The Leader

Tips for dealing with post-midterm self doubt (PMSD)

Reading Time: 2 minutesD. Zbornak Staff Lampoonist With midterm week over and out, many students are feeling the effects of crushed self-esteem and caffeine-fueled study marathons. From the freshmen all the way through to the super seniors, chances are good that the recent exams have most people questioning their majors, abilities, career goals,...

The Lampoon’s guide to Spring 2017 courses

Reading Time: 3 minutes  Kilgore Trout Guest Lampoonist Now that you’ve failed all of your midterm exams, it’s time to think about everyone’s favorite subject: taking more classes. Unless your Powerball numbers finally get called, you’re going to have to endure yet another semester of forgetting about assignments and testing what “excused absence”...

Fredonia for St. Jude raises funds to fight cancer

Reading Time: 2 minutes  JORDAN PATTERSON News Editor Additional recycling bins have appeared outside the Williams Center to contribute to donations for St. Jude Hospital for children with cancer. The group responsible for them, Fredonia for St. Jude, setup canisters outside each entrance to the Williams Center as a part of their Cans...

Marion Fellowship winners present artistic pieces

Reading Time: 2 minutes  BETHANY CLANCY Staff Writer Every year, the Marion International Fellowship, created by Cathy and Jesse Marion, helps support and fund an artistic journey through which a creative project is started. Those who are selected display outstanding potential to succeed in the arts. Fredonia participates alongside institutions spanning from Wyoming...

Singer-songwriter alum returns to Fredonia

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  MOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer Would Fredonia really be Fredonia without its evolving music scene? There’s usually something for everyone to enjoy, from psychedelic rock shows at BJ’s to open mic night at EBC to alternative house shows. You can find local musicians playing music almost every night of the...

Review: Hillman Opera captivates audiences with two different shows

Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=7587] LERON WELLINGTON Staff Writer The School of Music shook things up this year by collaborating with the Hillman Opera and putting on two shows, “Dido and Aeneas” and “The Medium.” The combination was brilliant, giving audiences two very different stories and musical styles: one, a Baroque tale of...

‘Godspell’ takes audiences on journey of community: All seven performances sold out

Reading Time: 2 minutesZOE KIRIAZIS Special to The Leader Every show has a moral or lesson to be learned, whether it be obvious or more indirect.  “We can build a beautiful city, not a city of angels, but finally a city of man,” sang the company of the Department of Theatre and Dance’s...

Emeritus professor presents Mars meteorites studies

Reading Time: 3 minutes  ANGELINA DOHRE Special to The Leader Every Friday at noon, the Fredonia chapter of Sigma Xi and the Scientific Research Society organizes a brown bag lecture on campus. This past week, professor emeritus Jack Berkley presented “Mars Meteorites: The Story Behind their Discovery,” in the Major Alice Conference Room...

Spectrum’s Family Weekend promises psychic fun

Reading Time: 2 minutesCAMRY DEAN Staff Writer             Starting on Friday, friends and family of students are invited to join them on campus for Fredonia’s Family Weekend. The long-standing tradition at Fredonia encourages families of students to spend the weekend in Fredonia, participating in on-campus and community activities. Following last year’s performance by...

Homecoming Pep Rally showcases an international Fredonia

Reading Time: 2 minutes  [metaslider id=7577] DAN ORZECHOWSKI Staff Writer Countries all around the world were represented at this year’s Homecoming Pep Rally at Steele Hall. This year’s theme, “Fredonia Around the World,” captured the international diversity on Fredonia’s campus. The bleachers filled within minutes, quickly becoming a sea of blue and white....

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