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Fredonia on Election Night Q & A with Jerry Fisk, Athletics Director Indie Album Reviews Ranking the Supreme Reflections on Biden Victory Court’s Fashion 2 The Leader Issue 4 THE LEADER S206 Williams Center What’s in this issue? Fredonia, NY 14063 News - 3 Opinion - 16 www.fredonialeader.org - This Week in COVID - Biden Wins the Battle for - Fredonia on Election Night Presidency Email [email protected] - Early Bird Gets the Worm Twitter @LeaderFredonia Photography - 18 Instagram @leaderfredonia - Jules Hoepting Life & Arts - 7 - Derek Raymond - “Julie and the Phantoms” T.V. Series Review - Eric Alexandrakis “Terra” Scallion - 20 Editor in Chief Asst. Design Editor - Review of the Election Jessica Meditz Open Album Review - Jacob King “Wired” Album - Guy Who Has Hunter Managing Editor Art Director Review Biden’s Laptop Tells All James Mead Open - Greystone Nature Preserve - Ranking the Supreme Court’s Fashion Sense News Editor Asst. Art Director - Horoscopes Alisa Oppenheimer Open Sports - 14 - Q & A with Jerry Fisk, Ath- Asst. News Editor Photo Editor Open Alexis Carney letics Director - Suspension of Fall Sports Life & Arts Editor Asst. Photo Editor - How Athletes are Reacting Alyssa Bump Derek Raymond to Election Results Asst. Life & Arts Editor Copy Editor Open Anna Gagliano Sports Editor Asst. Copy Editor (Cover) Maytum Hall. Photograph by Prince Hunt. Anthony Gettino Jacob King (Back cover) Maytum Hall. Photograph by Dante Lasting. Asst. Sports Editor Business Manager Open Kemari Wright Scallion Editor Asst. Business Manager Joseph Marciniak Open Asst. Scallion Editor Ad. Sales Manager Matthew Baum Open Web Editor Sales Representatives Ryan Dunning Open Asst. Web Editor Social Media Manager Open Sarah Hughston Design Editor Adviser Jules Hoepting Elmer Ploetz

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Proud member of The Associated Collegiate Press. fredonialeader.org The Leader 3 ThisThis weekweek inin COVID ALISA OPPENHEIMER doesn’t meet this requirement, News Editor Fredonia urges students to reach We’re so close to getting through out to [email protected], all of our in-person classes. or to call (716) 680-6073 as soon as There are only two weeks left possible. before our campus becomes a com- Regarding our recent status plete ghost town, as students travel in COVID considering pool home for the holidays. test results and our COVID-19 But the thought of large groups Dashboard, it seems as though of students traveling back to all our number of positive cases has areas of the east coast could bring increased, but it should be noted some concern. that with the large increase in the Since the start of the pandemic, number of people Fredonia is now traveling has been a huge risk and testing, an increase in positive cases we continue to see people avoiding is expected. travel while looking at the drastic According to Fredonia’s dash- impacts the virus has had on just board, on Wednesday night, Nov. the aviation industry alone. 4, our positivity rate was at approx- We’ve seen thousands of can- imately 0.30%. celled flights, empty planes, empty Currently, our positivity rate is at airports. approximately 0.56%. The same can be said for the With the recent election, COVID railroad industry, as well. has again made its presence known Fredonia has a total number of in over 120,000 Americans around 4,433 undergraduate students, the the nation. majority of which are most likely Though our campuses positivity traveling some distance home. percentage may seem like a gradual Avoiding the spread of increase compared to this, it’s still COVID-19 may be a challenge, extremely necessary for everyone The dinosaur in the Science Center struggles to find a mask on campus to continue to take this and being that we’re under similar that fits. Photograph by Jules Hoepting. circumstances, other SUNY schools virus seriously. will have to face this challenge as well. President Kolison also discussed the In the coming weeks we will all In efforts to take precaution before reasoning behind this. be excited to see our family and friends students leave, SUNY announced a “We want to do all we can to mini- back home, but we must be responsible new policy regarding testing prior to mize the chance that Fredonia students if we want to enjoy our time there. departure. are unknowingly taking the virus home For more information regarding The new policy requires that all stu- to their families and friends,” he said. COVID-19 on our campus, students dents utilizing any on-campus facilities With this, Fredonia has revised the can utilize the following resources: must test negative for COVID within testing schedule in hopes to make it • Fredonia COVID-19 dashboard ten days prior to leaving. more flexible for all students who plan • Chautauqua County COVID-19 Fredonia is requiring that students test on going home. information a minimum of four days before leaving Now, instead of having to get tested • SUNY COVID-19 case tracker campus. between only the hours of 9 a.m. to 11 • New York State COVID-19 infor- The campus was made aware of the a.m., the school has provided a second mation revised policy via email from Enroll- window of time for testing, and longer • Centers for Disease Control and ment and Student Services. hours. Prevention The emails states: For the week of Nov. 9, students can “This will allow for test results to be show up from the hours of 9 a.m. to 12 obtained prior to students leaving cam- p.m. or 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. pus for the winter break.” If a student’s scheduled testing time 4 The Leader Issue 4 [Analysis] Fredonia on electionelection night ANNA GAGLIANO was going to win was going to win and avoiding eye-contact with me. Copy Editor the world would keep on spinning. The only glimpse I got of students After my discussion with them, I concerned with the election were a Surprisingly, election night was a made my way over to University Com- couple signs scattered throughout the quiet one on Fredona’s campus. mons to see if I could find anyone else quads, all in favor of Biden and ranging It was chilly outside, so not many