Politics

‘The most famous Fredonian’: Zweig celebration returns to campus

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2016

September 28, 2016

MOLLY VANDENBERG Special to The Leader Following the recent surge of interest in the Austrian Jewish author Stefan Zweig, the Zweig lecture series is returning to Fredonia this Fall. “Zweig at Fredonia 2016,” planned for Oct. 3–5, will feature some unique Zweig-related events on campus. This is the fourth time......

News

Fredonia ALL IN Challenge seeks to get out the vote

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016

September 21, 2016

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer With the presidential election right around the corner, Fredonia has been searching for ways to drum up student involvement and, ultimately, to increase voter turnout come election day. One of the most recent signs of political apathy among Fredonia students was a campus report detailing the......

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Clinton collapses during 9/11 ceremony, patriotic Americans lose it

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016August 25, 2019

September 21, 2016August 25, 2019

D. ZBORNAK Staff Lampoonist After Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the national anthem, there has been an uproar from the population of loyal Americans whining about what it means to be respectful and patriotic in their country. Fuel was only added to the fire after a video......

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Record-breaking bee deaths leads to drop in Honey Nut Cheerio production

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 14, 2016

September 14, 2016

V. RAVIOLI Staff Lampoonist Devastating news has been going around about the recent Zika spraying that inadvertently killed off millions of honeybees. What was intended to be a heroic effort toward the destruction of the Zika virus in the U.S. has tragically resulted in an unbelievable drop in honey......

Opinion

Conservative Corner: The shady history behind the Clinton Foundation

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016August 16, 2019

September 12, 2016August 16, 2019

CONNOR HOFFMAN News Editor The Clinton Foundation has been in the national headlines lately, and for good reason: this foundation reeks of corruption. The Foundation may have recently just announced that it would not accept foreign donations if Hillary Clinton is elected president, according to CNN, but it’s very......

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Faster than the speed of blame: Usain Bolt is faster than your partner’s assumptions, new study suggests

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 2, 2016

September 2, 2016

TRAVIS LEFEVRE Lampoon Editor Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has once again wiped the competition, earning three gold medals during the 2016 Olympics. He is so fast that a recent study done by Yale University determined that Bolt is faster than the assumptions made by your partner, or the same......

News

Conservative Corner: searching for the perfect VP

Contributor to The LeaderMay 5, 2016August 16, 2019

May 5, 2016August 16, 2019

CONNOR HOFFMAN Assistant News Editor After the last few primaries, the focus of the election has shifted to the general election. Who the nominees will pick as their running mates has been a hotly contested issue in the media lately. This election will be a very close one, and......

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Horoscopes

Contributor to The LeaderMay 1, 2016August 15, 2019

May 1, 2016August 15, 2019

PATRICK BENNETT Staff Lampoonist Aries You’re finally going to meet your Tinderfella for a coffee at Upper Crust! Too bad he will literally be a koala bear. You’ve been catfished! Taurus Make a wish upon the stars; you’ll be sloshed and behind bars! Happy birthday, Taurus! ......

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An award-winning ‘queer, disabled femme of color’ WSU presents Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2016

April 17, 2016

MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer Lambda Award-winning author Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha — who identifies as a queer, disabled femme of color — served as the third annual Women’s Herstory Month keynote speaker on the evening of April 6. Lakshmi is a winner of a Lambda Literary Award for her poetry......

Opinion

FTDO Colin

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2016August 16, 2019

April 17, 2016August 16, 2019

I have tried to use my position at The Leader to avoid getting involved in politics or picking sides, but today I’d like to talk to you about somebody who I think is supremely qualified to be the next president of the United States: Donald J. Trump. Just kidding!......

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‘The most famous Fredonian’: Zweig celebration returns to campus

Fredonia ALL IN Challenge seeks to get out the vote

Clinton collapses during 9/11 ceremony, patriotic Americans lose it

Record-breaking bee deaths leads to drop in Honey Nut Cheerio production

Conservative Corner: The shady history behind the Clinton Foundation

Faster than the speed of blame: Usain Bolt is faster than your partner’s assumptions, new study suggests

Conservative Corner: searching for the perfect VP

Horoscopes

An award-winning ‘queer, disabled femme of color’ WSU presents Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

FTDO Colin