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News

What you need to know from last week’s Democratic debate

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN POLLARD News Editor 1. Warren takes the hot seat Elizabeth Warren came under fire from both Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttegeig about her unwillingness to admit whether or not her idea for Medicare for All would raise taxes on the middle class. Warren repeated several times that “costs will......
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Opinion

From the desk of Aidan Pollard, News Editor

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Reading Time: 3 minutesWith the Democratic presidential campaigns in full swing, it’s a good time to talk about how not to fall for thinly-veiled appeals and arguments you might hear in debates and interviews with candidates.  A 2017 Gallup poll found that 78% of Americans identify with a specific religion. Religious freedom is......
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Life & Arts

Cameron Kasky’s convocation speech is all about taking action and staying true to self

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Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Life and Arts Editor Cameron Kasky’s convocation speech involved a lot of self-care advice, thoughts on activism and references to his African American history class. The Marjory-Stoneman Douglas shooting changed his life. He and his younger brothers survived one of the most tragic mass school shootings in US......
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News

Democratic debate watch party draws a diverse crowd

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Reading Time: 2 minutesHANNAH JOHNSON Special to The Leader On Thursday night, room G103C of the Williams Center was filled with many emotions. Fredonia’s Democracy Initiative club held a debate watch party, which was open to all views and people. The club set out free ice cream and faced the tables toward each......
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Scallion

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

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Reading Time: 2 minutesDOM 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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Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA 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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Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA 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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Reading Time: 3 minutesJOSH 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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Reading Time: 2 minutesSTEPHEN 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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Reading Time: 3 minutesSETH 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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