currently enthralled in the election. from simple sayings like “Vote Blue,” to were out and about on a walk, except Starbucks was sweeping up and the funnier quips like “Dump Trump.” for two girls outside Mason Hall making C-Store was all but empty. A girl sat on The lack of students willing to speak a TikTok. Inside the Williams Center, groups gathered at the socially-distant round tables in the multi-purpose room with laptops open, studying and chatting about classes. No discussion of the election could be heard. I came across some more quiet students sitting in the lounge chairs outside of the MPR and asked several if they had any comment to make re- garding their emotions of election night or whether or not they’d be watching the polls. All declined to comment, in a sort of uncomfortable way. This was understandable, though. This is perhaps the most divisive election in American history, and many were and still are wary of sharing their political beliefs with their friends, let alone a stranger like myself. Downstairs, at Willy C’s, I didn’t have much more luck. There was virtually no line, and since I was feeling stressed about the election Photograph by Prince Hunt. myself, I picked up some mozzarella the cushioned bench by the door and to me and the lack of any visibility inter- sticks and sat down to observe the room. complained to her friend on the phone ested in the polls results does not mean Just like upstairs, students who were about a grade she received. No sign of students didn’t care, though. I sought talking out loud weren’t expressing any anyone stressing. out a type of student that, frankly, I concerns or regard toward the election. At this point, I figured people were don’t think I would’ve been if I were They were just enjoying some time with either going to be visibly worried about walking around campus on election their friends. the election but unwilling to speak to night. The T.V. lounge area at the back of me, or they would be thinking about it Even if they don’t show it, students Willy’s was closed-off due to COVID, in their own way but going about their are concerned in their own way about so where students might have sat and business as usual. this presidential race. It’s a hard thing watched election results before could Upon realizing this, I figured it just to talk about in a year that has been not be accessed or used. wouldn’t hurt to walk through the quads riddled with so many other stressors. When I finished my food and ascend- and try to listen for election results play- So, I don’t blame them for denying ed the stairs, I came across a cluster of ing on a dorm T.V. me a quote or focusing on hanging out students who I overheard discussing As I said earlier, though, it was a brisk or studying with their friends. some election-related issues. night, and many windows were firmly On one of the most stressful nights They expressed their interest in shut. I saw two friends say goodbye to of 2020, many Fredonia students chose watching poll results, but encouraged each other in the middle of the quad, normalcy, and there’s nothing wrong others to not get hung up on waiting. then jog to their respective dorms, with that. Their message to me was that whoever fredonialeader.org The Leader 5 The early bird gets the window

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Hearing about an abundance of noticed it happening by.” and is working hard to find a solution dead birds around Halloween time may With the windows of Rockefeller to make the long windows visible to the sound like the plot of an Alfred Hitch- facing the campus woodlands, a bird’s birds’ eye view. cock movie, but in Fredonia you don’t eyesight cannot tell whether a window “At first I was a little puzzled,” said have to turn on a screen to experience is glass or if it’s more wooded land for Kessler. “We have a lot of trees in front the scare. them to fly into. of the glass that maybe direct the birds Students that walk to class along While it is a natural occurrence for into other directions, and I wondered Three Man Hill have noticed several birds not to see glass windows, the high if it was just birds following a lead bird. dead birds to step over as they make number of dead birds found has con- But then I started to see that this is a their way to Rockefeller Arts Center. cerned members of the campus. bigger issue than I previously thought.” Justine Bloom, a freshman earth sci- Jasper J. Glow, a Fredonia student, Kessler researched to find the best ence major, noticed this problem on her joins Bloom in being upset by the sight solution for the school to put up to make early morning commute to class. of the dead birds on the sidewalk: “It’s the windows obvious to the birds. He “There was a point to where it came upsetting, and also pretty unsanitary. believes the best solution would be to to be three to four birds a week that “I think that if there’s something the remove the glazing of the windows and would show up dead on the sidewalk of school can do, they should at least try. I put a different glazing on, but doesn’t Rockefeller.” think the school should be more aware believe they will ever have enough funds Justine thought this wasn’t a normal of this.” to do so. thing to be happening, but then real- Markus Kessler, the Director of “It’s something that would have to ized, “Rockefeller is the only building I Facilities Planning, is aware of this issue come out of some type of campus funding, which doesn’t mean we’re not going to do anything; I just have to find a solution that will work but won’t break the bank.” Kessler believes that there has to be a simpler and cheaper way to help and is narrowing down his best solutions. As of this week, Kessler said his best solution would be to add a film to these windows that would “polka dot” the window for the birds to see. These dots would be a quarter-inch in diameter and two inches apart from one another. “It would be either dots or horizontal details to add to the outside of these windows, and I believe that the dots would be more visually appealing to the eye.” Kessler plans to have a set goal with funding ideas to help the birds for springtime by the end of November.

