Mental Health

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.......

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

What to do during the quarantine

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 22, 2020March 22, 2020

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020

Alyssa Bump Staff Writer It may seem like the end of the world, and the truth is it really does feel like it. Schools and campuses across the world have shut down, many people have lost their jobs and many are forced to self-isolate. Overall, this isn’t an ideal situation,......

Life & Arts

Black Student Union welcomes Dark Yogi for ‘Healing and Revealing’ workshop

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 27, 2020February 27, 2020

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020

ALYSSA BUMP Special to The Leader “Hello, I am Dark Yogi, but you can call me Dragonfly.” This article will discuss some potentially triggering subject matters, therefore you may choose to not read further. On Feb. 20, Dragonfly “Dark Yogi” Hooks came all the way to Fredonia from Dallas, T.X.......

Opinion

From the desk of Sarah Hughston, Social Media Manager

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2020February 25, 2020

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020

The stigma around mental health medication is something I wasn’t aware of until I started taking medication. For me, anxiety medication changed everything. But it took a long time to get there. After a therapy session one day, my therapist brought up medication. We didn’t really talk too much about......

Scallion

Student with too much on his plate continues to add more to his plate

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 18, 2020February 18, 2020

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020

MATTHEW BAUM Staff Scallywag Everyone loves Joseph Marciniak. He’s talented, he’s muscle-bound, he has a great head of hair, but he has a problem: he’s got too much going on. For those who don’t know, Marciniak is the editor of the Scallion, the assistant director of an upcoming production of......

Life & Arts

Stress relief is only one brushstroke away

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 11, 2020February 11, 2020

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020

ALYSSA BUMP Special to The Leader There is one thing that college students universally experience: stress. Between exams, internships and the buildup of student loan debt, it is common for students to feel anxiety. In fact, according to the American Psychological Association, 41 percent of college students struggle with anxiety.......

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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.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Educate yourself and know the signs

What to do during the quarantine

Black Student Union welcomes Dark Yogi for ‘Healing and Revealing’ workshop

Stress relief is only one brushstroke away