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College students were no-shows at the voting booths

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SETH MICHAEL MEYER Special to The Leader In a recent report, Fredonia’s voting percentages for the 2016 presidential election have been marked as below average compared to other SUNY college institutions. In the Nation Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement conducted by Tufts University, Fredonia’s voting percentage was measured at......
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Nonviolence Isn’t Always Easy, But We Should Practice It Anyway

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James Lillin STAFF WRITER   The grotesque violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, has cast a shadow over the lives of many Americans, as a White Supremacist protester drove his car into a crowd of anti-racist protestors, murdering 32-year-old Helen Heyer and injuring at least 19 others. Many argue that the heavily-armed,......
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This Summer, Resolve to Stop Your Slacktivism

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JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer   There are countless ways that I’ve hurt the movements I love most. There are times when I don’t have the energy to be respectful to people on my social media who have views that I find disagreeable, and have let conversations devolve into “8-Mile”-esque insult......
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Final Brown Bag tackles fake news and social media

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  [metaslider id=9141]   JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer On April 12, the final Brown Bag lecture of the year took place in the Williams Center, featuring communications professor Mike Igoe and computer science professor Michael Scialdone, both choosing to tackle the rise in fake news and media bias. “I decided......
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Conservative Corner: Excelsior Scholarship won’t take us higher

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      CONNOR HOFFMAN Managing Editor   Recently, the New York state budget for the upcoming budget passed. One of the most controversial additions to the budget bill was a program called the Excelsior Scholarship. This idea was horribly thought-out and reeks of “Cuomo 2020.” The scholarship will cover......
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Iraqi filmmaker displays war documentary “Homeland: Iraq Year Zero” to students

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  ANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer   In February 2002, just one year before the U.S. invaded Iraq, filmmaker Abbas Fahdel departed from France to return to his home in Iraq. There, he filmed everyday life as his country was preparing for war. This past week on April 4 and 5,......
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Chatley recognized for domestic violence awareness efforts

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AVRIL KING Social Media Asst.   According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, around 20 people are abused physically by their romantic partner in the United States every minute. That’s more than 10 million individuals every year. Yet, many people believe that it will never happen to them and......
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