Schultz’s potential candidacy has Dems shaking in their boots

Contributor to The Leader
SETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Columnist   Make no mistake: former CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, may say he is considering running on an Independent presidential ticket in 2020, but he will really be running as a “fiscally-responsible” liberal. The idea of a Schultz independent campaign has Democrats nervous that they......
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Opinion

Fredonia taught me how to listen

Contributor to The Leader
VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor   I’ll admit it. On Jan. 20, 2017, I was ecstatic. It was the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration. Few things in life could have satisfied me more than to see the devastated looks on the faces of every Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders supporter.......
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Ted Cruz nailed for using private porn server

Contributor to The Leader
DOMINIC MAGISTRO Special to the Lampoon Following the Sept. 11 Twitter porn scandal, everyone’s favorite blobfish, Ted Cruz, is under investigation for reportedly using taxpayer dollars to fund a private server exclusively for his pornographic websites. We all know Ted Cruz stands for “family values” and embezzling government funds is......
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Opinion

College students were no-shows at the voting booths

Contributor to The Leader
SETH MICHAEL MEYER Special to The Leader In a recent report, Fredonia’s voting percentages for the 2016 presidential election have been marked as below average compared to other SUNY college institutions. In the Nation Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement conducted by Tufts University, Fredonia’s voting percentage was measured at......
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News

Dunkirk native, entrepreneur to be guest speaker at Commencement.

Contributor to The Leader
ANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer Graduation is quickly approaching, and a decision has been made on the guest speaker for commencement. Born and raised in Dunkirk, entrepreneur and philanthropist Donato J. Tramuto was chosen by President Virginia Horvath to give this year’s keynote address. Tramuto found out about his role as......
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Opinion

This Summer, Resolve to Stop Your Slacktivism

Contributor to The Leader
JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer   There are countless ways that I’ve hurt the movements I love most. There are times when I don’t have the energy to be respectful to people on my social media who have views that I find disagreeable, and have let conversations devolve into “8-Mile”-esque insult......
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Excelsior Scholarship passed: what now?

Contributor to The Leader
  JORDAN PATTERSON News Editor   As many students might’ve heard, legislation introducing Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Excelsior Scholarship was passed earlier this month. So this means free college for SUNY students, right? Not exactly. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tweeted, “Let’s celebrate New York State getting something important done......
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Opinion

Notes from the Women’s March on Washington

Contributor to The Leader
  CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer   The day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, millions of people came together. These people not only marched and protested his victory in Washington, D.C. but in solidarity all over the world. On Jan. 21, I......
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Hiking for Hillary: Hikers search for Clinton in multiple states

Contributor to The Leader
PATRICK BENNETT Staff Lampoonist As the Fall semester comes to a screeching halt, ideas of vacation have been blooming. Students have abandoned the traditional winter break ideas of napping, diving into a pool of puppies and going somewhere warm. These ideas prove to be sub-par compared to the newest rage:......
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