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Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations: Calamitous for GOP, motivation by anger for social movements

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJOSH RANNEY News Editor   National headlines for the past two weeks or so have been abuzz with one story: the hearings on Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Brett Kavanaugh, Judge of the Appeals Court of Washington D.C., was nominated to the Supreme Court this past July by President Donald......
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Prof. Mike Igoe: Your vote matters, a Constitution Day lesson

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKATIE MILLER Special to The Leader   At 18-years-old, Professor Mike Igoe was considered old enough to die for his country, but too young to vote for the direction it would take. In 1971, he saw first hand the real-life effects of the U.S. Constitution. In the years since, he......
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Life & Arts

Remembering Bernard Woma

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Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Staff Writer   Fredonia’s own Ghanaian xylophone player, performer and mentor recently passed away on April 27 after battling cancer. A memorial service will be held for Bernard Woma Saturday, Sept. 29 at 1 p.m. in Mason Hall. It will begin with prayers and an unveiling of the......
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Sports

Ace of all trades:Ethan Francis begins his final year at Fredonia

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Reading Time: 3 minutesRYAN DUNNING28 Special to the Leader   “My freshman year of high school I was a hurdler, but I saw people leaving practice to go on runs. I wanted to leave and not practice, so I started running distance. It was awful,” said Ethan Francis. This is how he recalls......
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Life & Arts

Making connections over coffee: Coffee Break

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Reading Time: 2 minutesLEAH GRAZIANO Special to The Leader   Take a coffee break with Fredonia’s international students. Fredonia students came together for coffee, cookies and conversation on Sept. 12, in the Williams Center S226B, or the Global Connections Lounge. Alex Phillips, a graduate student in the Teaching English to Speakers of Other......
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Life & Arts

Brews Under Review – May the ‘fourth’ be with you: Redeye Jedi

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMELISSA FUCHS Staff Writer   This past Friday, while many Fredonia students were partaking in off-campus Fred Fest, I decided to take a trip to the local watering hole — after all, what better way is there to celebrate “May The Fourth”? Given the reputation of Fred Fest’s sort of......
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Life & Arts

‘He was one of the greatest musicians who had a lot of love for his craft of drumming’ : In memory of Bernard Woma

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Reading Time: 3 minutesELYSE GRIECO Assistant Life & Arts Editor   On April 27, 2018, the Fredonia community lost a teacher, friend and amazingly talented musician. Bernard Woma was only 51 years old when he lost his battle to cancer. Woma hailed from Hiineteng, a village located in Northwestern Ghana. By the age......
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News

Trump’s first international militaristic endeavor: bomb Syria

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJOSH RANNEY Assistant News Editor   Streaks of light from both missiles and anti-aircraft fire lit up the skies over central and southern Syria two weeks ago. The American missile strike was carried out along with support from allied forces from the United Kingdom and France. Threats and discussion of......
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Life & Arts

‘ . . . Sometimes I have to take a moment and look around at everyone in the [radio] station and remind myself how lucky I am to be where I am’: A profile of senior Amy Gruttadauria, program director of WCVF-FM

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Reading Time: 4 minutesMELISSA FUCHS Staff Writer   Amy Gruttadauria is a senior at Fredonia, and her schedule is anything but empty. She is captivating in her ability to seemingly do it all without showing evidence of faltering. When you first meet Gruttadauria, you will notice her lengthy chestnut-brown hair with one side......
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