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Powering Through the Pandemic

Opinion

From the desk of Elmer Ploetz, Adviser

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Reading Time: 4 minutesELMER PLOETZ Adviser What a week. What a semester. Thank God for dogs.  Nobody needs to tell you how tumultuous the times have been. There have been way too many deaths, way too many lost jobs and too much disruption.   So my minor disruptions really aren’t that bad. One day......
Life & Arts

How to spend Mother’s Day during quarantine

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Reading Time: 3 minutesALYSSA BUMP Assistant Life & Arts Editor It may seem nearly impossible to do something enjoyable for Mother’s Day since most nonessential businesses are closed for the time being. However, fun can be found within the walls of your own home. Here are some ideas on how to make this......
Opinion

Coronavirus: Self-isolation or complete damnation?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesALYSSA BUMP Staff Writer Almost the entire population of the United States is bored out of their minds, but stuck in their house. It’s a strange occurrence for everyone; the coronavirus seemed to pop out of nowhere. But here we are. Most people have either been laid off, sent home......
Opinion

One family’s struggle with the virus

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Reading Time: 6 minutesMICHAEL MORRISSEY Special to The Leader My grandfather, whom we call Poppy, has been itching to get out of The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Rome, N.Y., since the day he got there. His health conditions, which have been piling up for years, prevented him from remaining in the......
Opinion

I’m an acting major in quarantine. This is my story.

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMATTHEW BAUM Staff Scallywag Before I begin, I have to preface this article with the fact that everything I’m about to say is true. There is nothing in this article that has been fabricated or exaggerated in any way, and I am living in Hell.  I am an acting major.......
Life & Arts

The Trident digitized: Annual magazine adjusts for the pandemic

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMARCIA HUNT Special to The Leader March 11 was supposed to be an exciting day for The Trident staff members — it was the deadline for submissions to the literary magazine, which would bring them one step closer to its annual publication. That morning, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the sudden......
Life & Arts

How WNYF is celebrating their 40 year anniversary during quarantine

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Reading Time: 3 minutesALYSSA BUMP Staff Writer  Right now, WNYF’s station is empty, and it will be for the rest of the semester. What a great way to celebrate their 40-year anniversary.  It seems like it is nearly impossible for the station to put out content during these unprecedented times. There is no......
Opinion

Thoughts of a soon-to-be graduate

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Reading Time: 2 minutesISABELLA DISTEFANO Asst. Social Media Manager It’s a scary time to be a soon-to-be college graduate. Just a month ago, I was talking to those around me about graduation and moving on from SUNY Fredonia. Each one of us was discussing our plans and the paths we wanted to go......

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