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Reed Library displays Women’s March on Washington

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 8, 2017August 16, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 8, 2017August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesZOE KIRIAZIS Staff Writer The Women’s March on Washington, held as a protest the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, was the largest single-day demonstration in U.S. history — and many Fredonians who attended are now sharing their stories through a new display in Reed Library. Dawn Eckenrode, director of...

M.A.G.S, northernstate make for a memorable night

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 8, 2017August 15, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 8, 2017August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=8161] BETHANY CLANCY Staff Writer Another successful Wednesday night show at BJ’s happened on Feb. 1. Despite the frigid temperature and blowing snow, the room was packed right as the clock struck 10 p.m. As an unofficial dress code for the night, almost everyone had Hawaiian shirts on and...

Art in the Trump Era: Artists across media are ‘questioning the status quo’

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 8, 2017September 1, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 8, 2017September 1, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes KRIS HARRIS and LERON WELLINGTON Staff Writers “Take your broken heart. Make it into art.” As a closing for her Golden Globe acceptance speech, Meryl Streep referenced her late friend Carrie Fisher to express the importance of the arts and diversity. In times of political turbulence, the film industry...

Fredonia marches for women’s rights

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 1, 2017August 16, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 1, 2017August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=8122] DAN ORZECHOWSKI Staff Writer A crowd speckled with pink huddled in front of Mason Hall the day after President Donald Trump was sworn in. These people were protesters. Participants bearing signs and flags marched as one throughout Fredonia’s campus. While chanting “women’s rights are human rights,” the parade...

Virtual tour brings Fredonia to prospective students

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 1, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 1, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer The Fredonia website has gone through a major overhaul over the past two years, with a new logo, a cleaner blue-white color palette, and a shifting set of photos and videos being added to help the school stand out. The latest addition to Fredonia’s web presence...

Cuomo proposes free tuition at state schools

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 1, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 1, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesJORDAN PATTERSON News Editor While you were on break from college classes, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his plan for free tuition at state universities. On Jan. 3, 2017, Cuomo stood in front of a podium at LaGuardia Community College with none other than Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders seated behind him...

Carl V. Mazzio, 1963 – 2017

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 1, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 1, 2017

Reading Time: 5 minutes JORDAN PATTERSON News Editor Fredonia lost one of its stars with the death of Carl V. Mazzio, but his legacy will continue to shine. The former principal trombonist of the Buffalo Philharmonic and Fredonia music lecturer died on Jan. 17 at the age of 53. He is survived by...

Black History Month kicks off in February

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 1, 2017

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 1, 2017

Reading Time: 4 minutesJACOB SANTOS Special to The Leader Since the presidency of Gerald Ford, the U.S. has federally recognized the month of February as Black History Month. At Fredonia, the Black Student Union will be sponsoring a number of events, open to all students and faculty, highlighting the history, achievements and current...

From the Desk of Amber Mattice, Life & Arts Editor

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 1, 2017August 16, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 1, 2017August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes AMBER MATTICE Life & Arts Editor Okay. Okay. I’m not here to push an agenda or force my opinions on anyone but I would really like to know why the frick-frack anybody would say in the 21st century that feminism isn’t needed anymore. In lieu of the recent...

Notes from the Women’s March on Washington

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 1, 2017September 2, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 1, 2017September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 5 minutes CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer The day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, millions of people came together. These people not only marched and protested his victory in Washington, D.C. but in solidarity all over the world. On Jan. 21, I...

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Reed Library displays Women’s March on Washington

M.A.G.S, northernstate make for a memorable night

Art in the Trump Era: Artists across media are ‘questioning the status quo’

Fredonia marches for women’s rights

Virtual tour brings Fredonia to prospective students

Cuomo proposes free tuition at state schools

Carl V. Mazzio, 1963 – 2017

Black History Month kicks off in February

From the Desk of Amber Mattice, Life & Arts Editor

Notes from the Women’s March on Washington