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Lovercolumn: To the Lovercallers

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 9, 2022October 4, 2022

October 9, 2022October 4, 2022

“THE PLUMBER” Executive Producer of Lovercall “THE ELECTRICIAN” Lovercall Producer Hello! We are The Plumber and The Electrician: two producers of the radio show Lovercall right here at SUNY Fredonia. Lovercall is an anonymous late-night talk show about love, relationships and more. Students who come on the show use a......

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[OPINION] The COVID-19 pandemic turned me into an extrovert

Chloe KowalykOctober 7, 2022October 7, 2022

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022

CHLOE KOWALYK Managing Editor Back in high school, about six years ago, I was sitting in my freshman seminar class. We were told to take the Myers-Briggs personality test to help us find our academic and professional personality traits. I was given an answer that I certainly expected. While I......

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[OPINION] Eating on campus is difficult: FSA could improve

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 11, 2022September 11, 2022

September 11, 2022September 11, 2022

GABRIEL GONZALEZ Special to The Leader As a senior business administration management student, I have witnessed several issues with campus dining since my freshman year. Starbucks, being the only place that I prefer to go, always has enormous lines out the door. This not only creates issues for the people......

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Advice from a former resident assistant: What it’s like to become a college student

Contributor to The LeaderAugust 13, 2022August 14, 2022

August 13, 2022August 14, 2022

ANDIE VÉLEZ-DAVIS Special to The Leader Despite how exciting it may be to go to college, the transition between high school and college can be a scary adjustment for some. There’s so many new things to be explored — new friends, new home, new professors, new classes — the list......

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What I wish I would’ve known as a freshman

Contributor to The LeaderJuly 20, 2022July 20, 2022

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022

BRIANNA HOWARD Special to The Leader The exhilarating yet extreme change from high school to college can be intimidating — and you aren’t alone in that feeling. I went from a district I grew up in for nine years and moved six hours away to Western New York, where I......

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Refusal to understand Black rage

Contributor to The LeaderApril 13, 2022April 12, 2022

April 13, 2022April 12, 2022

PRINCE AZIZ HUNT Special to The Leader If you make a spectacle out of my rage, or any other Black person’s, I will personally lose all respect for you. I am writing this statement in response to the media’s blatant disregard for Will Smith’s very well justified rage at whatever......

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How an incorrect FSA order sent me to WellNow Urgent Care

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 9, 2022March 9, 2022

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022

CHLOE KOWALYK News Editor It was quite possibly one of the worst allergic reactions I’ve had in my life. In fact, it was the first time an allergic reaction ever sent me to seek medical attention. On Tuesday, Feb. 23, I ordered a vegan (emphasis on vegan) chocolate chip cookie......

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Opinions from SUNY Fredonia on the Ukraine invasion

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 5, 2022March 5, 2022

March 5, 2022March 5, 2022

CASEY HUBER Special to The Leader Are we on the brink of World War III? “I would like to hope not,” junior Cole Thompson said. “I would really like to say that we’re not, but it’s very hard to tell right now. It’s very worrying,” sophomore Justine Bloom said. The......

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A daily terror: Going to the bathroom as a transgender person

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 24, 2022February 24, 2022

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022

JACE JACOBS Special to The Leader Going to the bathroom is something so completely mundane that most people don’t give it a second thought. For some of us, however, going to the bathroom is anything but mundane; it’s terrifying. In the world of transgender and gender-expansive people, using the bathroom......

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Pesky politics: How the Kershnar situation became an online political battleground

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 12, 2022February 12, 2022

February 12, 2022February 12, 2022

CASEY HUBER Special to The Leader Philosophy professor Stephen Kershnar has been lambasted by many, but for varying reasons. His views on pedophilia are being lumped together with his political ideology, but you will get different perspectives on what exactly Kershnar believes depending on where you go. Twitter is a......

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Lovercolumn: To the Lovercallers

[OPINION] The COVID-19 pandemic turned me into an extrovert

[OPINION] Eating on campus is difficult: FSA could improve

Advice from a former resident assistant: What it’s like to become a college student

What I wish I would’ve known as a freshman

Refusal to understand Black rage

How an incorrect FSA order sent me to WellNow Urgent Care

Opinions from SUNY Fredonia on the Ukraine invasion

A daily terror: Going to the bathroom as a transgender person

Pesky politics: How the Kershnar situation became an online political battleground