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Earth confirmed spherical, Mars not so much: Flat-Earthers conflicted

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MATT ANDERSON Guest Scallywag   Sept. 28, 2018 was marked a historic day for the science community as the first commercial spaceflight, carrying nine passengers from across the world, departed from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 9:30 a.m. EST. SpaceX company, founded by technology tycoon, Elon Musk, launched the DBR Rocket......
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......
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......
Sports

Ace of all trades:Ethan Francis begins his final year at Fredonia

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RYAN DUNNING28 Special to the Leader   “My freshman year of high school I was a hurdler, but I saw people leaving practice to go on runs. I wanted to leave and not practice, so I started running distance. It was awful,” said Ethan Francis. This is how he recalls......
Opinion

Colleges need emphasis on intellectual diversity

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SETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Columnist   As globalization has taken root in the fabric of the United States so, too, has the emphasis for diversity. This modern paradigm has brought about laws requiring female representation on boards and committees and to affirmative action in higher-ed which has done a magnificent......
Life & Arts

Candy Ambulance to make first ever appearance at BJ’s with Elemantra and Skulking Ghost

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ERIKETA COST Special to The Leader   BJ’s Bar and Grill, check. Loud music and live bands, check. Local Fredonia Musicians, check. Last Call Entertainment will be hosting Candy Ambulance, Elemantra and Skulking Ghost on Sept. 12 at BJ’s Bar and Grill from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Last Call......
News

New faces within SA get their feet wet, while old ones target new goals

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JOSH RANNEY News Editor   There were plenty of open seats in McEwen G26 on Sept. 6 for the Student Association’s first General Assembly meeting of the semester. However, many of the empty seats will soon be filled by newly elected and re-elected class representatives as SA begins their new......
News

‘We need to simply reach out. That’s the one most important, most powerful message of that film.’: A recap of ‘Suicide: A Ripple Effect’

VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH and ALEXANDRIA SMITH Assistant News Editor and Special to The Leader   Approximately 99 percent of people who jump off the Golden Gate bridge don’t make it. Over the course of 80 years, more than 2,000 people have jumped off of the bridge — only 36 people have......

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