“Accident Scene” by Bill Gracey 26 Million Views is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. 6 The Leader Issue 4 fredonialeader.org The Leader 7 Life & Arts “Julie and the Phantoms” TV series review NIKKI INDELICATO Special to The Leader TikTok is a platform where many teens can show and share their passion for people and pop culture, including television shows. Months ago, the TV show “Criminal Minds” took the app by storm. Fans posted how much they loved the show and were obsessed with it. But now, a new show has taken over. On Sept. 10, Netflix debuted their original TV show, “Julie and the Phan- toms.” The story follows high schooler Julie Molina, who recently lost her mother and her passion for music over the past year. She then meets members of the band Sunset Curve and finds out that they are ghosts. Together, they join forces and start creating music once again. “It’s not just a girl with high school The show also problems. It’s a girl recovering from Ghost by Ryan Miguel Capili. Pexels. Microphone by Gezer Amorim, Pexels. follows the themes her mother’s death and how she falls of LGBTQ+, high back in love with music,” said Cameron school bullies and family. ters that we now see in “Julie and the Ransom, a senior English major. It seems that even though the target Phantoms.” While the show was originally created demographic was for younger kids, it The cast themselves even have a big and intended for a young audience, it touches on bigger themes that anyone presence on TikTok to support the ultimately brought in a more diverse can relate to. show. It has helped build a strong con- one. The show is directed by Kenny Orte- nection between them and the fans. All over TikTok, teens and college ga. He is known for directing the “High With all the interactions that are students are sharing their experience School Musical” and “Descendants” made between the cast and the fans, it and reactions throughout watching the trilogies and even the Halloween classic, shows how important and how much series. “Hocus Pocus.” they value the loyal fanbase that has “It is relatable and authentic, plus the This brings back fond memories for been created due to this small show that music is really good. Everyone can see fans of the show since they have grown premiered on Netflix. parts of themselves in the characters,” up being exposed to his work from when In a year where the world has lost said Casey Kunzer, a senior music ther- they were children. so much, it’s the little things like a TV apy and psychology major. “It is really cool to see all the compar- show that can bring so much joy and The show deals with many topics that isons to the various other projects he has happiness back into people’s lives. are going on in today’s society. worked on. You can feel the nostalgia “The biggest theme that we know is from his past projects in this show,” said death. I think we can all relate because Allison Richards, a senior early child- at some point, especially at our age, hood and childhood education major. we have probably lost someone in our There are many similarities between lives,” said Emily Richards, a senior the characters from his previous movies, video production and psychology major. and they are carried into the charac- 8 The Leader Issue 4 Album review: “Terra” by Eric Alexandrakis ASHLEY HALM and household objects while he was Alexandrakis’ emotions surrounding his Special to The Leader undergoing chemotherapy treatment. struggles with chronic illness and the With song titles like “Satan’s Fried His most recent release, “Terra,” was dangers of wealth and greed. Scapegoat Breakfast” and “Now Board- also nominated for a Grammy in the In spite of its chaotic and eclectic ing: Flight EA918,” it’s clear that Eric 2020 award season. sound, or perhaps because of it, “Terra” Alexandrakis isn’t your typical sing- Like his other travel concept album, works as a cohesive concept album in er-songwriter. “Tra -> Tra,” “Terra” blends Alex- that it attempts to capture the essence Indeed, a first encounter with Alexan- andrakis’s powerfully raw vocals and of Alexandrakis’s journey to explore the drakis’s particular brand of ‘60s-inspired psychedelic rock might evoke a feeling similar to getting hit in the side of the head with a red-hot, tie-dye-painted frying pan full of rusty nails and glitter. It’s a pretty intense experience. However, if you take the time to really listen to his lyrics, you’ll find a truly unique and unexpectedly honest musical voice that has a lot to say about life, love and the human experience. Born and raised in Florida, Alexan- drakis was classically trained in piano from the age of six. Besides piano, he is a master of a number of other musical instruments and styles, and he grew up listening to ‘80s British punk artists such as Du- ran Duran. All of these influences are noticeably present in his music’s eclectic, multi-layered sound. Nearly all of Alexandrakis’s songs are recorded and mixed on a 16-track analog recording machine, a recording method which was widely used for music production in the ‘70s. On his YouTube channel, each of his lyric videos for his original songs tout the description, “No autotune, no time stretching, no track comping and no instrument loops. All played or pro- grammed in analogue we trust.” melodies with atmospheric synth sounds inner workings of the world and himself: Alexandrakis’ previous projects and sound samples from his travels, the joy, the heartbreak, the anger, all of include “Like a Puppet Show,” an including everything from in-flight it. audiovisual collaboration with Academy intercom announcements to rainfall and Albeit in a sort of roundabout, ac- Award-nominated actor John Malkov- geese calls. id-trip sort of way, I think it’s definitely ich, award-winning photographer All these colliding sonic elements succeeded. Sandro Miller