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‘The Laramie Project’ A message of activism, peace and acceptance

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  Preview AMBER MATTICE Staff Writer   There has always been a stigma around the call for activism because activism means acknowledging that something in society needs to be fixed. What not many people realize, however, is that activism can occur through any medium. The upcoming performances of “The Laramie......
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‘The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later’ Show highlights lack of legislation and growth

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCLAIRE O’REILLY Special to The Leader   Kidnapped, tied to a fence, beaten and left to die. This describes the murder of former student of The University of Wyoming, Matthew Shepard. He was gay. “This is the landmark gay hate crime in the U.S., and it happened in our lifetime,”......
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Nervous, excited, well-prepared: Fredonia hopefuls Audition Day at the School of Music

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  HOLLY BURDICK Special to The Leader   “Auditions today were actually especially strong,” junior music education major Michael J. Maroney said. “The students coming in all seemed pretty attracted to what Fredonia had to offer, specifically the school of music.” Audition days are the days when young music students......
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‘Color ’til you’re calm’ Adult coloring books becomes global stress-reliever

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Reading Time: 3 minutesRIANNA SEELIG Staff Writer   Fact: Most college students are stressed out of their minds. Between school, work, family, friends and extracurricular activities, it seems like there is no room for downtime in everyday life. However, a new trend may be making peace a bit more possible. Adult coloring books......
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The ‘360 experience’ ‘Summer of ’42’ to be performed in MPR

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCLAIRE O’REILLY Special to The Leader   It’s summer in 1942, and 15-year-old boys have gotten their hands on an anatomy book describing the female body. The mystery of the woman is solved. These boys have just unlocked every secret, every bit of knowledge about their opposite gender. One of......
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In a trance with BSU BSU hosts ‘America’s Got Talent’ hypnotist

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   On Feb. 1 numerous curious students gathered in the Fenton 105 lecture hall, not really knowing what to expect, apart from a typical fun Black Student Union (BSU) event. Hypnotist Chris Jones, of “America’s Got Talent” fame, took the stage and played music while......

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