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The Madness is beginning: NCAA gears up for the big dance

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCURTIS HENRY Sports Editor When Northwestern topped Michigan last week in their penultimate game of the regular season, it was not an elimination game. That said, the miraculous buzzer-beater that the Wildcats made following an impossible full-court pass with two seconds on the game clock certainly felt like the...

Period Party: Women’s Herstory Month

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes BETHANY CLANCY Staff Writer The start of March brings the start of a very important month for the Fredonia Feminists: Women’s History Month or “Herstory Month.” March 2 kicked off Herstory Month with a “Period Party” as the opening ceremony of events in the MPR. This...

Spectrum announces spring concert lineup

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpectrum Entertainment has officially announced the artists performing at this year’s spring concert: Joywave with headliner New Politics. Originally from Copenhagen, New Politics is a Danish rock band that formed in 2009 and are classified as alternative rock and pop punk. Joywave is an indie rock band from Rochester that...

Police Notter March 8

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017

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Reading Time: 2 minutes KILGORE TROUT Guest Lampoonist Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 3:53 p.m. A raccoon was reportedly behaving suspiciously near Gregory Hall. Rock E. Raccoon, age 2, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of people food. 5:12 p.m. An alarm was tripped in the vacant Erie Hall. Upon investigation,...

A historic new lowering: On-campus room rates to be reduced

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJORDAN PATTERSON News Editor For the first time in Fredonia’s history, the University will be lowering the cost for on-campus living. “Why not right now?” Vice President for Student Affairs Cedric Howard said when asked about the timing of the reduction. The price for a double-standard bedroom is currently...

The Lampoon’s guide on how to get rich

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017

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Reading Time: 2 minutesALBERTO GONZALEZ Staff Lampoonist If there’s one thing college students are good at, it’s money management. We’re all here because we want to get a degree which will enable us to be so filthy, stinking rich that we can just sit around and watch Netflix all day without feeling...

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra to honor Mazzio

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017August 15, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesKARA CEKUTA Staff Writer The Brahms Requiem “Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem)” will be playing on March 4 in King Concert Hall from 8 to 10 p.m. The concert will feature the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in honor of the passing of School of Music instructor Carl Mazzio. This...

Fredonia Opera Scenes features mix of traditional opera and modern musicals

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017August 15, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesNUNET CLITANDRE Special to The Leader Fredonia Opera Scenes is an annual production produced by the Student Opera Theatre Association. SOTA has been producing Opera Scenes for more than 40 years every Spring semester at Fredonia. SOTA this year will be presenting a mix of traditional opera and modern...

Literary London brings literature alive

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017

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Reading Time: 4 minutesCLAIRE O’REILLY Assistant Life & Arts Editor A major perk of attending Fredonia, or any other SUNY school, is students’ access to international education through hundreds of different study abroad programs. Literary London is one of them. “Literary London was launched 11 years ago by Dr. Adrienne McCormick, who...

Music not only speaks, but gathers: Fredonia students put together Refugee Benefit Concert

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017August 15, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesAMBER MATTICE Life & Arts Editor With all of the talent across majors on Fredonia’s campus, there is always an event going on to showcase them. On March 5 at 1 p.m. in Diers Recital Hall, a concert will be held that stands out among the rest due to...

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Music not only speaks, but gathers: Fredonia students put together Refugee Benefit Concert