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A reflection of current-day America: Trump inaugurated on MLK Day

Dan QuaglianaMarch 2, 2025March 2, 2025

March 2, 2025March 2, 2025

DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo via Pixabay.com On Nov. 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed H.R. 3706 into law. On July 29 of that year, Representative Katie Hall (D-IN) introduced that bill in order to recognize the third Monday in January “as a day of prayer......

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Trump signs flurry of executive orders in his first week back in office

Alex BucknamFebruary 16, 2025February 11, 2025

February 16, 2025February 11, 2025

ALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor Donald Trump isn’t wasting any time getting acclimated to the White House for his second term. President Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2025, in the rotunda of the United States Capitol due to the cold temperatures Washington, D.C. was facing. He is the second......

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Becoming radicalized on book banning

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 16, 2024December 16, 2024

December 16, 2024December 16, 2024

MARIANA CRUZ Special to The Leader Growing up, a book I loved as a kid was Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are.” I thought the monsters were cool and I liked the overall message. The book has stuck with me from childhood to adulthood. I was in Reed Library......

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New York State passes a bill requiring universities to provide free menstrual products

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2024October 15, 2024

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024

ABIGAIL JACOBSON News Editor Graphic by Isabella Rizzo | Art Director Something new will be coming to the bathrooms on the SUNY Fredonia campus. On Aug. 26, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill requiring all public SUNY and CUNY universities to provide free menstrual products in campus restrooms and buildings.......

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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] The Race to 2024: Who is Vivek Ramaswamy?

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 11, 2023September 7, 2023

September 11, 2023September 7, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy is now polling second in the Republican Presidential primary only behind Donald Trump, and his run has come as a surprise to many. Vivek is the only candidate running for the party nominee without having any prior experience in elective office. He also would be the 2nd person......

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The ‘facts of the case’ for bail reform in New York State

Contributor to The LeaderMay 3, 2023May 3, 2023

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023

MICHAEL WILLIAMS Staff Writer The American Democracy Project on campus held a forum with the assistant professor of criminal justice at SUNY Fredonia, Dr. Jessica Finkeldey, and Alexandra Harrington, associate professor of criminal justice at University at Buffalo and director of the Innocence Project in Buffalo. A central focal point......

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Roe v. Wade: The origins of abortion rights

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2023March 8, 2023

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023

MICHAEL WILLIAMS Special to The Leader On March 1, Fredonia’s Honors Program, Women’s and Gender Studies Department and History Club collaborated to sponsor a Zoom event on the history of abortion in America and how the overturning of Roe v. Wade was actually not historically accurate. The event was hosted......

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E for Everyone – Equal Rights Amendment explained

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 22, 2023February 22, 2023

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

MICHAEL WILLIAMS Special to The Leader As most Americans know, the battle for civil and political rights of minorities in America is a long-debated topic. In the New York State Legislature, Albany has successfully passed the New York State Equal Rights Amendment with supermajorities two years in a row. The......

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[SATIRE] Hillary Clinton inspires wave of theatrical inspiration

Contributor to The LeaderMay 9, 2022May 8, 2022

May 9, 2022May 8, 2022

BRIAN CECALA Staff Scallywag Fans of the iconic feminist and political leader Hillary Rodham Clinton may be surprised that she can add a new title… Theater super-star! After conceding the 2016 election, there were rumors floating around that she had been taking acting classes in her free time. Well, not......

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A reflection of current-day America: Trump inaugurated on MLK Day

Trump signs flurry of executive orders in his first week back in office

Becoming radicalized on book banning

New York State passes a bill requiring universities to provide free menstrual products

[OPINION] Falling deeper into political hell

[OPINION] The Race to 2024: Who is Vivek Ramaswamy?

The ‘facts of the case’ for bail reform in New York State

Roe v. Wade: The origins of abortion rights

E for Everyone – Equal Rights Amendment explained

[SATIRE] Hillary Clinton inspires wave of theatrical inspiration