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PAC’s ‘Danny and the Deep Blue Sea’ features emotional performances

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Reading Time: 2 minutes    ZOE KIRIAZIS Staff Writer   The Performing Arts Company opened John Patrick Shanley’s play “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea: An Apache Dance” this past weekend in Houghton Hall. Directed by senior musical theatre major Carly Dieck, “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea” follows the story of two...

Trump travel ban receives coveted 5-star rating from ISIS: Dayum! That’s a great ban!

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Reading Time: 2 minutesPATRICK BENNETT Staff Lampoonist   The severely outdated and irrelevant restaurant-locating website Yelp just received news that an organization had awarded Trump’s travel ban five stars. The totally peaceful and fun-loving organization that distributed the perfect rating? ISIS. News had broke that ISIS gave Trump’s travel ban the coveted five-star...

Tom Brady admits cheating in Super Bowl, nobody cares

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJACLYN SPIEZIA Staff Lampoonist   “The New England Patriots have just won Super Bowl LI,” the announcer screeched. While Patriots fans cheered in excitement, Atlanta Falcons fans started to screech in retaliation claiming the Patriots had cheated their way to victory. One Falcons fan used his mechanical wings to fly...

A child’s best friend: Professor’s study shows strong bond between children and pets

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Reading Time: 3 minutesANGELINA DOHRE Special to The Leader A recent University of Cambridge study was published in the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology that came to the conclusion children are more attached to their pets than they are to their own siblings. Psychology professor Nancy Gee was one of the collaborators who...

Professional Development Day: more than a day off

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Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=8277] DAN ORZECHOWSKI Staff Writer One Friday every semester is designated to be Professional Development Day. But in the eyes of many students, this translates to a three-day weekend. Workshops are offered throughout our campus for faculty and staff to provide tips and learning strategies. Students are encouraged to...

Fake news filter removes Conway from internet

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Reading Time: 2 minutesEMMA PATTERSON Staff Lampoonist Facebook’s new “fake news filters” caused a moderate amount of outrage among Donald Trump supporters last week when they accidentally filtered out, to the relief of pretty much everyone, Kellyanne Conway interviews. Incensed Facebook users took to Facebook to rant about boycotting Facebook. “I joined Facepage...

Delta Chi de-recognized by SA

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCOLIN PERRY Editor in Chief The Fredonia chapter of the Delta Chi fraternity was officially de-recognized by the Student Association at last Thursday’s general assembly meeting after a close vote among student representatives. The fraternity’s Fredonia chapter, which according to its Facebook page has maintained a presence on campus since...

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