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Holiday traditions: a juxtaposition of cultures

Reading Time: 3 minutesAMBER MATTICE Staff Writer Holidays are an integral aspect of culture, and, because of this, it is important to recognize that the celebration of certain holidays differs from one culture to another. Christmas in particular is celebrated differently by almost every family both in the United States and across the......
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Web Exclusive: Casey Springer: A conversation with a student veteran

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Reading Time: 7 minutesAMANDA DEDIE News Editor   Meet Casey Springer, a senior social work major. A lot of people have things about them that make them stick out from the rest, but Springer is of a very small minority on the Fredonia campus. From 2008-2011, Springer served in the United States Air......
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Fredonia celebrates National Smoke-Out Day Has the tobacco-free policy negatively impacted the environment?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   On Nov. 12, Fredonia will be celebrating National Smoke-Out Day in honor of the second anniversary of Fredonia’s Tobacco-Free policy. The Student Health and Counseling Center will be setting up tables with information to help inform students of the dangers of smoking. Fredonia’s Tobacco Free......
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Conservative corner: Illegal immigration and the 2016 election

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   One of the biggest issues in the 2016 election so far has been illegal immigration. Much of the coverage of this issue on the Republican side has been focused on Trump’s plan to build a wall between the United States and Mexico and forcibly......
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Support for Sanders Fredonia Students for Bernie Sanders forms from Facebook

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  AMANDA DEDIE News Editor   As the generation who will one day be ruling the world, it’s our responsibility to vote in a presidential candidate who can help take care of us, and have our best interests in mind, until we can start running the world on our own.......
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Conservative Corner: The first Democratic Debate

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   The Democrats held their first presidential debate on Oct. 13, hosted by Facebook and CNN. And, oh boy, was it apparent that none of them have any real solutions to the problems our country is facing. Senator Marco Rubio, one of the Republican candidates running,......
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MoChester returns to EBC

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Reading Time: 4 minutes[metaslider id=4028] REBECCA HALE Reverb Editor   Ellicottville Brewing Company West (EBC) provided a warm and welcoming haven for cold hands and eager ears last Saturday evening as it hosted MoChester, a band that hasn’t visited Fredonia in many years. Outside, temperatures were nearing freezing, but students and community members......
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‘Two words that make the magic’ Broadway star conducts master class

Reading Time: 3 minutesHOLLY BURDICK Special to The Leader   “What if” — two words that can imply many things. “What if” — two words that permit the imagination to run wild. “What if” — two words that Tony Award-nominated, Karen Akers used many times to explain what she wanted to teach. “What......

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