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To Yak or not to Yak? The growing infamy of the Yik Yak app

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 5, 2014

November 5, 2014

NAOMI LYNCH Special to The Leader Suddenly, watching your tongue has become more imperative with the introduction of the infectious app, Yik Yak. According to the application’s website, Yik Yak is an anonymous social media platform that allows you to “join the conversation, control what’s hot,” and “peek into other......

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The Department of Theatre and Dance’s stage combat classes

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 5, 2014

November 5, 2014

SCOTT DOWNEY Special To The Leader Did you ever wish that Kick Butt 101 was a course you could take in college? Believe it or not, you can. Professor Steven Vaughan’s theatre classes in armed and unarmed combat give you just that opportunity. At first glance, it looks like disorganized......

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How to overcome the struggle that is class registration

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 5, 2014

November 5, 2014

JORDYN HOLKA Reverb Editor Class registration is a beast; there’s no doubt about it. If done properly, it involves planning, scheduling, list making and more, not to mention frustration when that one class you need ends up being full to capacity. But fear not, because there is a way to......

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Bridging the gap: student, community, artist

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 5, 2014

November 5, 2014

CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer Whereas screenwriter Kevin Smith has said that “it costs nothing to encourage an artist, and the potential benefits are staggering,” Brandon Perdomo, a student at the State University of New York at Fredonia, is doing much more than just providing encouragement. “It’s just my house,” Perdomo......

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Rocky Horror Picture Show to screen on Halloween Lead role features un-traditional casting

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 29, 2014

October 29, 2014

REBECCA HALE Assistant Reverb Editor Not going out on Halloween? Need something to get you in the spirit before you go out? On the night of All Hallow’s Eve, students will be putting on and acting out a production/screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The production will be an......

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‘Ordinary Days’ kicks of PAC season Fredonia First United Methodist Church hosts intimate musical

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 29, 2014August 15, 2019

October 29, 2014August 15, 2019

REBECCA HALE and MO SADEK Assistant Reverb Editor and Staff Writer Over the weekend, the Performing Arts Company opened their first show of the semester — “Ordinary Days,” written by Adam Gwon. The production played in the basement of the Fredonia First United Methodist Church and was directed by Cassandra......

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Look good, feel good, always FABULOUS!

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 29, 2014

October 29, 2014

CHRIS SANCHEZ Advertising Manager “When you look good, you feel good. When you look good, you feel good.” These are the words I can remember my mother telling me as she confidently looked into the mirror applying her lipstick or primping her hair just before we left the house for......

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The life of the American Lesbian: sex with a straight girl

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 29, 2014

October 29, 2014

A FULL-BLOWN, FLANNEL-WEARING, ‘L-WORD’-WATCHING, TEGAN AND SARA LISTENING, CONFIDENT LESBIAN Special to The Lampoon There is one lesbian in this country, and it is me. While you may have it in your head that the lesbian population in the country is increasing by the hour, you are wrong. If you......

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A ‘British Invasion’ of Rosch Recital Hall

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 29, 2014

October 29, 2014

JORIAN HOLKA Special to The Leader This past Thursday, Oct. 23, Fredonia’s very own Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall was filled not only with eager and enthusiastic audience members of all ages, but also with the all-too-familiar sounds of a number of classic British rock bands. However, the night’s performance......

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‘Orange is the New Black’ sets new standard for mainstream media Characters shed new light on the representation of the queer community on TV

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 29, 2014August 17, 2019

October 29, 2014August 17, 2019

ATHENA TORRES Special to The Leader The year’s most talked about show, “Orange is the New Black,” has proven to be not only incredibly funny and heartwarming, but extraordinarily diverse. According to GLAAD, “Orange is the New Black” features more queer characters than almost any other broadcast or cable series......

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To Yak or not to Yak? The growing infamy of the Yik Yak app

The Department of Theatre and Dance’s stage combat classes

How to overcome the struggle that is class registration

Bridging the gap: student, community, artist

Rocky Horror Picture Show to screen on Halloween Lead role features un-traditional casting

‘Ordinary Days’ kicks of PAC season Fredonia First United Methodist Church hosts intimate musical

Look good, feel good, always FABULOUS!

The life of the American Lesbian: sex with a straight girl

A ‘British Invasion’ of Rosch Recital Hall

‘Orange is the New Black’ sets new standard for mainstream media Characters shed new light on the representation of the queer community on TV