opinion

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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Intent vs. impact: How can a professor’s words affect students’ mental health?

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 8, 2022February 8, 2022

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022

ANDREA VÉLEZ-DAVIS Special to The Leader During only the second week of the semester, faculty, staff and students at SUNY Fredonia have been bombarded with news regarding the viewpoints of a professor. Many scrambled to grasp the idea that a tenured professor at the liberal arts college would argue that......

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Student safety: Is it a priority?

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 8, 2022February 8, 2022

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022

BRIANNA HOWARD Special to The Leader Student protest turned into student discussion — is campus safety a priority at Fredonia? Student safety on campus has been an ever-growing subject to the student body and how the university can better listen to the concerns of students. With recent events of the......

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

Intent vs. impact: How can a professor’s words affect students’ mental health?

Student safety: Is it a priority?