and various other artists, result in a listening experience that is si- Some personal favorites from the in which Malkovich recites Plato’s “Al- multaneously otherworldly and ground- album are “Mediterranean Sun,” which legory of the Cave” over original music ed, as if you’re traveling the world right has a sunny, Beach Boys-esque feel, and composed and produced by Alexan- alongside Alexandrakis, or rather, as if “I Love Me,” an energetic, Technicolor drakis. you’re watching him take these journeys self-love anthem, which was recently The project is described in reviews as while living inside the bright and beauti- featured in the video game Grand Theft “intensely compelling and mind-bend- ful chaos of his mind. Hint: the expe- Auto 5. ingly great.” rience is even cooler if you listen to the Maybe Alexandrakis’ music isn’t Alexandrakis was nominated for a album with high-quality headphones. exactly your cup of tea, but it’s definitely Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word It’s not always sunny in “Terra,” worth a try. Album for his album “I.V. Catatonia: 20 though. “Terra” is available now on all stream- Years as a Two-Time Cancer Survivor,” Tracks like “Pain” and “The Mighty ing platforms, and you can visit EricAl- which was recorded using instruments Terran Empire” harness raw, intense exandrakis.com/ to view his biography guitar hooks and drums to convey and previous projects. fredonialeader.org The Leader 9 Album review: “Wired” by Jacob King

ANNA GAGLIANO became super inspired by the bands Os- The style of “Goodbye” as well as ees, Deerhoof, early Grateful Dead and the seven other tracks perfectly fit into Copy Editor the new Thundercat album,” he said. King’s self-described “psychedelic ga- If you’ve been feeling starved of new It was musing over artistic inspirations rage rock” sound. The most prominent local music releases, it’s time you plug in the first place that motivated King to track to King, though, is the finale. back in and buckle up for an entertain- write “Wired,” along with the pandemic “The last track, [‘The Kids/Your ing ride. leaving him little else to do. Rock N Roll Is Dead/Ego Free/Ego “Wired,” the most recent release from “I worked on it over quarantine just Free II’], is a medley of four smaller Fredonia musician Jacob King, is now out of my lack of plans and having songs into one big nine-minute-long available. nothing to do… I’ve always recorded song, and I’ve always wanted to do The 28-minute-long album has eight alone just out of wanting to do what my that.” songs all willing to take you on a jour- favorite artists have done, for better or The experimental approach King ney into yesteryear. worse.” took to “Wired” has paid off for both Each song has a twinge of tinny dis- The songs have an angsty feel with the pleasure of listeners and for King’s tortion reminiscent of rock bands from equally punchy lyrics. Track six, “Good- own passion for his music as well. the ‘60s and ‘70s that makes one feel as bye,” stands out to me the most and is “I think this album has some of my if they’re driving down a dusty Nevada a fantastic representation for the feel of favorite songs that I’ve written. I’d rarely highway, or sitting in Eric Forman’s the whole album. get sick of them during the recording or basement. Throughout the song, King expresses editing processes, so that has been a real his desire to bid farewell to seemingly relief… they’re also some of my weird- est songs, which has felt very freeing to not try and write for anything besides my own enjoyment.” While “Wired” is already unique enough on its own, King is also offering listeners the opportunity to buy it on cassette through Fredonia’s own Fox- head Record Company. The cassette will be a double release of “Wired” and another one of King’s albums, “Jingle Jangle.” Months of quarantine effort from King has led to the birth of this incred- ibly immersive and colorful album that is as nostalgic as it is distinct in its own right. His hope is that fans can “[have] their own ideas about the music and… connect with it in unique ways.” I feel like he has definitely accom- plished this with “Wired,” and has gained a fan in me. Some of my favorite tracks off the album are “Goodbye,” “The Guilt Tonight” and “Not a God.” Don’t be swayed by my opinion, though. I encourage all who’ve been itching for new music to turn on “Wired” and experience their own trip down a Nevada road as King’s art transports you to a time far away from the mess of 2020. King’s inspirations for the vintage toxic memories and behaviors, like “Wired” is now available on all rock vibes of “Wired” came from both catching a glimpse of his “evil eye.” The streaming platforms. old and new artists alike. track closes with an anxious repetition To follow more of King’s music, find “During the time of recording, I was of the lyric “Going home/ Going him on Instagram as @rockinjakeking, very inspired by the song ‘She’s a Beam’ home/ Goodbye” as the music speeds and follow @foxheadrecordco to find by Ty Segall and Cory Hanson. I also up and becomes more intense as well, information on his cassette release. before fading into soft feedback. 