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Prof. Mike Igoe: Your vote matters, a Constitution Day lesson

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2018

September 28, 2018

KATIE MILLER Special to The Leader At 18-years-old, Professor Mike Igoe was considered old enough to die for his country, but too young to vote for the direction it would take. In 1971, he saw first hand the real-life effects of the U.S. Constitution. In the years since, he......

Opinion

Colleges need emphasis on intellectual diversity

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2018October 1, 2018

September 28, 2018October 1, 2018

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......

Sports

Biology Graduate Turned Tennis Coach

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 20, 2018

September 20, 2018

Emily Kulak Special to The Leader Lakewood, N.Y., native Matthew Johnson joined the Fredonia sports family as the new women’s tennis head coach in July of this year. Johnson returns to western New York after studying biology and chemistry at Berry College in Mount Berry, Ga. Biology wasn’t all......

Opinion

From the Desk of Josh Ranney, News Editor

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 19, 2018August 15, 2019

September 19, 2018August 15, 2019

Let’s talk about fake news. How did we get to a point as a nation and as a society that we would write off the news media as half garbage at best and half propaganda at worst? The obvious answer that everyone will probably want to say is that we’re......

Opinion

Fredonia taught me how to listen

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2018September 2, 2019

September 12, 2018September 2, 2019

VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor I’ll admit it. On Jan. 20, 2017, I was ecstatic. It was the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration. Few things in life could have satisfied me more than to see the devastated looks on the faces of every Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders supporter.......

Opinion

Bernie Sanders’ proposed job guarantee warrants a lesson in economics

Contributor to The LeaderMay 2, 2018September 2, 2019

May 2, 2018September 2, 2019

SETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Writer When fictional president from House of Cards, Frank Underwood, announced his plan to guarantee a job for every American, everything I knew about economics cringed, and it’s cringing now. Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, made for a unique presidential candidate by being......

Sports

Los Angeles Angels: Shohei Ohtani

Contributor to The LeaderApril 25, 2018August 17, 2019

April 25, 2018August 17, 2019

JORDAN PURVIS Special to The Leader The Los Angeles Angels are off to a great start this season. They currently have a record of 14-7 and lead second in the American League West. In part of their recent success on the field, it is evident that Shohei Ohtani is......

News

Trump’s first international militaristic endeavor: bomb Syria

Contributor to The LeaderApril 25, 2018August 16, 2019

April 25, 2018August 16, 2019

JOSH RANNEY Assistant News Editor Streaks of light from both missiles and anti-aircraft fire lit up the skies over central and southern Syria two weeks ago. The American missile strike was carried out along with support from allied forces from the United Kingdom and France. Threats and discussion of......

Life & Arts

From wanting to skip recess to read, to becoming a writer: A profile of Dr. George David Clark

Contributor to The LeaderApril 19, 2018

April 19, 2018

STEPHEN SACCO Special to the Leader Dr. George David Clark was born in Savannah, Ga., but moved from time-to-time while growing up in the southeast of The United States. He was raised by his father, a pastor, and his mother, a teacher just like himself. Clark talked about his......

Sports

From the battlefield to the playing field: how a military hero has found solace in a sport

Contributor to The LeaderApril 18, 2018

April 18, 2018

TANNER WILLIAMS Special to The Leader After serving any kind of military tour, reintegration into the “real world” can be a trying process. You often hear stories of soldiers who cannot quite get back on their feet, to the point where many of them choose to re-deploy. Passing up......

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Prof. Mike Igoe: Your vote matters, a Constitution Day lesson

Colleges need emphasis on intellectual diversity

Biology Graduate Turned Tennis Coach

From the Desk of Josh Ranney, News Editor

Fredonia taught me how to listen

Bernie Sanders’ proposed job guarantee warrants a lesson in economics

Los Angeles Angels: Shohei Ohtani

Trump’s first international militaristic endeavor: bomb Syria

From wanting to skip recess to read, to becoming a writer: A profile of Dr. George David Clark

From the battlefield to the playing field: how a military hero has found solace in a sport