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The pictures that music paints: Lecture demonstration looks at music of Jimi Hendrix

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 9, 2016August 15, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 9, 2016August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes [metaslider id=7742] AMBER MATTICE Reverb Editor The guitar is an instrument that has evolved over time with the styles that have emerged. Some artists have even taken it upon themselves to alter how the guitar is played and revolutionized their era of music. Jimi Hendrix is one of...

Editorial: In 2016 race, the American people lose

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 9, 2016September 2, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 9, 2016September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesEditorial: In 2016 race, the American people lose By the time you’re reading this, barring a contested election, the U.S. will have decided who will be entering the White House in January in order to lead the country for the next four years. At press time, we don’t know who...

From the Desk Of Kevin Gleason, Business Manager

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 9, 2016August 16, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 9, 2016August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom the Desk Of Kevin Gleason, Business Manager Sherman, New York. This is the place that I will always call home. This is the little farm town where everyone would attend the basketball game on a Friday night. This is the small town that allowed me to express myself by...

Beyond The Gender Binary Panel explores the rise of new pronouns

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 9, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 9, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer On Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. in Williams Center S204ABC, a panel including Chief Diversity Officer Bill Boerner, English professors KimMarie Cole, Natalie Gerber, Jeffry Iovannone, Heather McEntarfer, and senior English and women’s and gender studies major Dean Bavisotto gathered to discuss innovations in pronouns...

Former Marine finds way to Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 9, 2016August 17, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 9, 2016August 17, 2019

Reading Time: 4 minutes CURTIS HENRY Sports Editor From Monday to Friday, he’s in the classroom, he’s on the rugby field, and he’s learning more about the campus. But at age 23, Jeremy Lilga is far from your typical freshman at Fredonia. Lilga grew up on a farm in Eden, New York,...

Having a ball: La Fiesta returns with masquerade theme

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 9, 2016August 15, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 9, 2016August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer On Nov. 3, Latinos Unidos held their popular La Fiesta event, a yearly celebration of Hispanic culture capping off an already packed semester that included not only popular events like La Tomatina, but almost a dozen other events for Hispanic History Month. “Last year’s theme...

Alumnus Zimmer hosts writing workshops for students

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 9, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 9, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutesANGELINA DOHRE Special to The Leader This past week, alumnus Phil Zimmer visited Fredonia from Nov. 3 through Nov. 5 and organized three Writers@Work panels for students and the public to attend, in addition to speaking in various classes. The workshops were “Writing History for a Public Audience and Specialty...

Niagara University professor lectures on racial biases in justice system

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 9, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 9, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer Last Thursday, Michael Durfee of Niagara University presented his research on the history of race and the dramatic rise of the carceral state in America in a presentation titled “Race, Space and the Making of Mass Incarceration.” Durfee, who is a professor of history,...

Trump spends $2 billion to nuke China: Republican nominee still polls at 40 percent

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 4, 2016September 9, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 4, 2016September 9, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes KEITH MYATH Guest Lampoonist In his latest string of bizarre antics, news broke late Tuesday night that Donald Trump has shelled out more than $2 billion of his own money to drop a nuclear missile on China. “First of all, it’s pronounced Chee-eye-na,” said Trump in a recent...

Local candidate forum addresses drug abuse and prevention

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 4, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderNovember 4, 2016

Reading Time: 4 minutesFrom left: Michael Sullivan, Patrick Swanson, Judy Reynolds, Marcia Merrins, Jason Schmidt, Sally Jarosynski (Corey Maher / Photo Editor). CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer Next Tuesday, Americans will race to the polls to fulfill their civil duty and cast their vote for the next president of the United States. While...

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The pictures that music paints: Lecture demonstration looks at music of Jimi Hendrix

Editorial: In 2016 race, the American people lose

From the Desk Of Kevin Gleason, Business Manager

Beyond The Gender Binary Panel explores the rise of new pronouns

Former Marine finds way to Fredonia

Having a ball: La Fiesta returns with masquerade theme

Alumnus Zimmer hosts writing workshops for students

Niagara University professor lectures on racial biases in justice system

Trump spends $2 billion to nuke China: Republican nominee still polls at 40 percent

Local candidate forum addresses drug abuse and prevention