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Recreational marijuana legal in New York: How does this affect our campus?

Contributor to The LeaderApril 20, 2021April 19, 2021

April 20, 2021April 19, 2021

ALISA OPPENHEIMER News Editor New York has officially become the 15th state to legalize recreational marijuana use. If you haven’t heard the news, on March 31, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that allows adults 21 and older to consume marijuana recreationally. The bill first passed the Senate with 40......

Life & Arts

#BeTheChangeInClimateChange: Recognizing how the presidential election will affect climate change

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 2, 2020November 2, 2020

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020

JORDAN CAHILL, SARAH MAYFIELD, JUSTIN COHAN and JOE CASEY Specials to The Leader Climate change is a worldwide issue that will affect all of us more and more in the coming decades. According to the NASA Earth Observatory, 2019 was the second hottest year on record. While the Earth has......

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Donald and Melania Trump test positive for COVID-19

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 2, 2020October 2, 2020

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

JAMES MEAD Managing Editor [Updated 10:03 a.m., Oct. 2] At 12:54 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, President Donald Trump announced that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19. In a Tweet, he said, “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine......

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A message from Israel Ortiz: Black lives matter

Contributor to The LeaderJune 1, 2020

June 1, 2020

ALYSSA BUMP Assistant Life & Arts Editor Despite the fact that a pandemic is running rampant throughout the United States, thousands of people continue to gather to protest. These protests threaten to compromise participants’ health and wellbeing, but for many, it’s a risk that needs to be taken. On May......

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Nurse responds to COVID-19

Contributor to The LeaderApril 29, 2020April 29, 2020

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020

SAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader In her 33 years working as a nurse, Nancy Lewandowski — my mother — said that COVID-19 is the scariest thing she’s ever seen. Lewandowski’s career began at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, where she worked as a graduate nurse. After receiving her license and......

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WHO exactly is to blame for a worldwide pandemic?

Contributor to The LeaderApril 28, 2020April 28, 2020

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020

HOPE WINTER Special to The Leader It’s been yet another week of COVID-19 holding people hostage in their homes, and while Americans are beginning to go stir-crazy with their families, Trump continues to wave his finger guns. Every night at six o’clock, while American families sit down for dinner, Trump......

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Uncle Sam is cutting us a check, but will it work?

Contributor to The LeaderApril 26, 2020April 26, 2020

April 26, 2020April 26, 2020

SETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Writer If you are like me and about 70 million other Americans, by the Treasury Department’s estimates, you may have, or will be receiving a check from the Federal Government in a compensatory consolation for the world being on shutdown. The direct payment to the people,......

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COVID-19’s daily reality: Perspectives from New York City ICU nurses

Contributor to The LeaderApril 24, 2020April 6, 2021

April 24, 2020April 6, 2021

JESSICA MEDITZ Life & Arts Editor As time progresses amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, different questions and headlines arise on a daily basis. But one thing that remains the same is people’s appreciation and admiration for those who work on the front lines. One of these workers is Rose Marie Robinson,......

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What the CARES Act means for college students

Contributor to The LeaderApril 3, 2020April 1, 2020

April 3, 2020April 1, 2020

SAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader President Trump just signed a $2 trillion bill aimed at providing relief for those impacted by coronavirus. As businesses close nationwide, and a record 3.3 million Americans file for unemployment, according to the Department of Labor, Congress worked to pass the CARES Act. According......

Sports

Tokyo 2020 delayed due to COVID-19

Contributor to The LeaderApril 2, 2020April 1, 2020

April 2, 2020April 1, 2020

CAROLYN MULLARKEYStaff Writer The effects of the coronavirus have not ended and do not appear to be stopping anytime soon. As confirmed cases of COVID-19 increase, the economy decreases and with just about every single sport being canceled or delayed, the sports world receives another casualty. On March 24, after......

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