10 The Leader Issue 4 Greystone Nature Preserve: The hidden gem of Fredonia LEANNE BRIGHAM Special to The Leader After a 15-minute scenic back- Clark and Moran’s genuinity and roads drive, I approached a quaint kindness has won them a sizable little driveway labeled “Greystone number of student volunteers that Nature Preserve.” As I pulled in, return year after year, along with I was greeted by none other than the first-ever Excellence in Intern- chickens, as well as an adorably ship Advancement Award from excited Australian Shepard. SUNY Fredonia. Diane Clark, the director of the With the pandemic putting a preserve, and her husband Bill pause on preserve activities, Clark Moran, the operational manager, and Moran spend their Saturdays approached my car with the biggest in a tent at the Fredonia Farmers’ grin on their faces and welcomed Market. me warmly to their beautiful 75- They bring along supplies for acre preserve. kids to make peanut butter bird My first thought while I took in feeders, so that children can nour- my surroundings was, “How did I ish animals in their own backyards. not know this place existed?” I was They also bring deer antlers and an in awe of its natural beauty. armadillo shell, encouraging kids My eyes met a freshly cut, open to touch the material and ponder field lined with every color of where it came from. autumn. The garden showed signs They inspire children to appreci- of a fresh harvest with tomatoes ate nature. scattered about and sunflowers Clark and Moran are magical standing tall. Lake Erie laid flat people; if you get the chance to and peaceful in the distance. The meet them, they will offer you land’s native wildlife flourished nothing but kindness. When I was about, adding hues of pink, red at the preserve, they welcomed me and white to the lush, high grass. into their home for tea and good Clark and Moran have been na- conversation. They showed me ture lovers and activists for almost around the preserve and offered their entire lives. me food from their organic gardens They were outdoor adventure and home-grown houseplants. instructors at the Cassadaga Job They sang to me as I drove out of Corps Center for eight years, which their driveway, their dog bidding is where they discovered their love me farewell as well. for educating others about the I encourage everyone to visit natural world. Greystone and experience all the Greystone was founded in 1998 wonders it has to offer. with the goal of providing an edu- Due to COVID-19, many of cational, environmental experience its workshops and classes have for all visitors. Clark and Moran been put on hold, but we can look encourage all their visitors to let forward to them picking back up in their senses wander and develop a the spring. connection to the natural wonders Greystone’s trails are still open surrounding them. daily from dawn until dusk, just Several students have experi- remember to call (585) 792-7899 enced just that. Every semester, before visiting. Greystone holds several SUNY Greystone Nature Preserve is Fredonia interns from an assort- located at 8531 Bear Lake Road, ment of majors. Fredonia, NY 14063. 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Ten years students and community members can. Look, my goal is for every student from now, hopefully, this is a blip on the potentially attending games next year, athlete to be able to play some mean- radar, and it was something we just had health and safety protocols and plans to ingful games this year. It won’t look to work through and get there. It’s defi- support student athletes. like normal. It won’t look like what it nitely changed a lot about the job, and I might’ve looked like in 2018, but if we look forward to getting back to where it “Can you walk me through how can have some experience and get some was before.” you felt regarding Gov. Cuomo competition, yes, students on campus sending over 1.1 million kids can go to games, rally behind and have “Across the NFL, we are wit- home amid coronavirus?” something to get excited about. I think nessing a vast amount of athletes that’d be great if we could do it.” and coaching staffs test positive “When I had to tell teams in March for COVID-19. If that occurs at that their seasons were over, and for “Is there anything different Fredonia, what would happen some of them, their career was over, [it] about your job as a result of the next?” was one of the harder things I’ve done coronavirus?” in my career. It was not something that “We have some protocols in place, but I was excited about, but it was inevitable “It’s almost a 180 [turn] for me and ultimately, as soon as there’s a positive with the National Collegiate Athletic how I do things. I’m still planning for test, we have to discontinue the pod that Association canceling championships. games, working with coaches and mak- they’re in or the team they’re practicing Just knowing that the health and safety ing sure that we’re doing what we need with. We have to rely on our partners at of our student athletes and our staff are to when it comes to budgets — things LoGrasso Hall and the County Depart- paramount, we didn’t know what was like that. But instead of meeting with ment of Health to help lead us through. going on, but we knew it wasn’t safe people and doing the job as it’s always At that point, it is not necessarily an for us to compete, travel and play other been done, I now have a weekly con- athletic situation, it’s a public health schools. Unfortunately, it was just a ference call with my fellow SUNYAC situation. We would make sure that we decision we had to make.” athletic directors to plan, see how things are curtailing and isolating, that prac- are going on other campuses, touch tices are canceled or modified somehow “With sports resuming next se- base and support one another. We’ve and rely on the experts. We understand mester, is there a possibility that been working on schedules, working that the priority right now has to be students and community mem- on protocols and deciding what role the public health, and it has to be the bers can attend home games?” athletics can and should play. Honestly, pandemic. If we get through the sport, our first conference call was in April, that’s a real bonus.” “It’s a tough situation, but fredonialeader.org The Leader 15 The suspension of fall sports GRIFFIN DOMBROSKE Special to The Leader In unfortunate news on Monday, This being said, the public weight- Oct. 26, all SUNY Fredonia fall sports lifting center will remain open until have hereby been cancelled as request- further notice. ed by the