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What not to wear: Halloween edition

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 31, 2018November 13, 2018

October 31, 2018November 13, 2018

MONICA MANNEY Special to The Leader It seems like every year students on Fredonia’s campus are possessed by the ghastly ghost of Halloweens past. The haunting is also known as cultural insensitivity, followed by a plea of innocence and ignorance. But this year, Fredonia students and staff took a......

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Ask Fairy Godmother

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 31, 2018November 14, 2018

October 31, 2018November 14, 2018

Dear Fairy Godmother, Last weekend, I had to go back home for a few days for an appointment. When I came back, I walked in to find that my roommate and some of her friends completely decked out our room in Halloween decorations, complete with black spider webs and creepy......

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A frightful Fredonia favorite: Terror in the Trees returns

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 31, 2018November 13, 2018

October 31, 2018November 13, 2018

ELIZABETH SUSKI Special to the Leader It’s that time of the year again: pumpkin carvings, apple pickings and running through corn mazes and haunted houses. And yet, the woods near the clock tower sit untouched until it’s their time to cause terror on campus. Terror in the Trees is......

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Sharon Flake’s lecture ‘The Power of Literature to Give Voice to Young Adults’ brings discussion on embracing identity through literature to campus

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018October 23, 2018

October 24, 2018October 23, 2018

ERIKETA COST Staff Writer Seventh grade can be a challenging year when it comes to finding a voice and accepting who you are. Sometimes, it’s the voice of someone else that inspires us to find our own. Author Sharon Flake started to feel inspired after reading some poems that......

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Actress and Fredonia alumna, Mary McDonnell, returns for Homecoming Weekend

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018September 1, 2019

October 24, 2018September 1, 2019

ELIZABETH SUSKI Special to the Leader Lights. Camera. Action! Academy Award-nominated actress Mary McDonnell visited Fredonia over homecoming weekend. McDonnell attended Fredonia and graduated in 1974. Born and raised in Ithaca, N.Y., McDonnell chose Fredonia because she needed to go to a state school, and she wanted to be......

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Phi Mu Alpha hosts 11th annual Safe Halloween

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018August 16, 2019

October 24, 2018August 16, 2019

ELYSE GRIECO Life & Arts Editor Phi Mu Alpha will be hosting the 11th annual Safe Halloween this Sunday, Oct. 28. Phi Mu Alpha is the national professional music fraternity on campus. Every fall, the organization welcomes children from the Fredonia area, along with their guardians, to come trick-or-treating......

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Marvin Bjurlin exhibit: ‘A Potter’s Path’

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018August 25, 2019

October 24, 2018August 25, 2019

VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor Distinguished teaching professor and emeritus Marvin Bjurlin returned to Fredonia on Friday to celebrate his 50-year-long journey as both a potter and educator. His exhibit titled, “A Potter’s Path,” is located in the Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery. It hosts a collection of......

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‘Uke’ can do it

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018August 25, 2019

October 3, 2018August 25, 2019

Cassidy Herman Special to The Leader Have you ever heard of a braguinha? Maybe you’re more familiar with the ukulele. That’s what you may be hearing more and more of on Fredonia’s campus. Jam sessions keep popping up around campus. First, a bit of history on ukes. The ukulele......

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I’d App That: Buzzfeed’s ‘Tasty’

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018

October 3, 2018

LEAH GRAZIANO Special to The Leader You’ve probably seen “Tasty” videos floating around your Facebook or Instagram feeds. You know, the recipe videos with foods that you wouldn’t have even thought of making and end with “Oh, yes!” But did you know that you can watch all of those......

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Freedonia Marxonia: A Fall Fredonia Tradition

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018August 25, 2019

October 3, 2018August 25, 2019

ERIKETA COST Staff Writer Hail! Hail Freedonia! Land of the Brave and Free! This phrase can be heard around Fredonia this time of year, and the Marx Brother film, “Duck Soup,” can tell you why. The film debuted in 1933. “Duck Soup” takes place in an imaginary country called......

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What not to wear: Halloween edition

Ask Fairy Godmother

A frightful Fredonia favorite: Terror in the Trees returns

Sharon Flake’s lecture ‘The Power of Literature to Give Voice to Young Adults’ brings discussion on embracing identity through literature to campus

Actress and Fredonia alumna, Mary McDonnell, returns for Homecoming Weekend

Phi Mu Alpha hosts 11th annual Safe Halloween

Marvin Bjurlin exhibit: ‘A Potter’s Path’

‘Uke’ can do it

I’d App That: Buzzfeed’s ‘Tasty’

Freedonia Marxonia: A Fall Fredonia Tradition