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Politics

Scallion

‘We’re ignorian Dorian’ Trump puts the hurricane in time out

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DOM MAGISTRO Assistant Scallion Editor As we enter the month with the largest number of hurricanes on average, tropical storms become stronger and stronger. This includes the first ever hurricane to reach Category 5, according to President Trump. In September 2017, Hurricane Irma hit the US, the first of four......
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Life & Arts

‘Artists as Innovators’ offers new perspectives on the artistic canon

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ERIKETA COST Assistant Life & Arts Editor   The new exhibition at the Cathy and Jessie Marion Art Gallery is all about challenging the artistic canon. “Artists as Innovators” features artists of today who strive to innovate in several different ways through their artwork. The exhibition celebrates three decades of......
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Life & Arts

Freedonia Marxonia: A Fall Fredonia Tradition

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ERIKETA COST Staff Writer   Hail! Hail Freedonia! Land of the Brave and Free! This phrase can be heard around Fredonia this time of year, and the Marx Brother film, “Duck Soup,” can tell you why. The film debuted in 1933. “Duck Soup” takes place in an imaginary country called......
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News

Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations: Calamitous for GOP, motivation by anger for social movements

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JOSH RANNEY News Editor   National headlines for the past two weeks or so have been abuzz with one story: the hearings on Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Brett Kavanaugh, Judge of the Appeals Court of Washington D.C., was nominated to the Supreme Court this past July by President Donald......
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Life & Arts

The Extinct Bird Project: Making a statement

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STEPHEN SACCO Staff Writer Alberto Rey’s “The Extinct Bird Project” will be featured this fall at The Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History (RTPI) in Dunkirk. The project was inspired by Roger Peterson aka “the artist” who left a legacy on environmentalist art, most famously known for his field......
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Opinion

Why teacher pay is complicated and why education majors should stay here

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SETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Writer   From West Virginia to Colorado, teachers have been striking across the country demanding more compensation for their work. Starting back in February, teachers in West Virginia staged a widespread strike that finally resulted in a pay raise of 5 percent. Similar events have since......
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Life & Arts

Kid Ink to heat up Fredonia: ‘We didn’t want someone who was a one-hit ‘

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VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor   This year’s winter has been long and drawn out. The cold and dark afternoons have bled into late April, marking as one of Fredonia’s most shivering springs of recent year. Even so, Fredonia’s most esteemed student-run events planning team is heating things up. This......
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News

Cosmic transformation talk draws in large turnout

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ANGELINA DOHRE Photo Editor   Students, faculty and community members gathered for last week’s Brown Bag Lecture series. Dr. Neal Evans from the University of Texas at Austin presented “Extraterritorial Life: A Scientific Inquiry.” He focused on cosmic transformation and the scientific explanation of life beyond Earth. Opening remarks were......
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Opinion

‘Shut up and dribble’? Nah

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QUINTIN JAMES Assistant Sports Editor   During the NBA All-Star weekend, LeBron James and Kevin Durant were bombarded with questions about their response to Fox News’ Laura Ingraham’s “shut up and dribble” comments. In an interview with ESPN’s Cari Champion, James said, “We are at a watershed moment in this......
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