Chautauqua County Health Although some sports had only Department. gotten a week or so’s worth of practice Following the first round of pool in, this decision has been made with the testing last week, multiple student-ath- school’s safety at large in mind. letes and athletic staff tested positive for At the moment, practices will be re- COVID and as a result, the decision to sumed when students return from break end practices for the remainder of the in Feb. 2021. semester prematurely was enacted. In order to maintain this hopeful This closing includes the Stu- resumption of practice, make sure dent-Athlete Lifting Room, Dod’s you are staying safe by wearing masks Gymnasium, the Steele Hall ice rink and practicing safe social distancing and the Natatorium. procedures. Markus Speski, Pexels.. How different athletes are reacting to the election results ANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor As the 2020 election finally comes to a close and has been declared the winner, athletes across all sports in America are reacting to the news in many different ways. Most took to Twitter to celebrate the news. In the WNBA, star athletes such as Sue Byrd and Breanna Stewart tweeted photos of the soon to be President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris along with the message, “Glad we at least got something right” and celebratory emojis. Alex Morgan and Meghan Rapinoe were two of many U.S. women’s soccer players that were active on social media after the news came out and both were quite happy with the result. Players in the MLB, like Jack Flaherty of the St. Louis Car- dinals, were also responding to the news. The NBA was where most of the noise came from, as it had arguably the funniest tweets by any athletes to come from the results. One notable tweet was from Joel Embiid of the Philadel- phia 76ers, who coined the “Trust the Process” phrase early in his career. He tweeted, “Well America TRUSTED THE PROCESS and it paid off #TheProcess.” Others who tweeted included Donovan Mitchell, Kyle Low- ry and Lebron James. Speaking of Lebron James, he had one of the best tweets of the entire campaign season as well. It was a picture of his fa- mous chase down block on Andre Iguodala in game seven of the 2016 NBA Finals that he and his team came back to win Lebron James via Twitter. in historic fashion. Instead of his and Iguodalas faces however, it was instead Biden as James and Trump as Iguodala. dom of speech is paramount in this country!!! Censorship is While many athletes were happy with the results, there were Un-American!!!!” a few that were upset. Among those was UFC fighter Colby Many of those who support haven’t tweeted Covington. since the news broke that Biden would be our next president. Covington was upset with the counting of ballots in We’ll just have to wait and see in the next few days what their different states the last few days and has since tweeted “Free- reactions may be. 16 The Leader Issue 4 Opinion Biden wins the battle for the presidency CASEY HUBER Special to The Leader

Healing. Getting the virus under fast, but I believe that America can moment. control to start the economy. Equality forgive. I realized, with dread and despair, between all races. No more blue and Trump was a symptom of a greater that Trump’s rhetoric worked on me. red. One America. systemic partisanship fight that has bled I forgot Biden was a man of faith. These are some of the talking points into every community and home, and I was truly happy to hear the hymn. Joe Biden hit in his acceptance speech his failure to be reelected shows that I couldn’t tell you why, but it warmed Saturday evening. America is willing to exhibit the good my heart. Hopeful of unity, Biden continues to parts of our cultural identity rather than As far as presidential acceptance push that he is an American president, stew in the bitter rivalries instilled by speeches go, this one was no piece by not a Democratic president. Washington. . Such a goal is necessary in these In helping to heal the country, we But Biden was fired up and delivered partisan times. now have a history-making vice presi- his points well. The closeness of the election shows dent elect. The elephant in the room is how just how many people are apt to see the Kamala Harris will become the first Biden will handle the COVID-19 pan- others as the enemy, rather than their woman, Black and Asian-American vice demic. fellow Americans. president. On his website, the plan states: “A Unity is what we need right now. Now, more young women can aspire decisive public health response that America needs to put aside our dif- to hold one of the highest offices in the ensures the wide availability of free ferences and see each other for who we land, with a role model to lead them testing,” and, “A decisive economic really are at the end of the day: proud there. response that starts with emergency Americans. Biden at one point quoted a Bible paid leave for all those affected by the This will not be easy, nor will it be hymn during his acceptance speech, outbreak and gives all necessary help to “On Eagles’ workers, families and small businesses Wings.” that are hit hard by this crisis,” as the “It captures two main tenants. the faith that Personally, I prefer any plan to the sustains me and state of which our country has been in which I believe for the past several months. sustains Ameri- The only concession speech we got ca,” he said. from Donald Trump was Alec Baldwin’s This took “victory piano song” on Saturday Night me aback for a Live, but at this point, that is to be expected. I’m confident that Biden will be an able, steady hand at the tiller. I can’t wait to see what comes next. Let’s just hope Trump actually leaves office.

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The Scallion reviews the 2020 Election: Wait, what the f*ck just happened?

