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Early season struggles or same old Sabres?

Matt VolzDecember 12, 2024December 12, 2024

December 12, 2024December 12, 2024

MATT VOLZ Sports Editor *Note: This article was written earlier in the season, and it was published on Nov. 19, 2024.* Fourteen years is a long time. That’s how long it’s been since the Sabres were a playoff team. The head coach of that 2010-11 team was Lindy Ruff, who......

Opinion

What makes a game a “girl game”?

Abigail JacobsonNovember 24, 2024November 24, 2024

November 24, 2024November 24, 2024

ABIGAIL JACOBSON News Editor Warning: This article contains strong language. Whether you play on an Xbox One or a PC, on every platform, you can find and play games. Any game you want, you could have. Obviously, you would have to buy it, but you’d be able to play it.......

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An English minor’s top ten books

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 21, 2024November 21, 2024

November 21, 2024November 21, 2024

OWEN ROSE Special to The Leader As a future librarian as well as an ethnic and gender studies major with an English minor, I spend more time reading than not. That being said, here is a carefully crafted list of 10 books I believe everyone should read at least once!......

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The impact of the war in Gaza on the 2024 election

Abbie MillerNovember 21, 2024November 21, 2024

November 21, 2024November 21, 2024

ABBIE MILLER Editor-in-Chief The American people are currently in the midst of what many call one of the most influential elections in the nation’s history. Between threats of dictatorship, an economy that is still recalibrating from the impacts of COVID-19 and racial tensions that are escalating at record rates, there......

Opinion

A Playlist for Every Mood: A lifetime of best friends

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 11, 2024October 11, 2024

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024

MARISSA BURR Special to The Leader It’s been a rough start to the year. It’s been a rough couple of weeks. It’s really been a rough few days. I won’t get into it — I’m not ready — but I’ve had to cut a bunch of songs out of my......

Opinion

Is college everything you’d hoped?

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 8, 2024October 8, 2024

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024

GEORGIA MORTILLARO Special to The Leader Around this time last year, I was starting my senior year of high school. I was preparing my college essay, learning how to navigate the Common App and begging my teachers to write letters of recommendation. I was preparing for the college life that......

Opinion

Disconnected: The impact of technology on student focus

Drew PaluchOctober 8, 2024October 11, 2024

October 8, 2024October 11, 2024

AMARAH GHORI DEI Chair & Asst. Opinion Editor In today’s world, technology is inescapable. Phones, laptops, social media and the constant buzzing takes over our lives, especially as college students. But as we continue to use technology in our society, the effect on students’ ability to focus shifts. It’s alarming......

Opinion

Don’t let clickbait misinform you

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 29, 2024September 29, 2024

September 29, 2024September 29, 2024

MARISSA BURR Opinion Editor Graphic by ISABELLA RIZZO | Art Director I’m not going to lie, the media has been bumming me out lately; now it goes far past seeing people I grew up with getting married or having babies. It’s not all social media’s fault, seeing as a lot......

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Don’t make me paint my own parking spot

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 27, 2024September 27, 2024

September 27, 2024September 27, 2024

MARISSA BURR Opinion Editor Graphic by ISABELLA RIZZO|Art Director We’re only three weeks into the semester and I am about ready to start carrying around white spray paint in my backpack. No, I’m not going to start tagging every construction zone on campus, because that would be a lot of......

Opinion

What you actually need at college

Drew PaluchAugust 30, 2024August 28, 2024

August 30, 2024August 28, 2024

MARISSA BURR Opinion Editor Before I started college in 2020, I spent hours watching TikToks and YouTube videos to see what I would actually need in college. As a senior having lived in dorms and in an apartment, as well as being completely in-person and completely virtual, I’ve got this......

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Early season struggles or same old Sabres?

What makes a game a “girl game”?

An English minor’s top ten books

The impact of the war in Gaza on the 2024 election

A Playlist for Every Mood: A lifetime of best friends

Is college everything you’d hoped?

Disconnected: The impact of technology on student focus

Don’t let clickbait misinform you

Don’t make me paint my own parking spot

What you actually need at college