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Life & Arts

The Leader

Fredonia volleyball drops both games in “Fredonia Tri-Match,” ends five-game win streak

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Reading Time: 2 minutesQUINTIN JAMES Staff Writer   Coming into the weekend, the Fredonia volleyball team was on a high after winning their fifth straight game against Houghton College. They were coming home to face off against Bethany College and St. John Fisher College in the Fredonia Tri-Match. The key to the winning...
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Fredonia: the school of tennis: These three stars might make this saying a reality

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Reading Time: 4 minutesANDREW RICHARDSON Special to The Leader   “Honestly, it is amazing having such an outstanding record this year. I did not know what to expect going into this season, especially after losing so many players from last year but everyone has surprised me,” said Anna Chiacchia, a sophomore on the...
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EDITORIAL

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Reading Time: 2 minutesDear KKK, stop being terrible people Last week The Leader mailbox was graced with a letter from none other than The Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Shock and concern beset our editorial board followed by many questions. Why were we receiving this? Were other student newspapers being...
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From the Desk of Travis LeFevre, The Scallion Editor

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Reading Time: 3 minutes    Gaming is something like a double-edged sword. It can be a great way to relieve stress, but it can also become the most stress-inducing part of your day. Being on the receiving end of a virtual ass-whooping can be demoralizing, especially when that person has some undesirable traits,...
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Everything is better in drag: Fall 2017 Drag show doesn’t disappoint

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer   The line for this Fall’s drag show, held on Oct. 14 wrapped around the circular hallway of the Williams Center as everyone waited for the doors to open. The drag show is put on every semester by Fredonia’s Pride Alliance. Whether it was your first...
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Painting, props and puppets: Clare Osborn does it all

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Reading Time: 4 minutesLEAH GRAZIANO Special to The Leader   Have you ever wondered how shows like “Fredtown, USA” and “Fred Before Bed” get their props? That backdrop you see on “Fred Before Bed” and the funny props used in Fredtown come from the hands of Clare Osborn. Osborn has been creating props...
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A Peter Pan origin story: ‘Peter and The Starcatcher’ comes to Fredonia

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMORGAN HENDERSON Staff Writer   The Department of Theatre and Dance is bringing Fredonia the story before Peter Pan emerged. “Peter and the Starcatcher” will premiere on Friday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. “It’s all about how Peter Pan becomes Peter Pan, and the story is simply beautiful. It’s a...
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Meet Amy Gruttadauria: WCVF’s program director and Peter and The Starcatcher’s stage manager

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHELSEA BARON Special to The Leader   College students are oftentimes categorized as lazy, but Amy Gruttadauria is an exception. A senior double major in theatre and audio and radio production, Gruttadauria’s focus in her theater degree is stage management. She is an active member of Sigma Gamma Phi (Arethusa),...
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Brews Under Review: Raspberry Beret is underappreciated and should be a regional treasure

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Reading Time: 2 minutesCURTIS HENRY Sports Editor As always, it is imperative to take three things into account when reading this column. First, I am not a beer expert. Second, I am not a professional food critic. Finally, I probably shouldn’t even write for the Life & Arts section. Ever. Yet, here we...
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