JOSEPH MARCINIAK Graphic by Sarah Hughston. Layout by Jules Hoepting. Editor of the Scallion After a tumultuous campaign, sources have called the 2020 RECKONING!” Not a single political analyst could figure election for Joseph R. Biden Jr., king of the crab people. out what this means. The lord of all crab people, Biden, gave a rousing speech Shortly after, Joe “Divine Ruler of Crab People” Biden, where he said “All people are equal under the law, and you was spotted walking his beautiful wife back to their house in can go to sleep tonight knowing I am the president of ALL Wilmington, Delaware. people, even those who didn’t vote for me, frankly, even the So, with that being said, let’s talk about how we got here. crab people!” The race between Donald Trump and the emperor of crab Wow, we really can take a deep breath knowing that ALL humanoids, Joe Biden, was a lengthy one. However, Biden people are safe and sound in the sweet soft hands of Joe R. was sustained in his lead throughout. Polls consistently had Biden, sovereign of the crab race. Biden with a major lead. Things didn’t seem too hot for ol’ Donny. The big guy was Election day proved to be much different to what many spotted crying at his makeshift pillow desk he set up in his were expecting. It was not the major blue wave many Demo- bedroom in the . crats wanted, though the majesty of crab people himself, Joe “President Trump is not taking questions at this time,” even Biden, still did win. though they just answered our question, “Is Trump taking The most noteworthy part of this election is likely the long questions at this time?” Kinda an oxymoron, guys. Get it intense wait for the full results. Biden, the chief of crab peo- together. ple, was not called as the winner until Saturday morning. Regardless, the monarch of crabkind, Joey the Biden, took Regardless, this victory proved not just a victory for Joe a handful of roses, crushed them in his palm and shouted into Biden and the Democrats, but crab people too. the microphone, “AMERICA! THIS ROSE WILL BE OUR fredonialeader.org The Leader 21

Exclusive interview with the guy who has HunterHunter Biden’sBiden’s laptop (REAL!)

BRIAN CECALA Guest Scallywag The laptop that’s been the center of controversy for one week, which at the current pace of politics today is long-gone dead news, has been brought to Fredonia, where the world’s leading intellectuals could examine its contents. Conservative talking heads have warned their viewers of its contents for good reason. Today, I speak with the head investigator of just what is on the laptop. We at The Scallion warn our readers that we uncovered some very unsettling and disturbing things in this investigation and we caution you to read at your own risk. Here is the transcript of my conversation with Daniel Hensbrook — whose name we’ve censored as “Haniel Dens- brook,” in case the Biden family comes looking for him.

Me: So, what kind of laptop are we looking at here, Haniel? Haniel: It’s interesting, it is an Alienware M17 laptop. This is a pretty intense gaming laptop. Me: And this is the damning Hunter Biden laptop that everyone’s been talking about. Haniel: Yes! But what’s even more interesting is that there Graphic by Brian Cecala. are two profiles on the account. One for Hunter and one for Joe, whom we assume to be the presidential candidate. worshipping Satan. The players have no IP address to track Me: Interesting, and what kind of things did you find on the which leads us to believe that the users are, in fact, ghosts. hardware? Me: Can you communicate to these players? Haniel: Well, we routinely searched his Google history Haniel: They speak in some dark and ancient ghostly where we found on Jan. 16, 2019, he Googled, “How to do a language that none of the researchers understand. Currently good Joker impersonation” we believe it might be French, but some on the team say it is Me: Oh no… Italian. Haniel: Later that day he would buy face makeup and a Me: Do you think uncovering these secrets will hurt Joe’s Joker costume from Amazon. chances at election? Me: Why do you think he would do that? Haniel: There is speculation as to whether or not this is a Haniel: Frankly, we have reason to believe this is prime plant in order to win favor with the Satanist and gamer voter evidence that the Joker is real and it is Hunter Biden. demographic, however, we think Joe Biden is attempting to Me: Oh my… use Minecraft in order to bring about the dark times. Haniel: We’ve passed this information on to the FBI in Me: I see… Thank you so much for talking with me Haniel. hopes it serves as vital information for finally taking down the Joker. It’s important to note the investigation is still ongoing. Me: Now, you said Joe had a profile too, what did you find? Currently, the investigators are bringing in priests to examine Haniel: We found something terribly shocking, and that whether or not the device is haunted or in need of an exor- is that Joe Biden is very much a gamer. He has hundreds cism. In the meantime, we caution concerned readers to be on of games on his Steam account where he goes by the alias the lookout for Joker sightings around Fredonia campus, as we “Leeroy the Jenkins Guy.” The most concerning thing we may be targeted for harboring the laptop. found was a file named “Hell.exe.” When we ran it, it loaded Be safe out there. a Minecraft server that had an active player count of a couple thousand people. It appeared the players of the server were 22 The Leader Issue 4 Ranking the Supreme Court’s fashion sense

