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Facebook fights fake news with real feces: Social media site teams up with poopsenders.com

Reading Time: 2 minutes  D. ZBORNAK Staff Lampoonist In a time when social media dominates news coverage, a frustrating and sometimes dangerous issue is the spread of false information. In an effort to combat the spread of fake news, Facebook has teamed up with poopsenders.com to automatically send a charming package of feces......
Opinion

Conservative Corner: What Trump means for college students

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Managing Editor Come January of next year, Donald J. Trump will become the 45th President of the United States, and as president he will have much influence over issues that affect college students like loan availability and rates, government financing and debt forgiveness. Trump first announced his plans......
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Chris Christie: presidential butler

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Reading Time: 2 minutes(Alissa Salem/Staff Illustrator) TRAVIS LEFEVRE Lampoon Editor Americans who have stopped pinching themselves and have snapped back into reality are now keeping a close eye on President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet appointments. However, the most important position in the President’s cabinet is the same one that no one seems to talk......
Life & Arts

Who runs the world?: Girls A look back on 2016 for women in pop culture

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Reading Time: 3 minutesZOE KIRIAZIS and AMBER MATTICE Staff Writer, Reverb Editor In 2016, women cannot be ignored in the world of pop culture. We are seeing women become more powerful in television, movies, video games and in real life as well. We are seeing women shine. More than just “Beauty” One of......
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Biden plans White House traps for Trump

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Reading Time: 2 minutesEMMA PATTERSON Staff Lampoonist After the nightmarish circus that was this year’s presidential election, many Americans feel powerless in the face of the looming Trump administration. While some people have taken to the streets in protest, one high-ranking White House official has a different kind of protest in mind. “Have......
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UK ready for bedtime: EU flexes parental control over country

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Reading Time: 3 minutesPATRICK BENNETT Staff Lampoonist This past June was historic for the United Kingdom, as its citizens opted to vote themselves out of the European Union. This bombshell ruling, cleverly named Brexit, was evidence that the U.K. wanted to be its own entity in the shadow of the EU. Since the......
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Male birth control experiment leads to permanent funding of Planned Parenthood

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Reading Time: 3 minutesD. Zbornak   Staff Lampoonist In popular news, a revolutionary male birth control study was halted due to its undesirable side effects. While the irony in this sparked cynicism from women all around, it ultimately resulted in a shocking nationwide move. With men having fully experienced the frustrations of hormonal birth......
Life & Arts

Moody Blues singer’s musical to make US debut on campus

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  MIRANDA OLSON Special to The Leader Step right up, and get your tickets! Brought to you by the Music Industry Program and HAIL! Fredonia Records, “Arctic Song,” a musical by Grammy-winning artist Denny Laine, is premiering in the U.S. for the first time and is coming to campus. If......
News

The Student’s Guide to the Election

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Reading Time: 2 minutesDAN ORZECHOWSKI Staff Writer   Are you stuck on the fence when it comes to voting? If so, here’s where presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump stand on some issues that have a significant impact on college students. College Affordability In the third presidential debate, Clinton said she believes......

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