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[OPINION] Oh How I Love Being A Woman!

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 9, 2024March 28, 2024

March 9, 2024March 28, 2024

MARISSA BURR Opinion Editor “Of, relating to, or being the sex that typically has the capacity to bear young or produce eggs,” says Merriam-Webster Dictionary. “All of the females of the human species. All such females who have arrived at the age of puberty,” lists The Law Dictionary. Advancing legislation......

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[OPINION] Tragedy in the Middle East

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 4, 2024March 4, 2024

March 4, 2024March 4, 2024

JOSEPH MORETTO Special to The Leader Almost four months after the unexpected attack on Israel, we have seen tragedies unlike any other taking place in the Gaza Strip. Yet in those four months, the unexpected attack and the Israeli response have grown into a wider, reinvigorated conflict with Iranian proxies......

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[OPINION] Alone Among Thousands

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2024March 4, 2024

March 3, 2024March 4, 2024

ALEXANDER FISHER Special to The Leader Colleges are communities. Or at least, they used to be. Standing on the seventh floor of Maytum Hall, I have a bird’s eye view of Fredonia’s campus, from the music complex to the arts building, the dining hall and the dorms. It’s midday, and......

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[OPINION] Black History Month: My “Hair”itage

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 22, 2024February 19, 2024

February 22, 2024February 19, 2024

AMARAH GHORI Special to The Leader Hair. Everyone cares about their hair in some way, shape or form. I learned what it took to care for my natural 3C hair at a young age. My earliest memories start with me going to preschool in my predominately white school; being a......

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[OPINION] A Playlist for Every Mood: Valentine’s Day special

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 14, 2024February 14, 2024

February 14, 2024February 14, 2024

MARISSA BURR Opinion Editor Since its declaration of a holiday dedicated to love in the 1300s, Valentine’s Day has been the best advertisement for hearts, flowers, candy and cards there ever was. This holiday brings to light all sorts of traditions for couples and singles alike, and allows for celebrations......

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[OPINION] (ART-icle) The most powerful art surrounds us: how artists use their voice through local public art

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 10, 2024February 9, 2024

February 10, 2024February 9, 2024

JIMMY KELLER Staff Writer Driving through Buffalo as a kid, I remember being impressed by the faded oversized blue lion painted on Delaware Avenue. Looking up at that lion, I saw strength. I noticed the confidence in the lion’s painted expression and how it radiates power watching over the community. ......

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[Opinion] Lovercolumn: College Hookup Culture

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 9, 2024February 6, 2024

February 9, 2024February 6, 2024

“THE ELECTRICIAN” Executive Producer of Lovercall “THE ARCHITECT“ Lovercall Producer “THE QUARTERBACK“ Lovercall Host Hello! We are The Electrician, The Architect and The Quarterback: producers and hosts of the radio show Lovercall right here at Fredonia. Lovercall is an anonymous late-night talk show about love, relationships and more. Students who......

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[OPINION] A Playlist For Every Mood: Telling a story with a song

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 10, 2023December 8, 2023

December 10, 2023December 8, 2023

Graphic by John Leahy | Special to The Leader MARISSA BURR Opinion Editor If there was a way to do it safely, I know I would be reading while driving. I’ve never been able to get into audio books either, especially with stories I’m unfamiliar with. Luckily, there are a......

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[OPINION] Do people really not want to work?

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 9, 2023December 4, 2023

December 9, 2023December 4, 2023

MARISSA BURROpinion Editor I’m sure we’ve all heard it from a Boomer or Gen X spouting off at the mouth once again about something they know nothing about: “Nobody wants to work anymore.” Of course, the nobody that they’re referring to is usually those of the younger generations, Millennials and......

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[OPINION] Falling deeper into political hell

Chloe KowalykDecember 8, 2023December 4, 2023

December 8, 2023December 4, 2023

CHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief It seems now more than ever, the United States is full of hate. More often than not, that hate is a result of differing political opinions. According to a Pew Research Center article by Drew Desilver, Democrats and Republicans are the furthest apart ideologically today......

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[OPINION] Oh How I Love Being A Woman!

[OPINION] Tragedy in the Middle East

[OPINION] Alone Among Thousands

[OPINION] Black History Month: My “Hair”itage

[OPINION] A Playlist for Every Mood: Valentine’s Day special

[OPINION] (ART-icle) The most powerful art surrounds us: how artists use their voice through local public art

[Opinion] Lovercolumn: College Hookup Culture

[OPINION] A Playlist For Every Mood: Telling a story with a song

[OPINION] Do people really not want to work?

[OPINION] Falling deeper into political hell