Graphic by Makayla Neilson. JAY BYRON the heck?! The first and only picture Guest Scallywag Clarence Thomas, I saw of him, he’s wearing this stupid Associate Justice. dumb textured red tie. Or something. Uh oh! Fashion police! Now, this man knows how to spice it I literally cannot tell because most of You read the title. Buckle up, fashion- up. His usual tie is red and patterned it is covered in that silly robe. I mean, istas. We are going hard today on these with little gold circles. That adds a he can’t even adjust it a little just to current Supreme Court members to do bit more interest, thank God. We all show off the interest in his outfit? No. the judging they need done for them. needed it! The robe also looks good He’s bland. The worst part is, I can tell For the purposes of this article, I will on him. He just wears it differently he really tried with that tie, but the tie pretend not to really know them well. than everyone else somehow! Good does absolutely nothing for him. He’s Everyone’s talking about fascism, but for him! Though, the white dress shirt a big try-hard with no fashion sense. I wanna talk about… fashism! (No? is a little boring. Also I can’t tell if he Also, that dress shirt is stark white and Okay, sorry, let’s start again.) Let’s set always wears those glasses… Maybe he it makes his teeth look yellow. Does he aside politics and focus on what really shouldn’t? Yeah, I’m not sure. know nothing?! I’m livid. Some of these matters: the looks being served and the Supreme Court justices know absolute- crimes being committed! Stephen G. Breyer, ly nothing about fashion and let me Associate Justice. tell you, it is infuriating. How are we John G. Roberts Jr., This man knows how to throw in supposed to be proud of our country’s Chief Justice of the United States. some curveballs and he does it WELL! Supreme Court with these choices? This man is usually seen wearing a Not only does he have a non-white white dress shirt and red tie under his dress shirt, but his tie is also patterned Sonia Sotomayor, robe (which, by the way, he doesn’t look with something and that’s enough for Associate Justice. good in). What is happening here??? me. He usually wears a blue dress shirt. Now, all I can say is I’m quite disap- I mean, it looks like he doesn’t even How splendid and original. He looks pointed. In most pictures of her, I can’t try — and not in the good way! He fancy with and without glasses. I’d say really tell what she’s wearing under- sits there in his silly little outfit. I have he’s one of my new fashion icons, in neath the robe. That really is just so no clue what’s happening under the fact. I may start wearing a robe, myself, sad. How am I supposed to understand robe besides that tie, but all I know is it because of him. these people to a deeper degree without simply cannot be good. Isn’t he the big seeing what’s there? So, I will base my one? In that case, maybe he can spice Samuel A. Alito Jr., judgement off of the singular article it up with a leopard print..? Be a little Associate Justice. of clothing I see in the picture. That’s spontaneous, the United States obvious- What IS that??? Can someone please right, the robe. It’s very dark — I really ly needs it right now! Show off your wild tell me? I can’t. I can’t do this anymore. enjoy that most of the time — however, side, Sir Roberts! What the??? Pardon my French, what the dark hair kind of blends a little too fredonialeader.org The Leader 23

much with it. Also, the folds are just at me like people look at her. It will feel Amy Coney Barrett, kind of weird. However, the sleeves are so good. Associate Justice. super cool and remind me of bats. I Neil M. Gorsuch, I haven’t seen her in the robe, and Ranking the Supreme Court’s fashion sense wonder what kind of bat each member Associate Justice. honestly I hope I never have to, because would be. I’m going to include that in Oh honey, what is going on? He not only do the robes suck, but so does the ranking, by the way. Do the mem- scares me. I’m literally shaking. The that fashion sense, honey! How is she bers of the Supreme Court ever just run first picture I saw is him wearing a plaid going to work out being trash at fashion around and pretend to be bats? I would. tie. It’s too much. Far too much. I wish with a robe on top of it? I know she Good for them. there was more robe. I hate looking at can’t do as well as Queen Kagan did. it. It almost feels like there’s too much Elena Kagan, Associate Justice. there, even though I know there isn’t Now onto the actual ranking! SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE’S much happening. I’m overwhelmed and 9. Kavanaugh. He doesn’t get a bat DOING!!! Everyone needs to look to angry. Simply mad. Also, the way he’s ranking because he simply doesn’t her as a true fashion icon, perhaps even staring into the camera doesn’t help deserve it. an omnipotent God of Fashion. Under because his eyes match too much with 8. Gorsuch. Ugh, I also don’t want to the robe, she has a shirt with a collar the tie, so it’s incredibly off-putting. Ew? give him a bat because I don’t think he that frames the robe perfectly around Absolutely not. deserves it, but… hoary bat. her neck. She knows exactly what to do. 7. Alito. Little brown bat. Also the earrings are absolutely deca- Brett M. Kavanaugh, 6. Barrett. Eastern red bat, because dent, darling. She is a legend. How does Associate Justice. she’s basically a ginger…? Whatever. she do it? I’m jealous. I’m… seething I’m not ranking him. Honestly, he 5. Roberts. Cave bat. with jealousy. Elena. I’m pissed. No one just isn’t ranking material. Insert sarcas- 4. Sotomayor. Indiana bat. knows how to do it like her. Howev- tic heart emoji here. 3. Thomas. Eastern small-footed bat. er, one day, I will take her spot in the 2. Breyer. Silver-haired bat. fashion ranking and everyone will look 1. Kagan. Big brown bat.

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