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Telling a story through movement: Scenes from the Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company’s lecture demonstration

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutesAMBER MATTICE Reverb Editor From the ceiling to the floor, there are massive windows that look out over various parts of campus. The sun is setting. The room is full of natural light, and on the right side of the room, members of the Fredonia Dance Ensemble (FDE) are...

Open Mic Night at EBC returns

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes [metaslider id=7448] LERON WELLINGTON Staff Writer It’s a Thursday night in Fredonia, and you are looking for the perfect way to chill out with some good music as you eagerly await the weekend. So what do you do? Take yourself down to EBC West for Open Mic Night....

Whimsy and Chicken McNuggets: Notes from a study abroad program to Galway, Ireland

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutesCLAIRE O’REILLY Staff Writer Rain drops splash on the ground, and the cobblestone streets glisten. A soft glow of light spills out of a local pub and laughter fills the air. Welcome to Galway, Ireland. For the next three and a half months, I will be fully immersing myself...

A summer well spent: Inside the ‘Arts of Italy’ summer study abroad program and its upcoming changes

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutesMOLLY VANDENBERG Special to The Leader It’s typical for college students to spend their summer working to save some extra money or just relaxing with familiar hometown family and friends. However, many of us are craving a new and exciting experience that staying at home simply can’t offer. ‘Arts...

Guest Op-Ed: When you drink, stop and think

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutesJULIA WILSON Special to The Leader I’m not going to tell you not to drink. You’re an adult, in the sense that you’re at college and held to adult standards of conduct, whether or not you’re of legal drinking age. If you enjoy drinking, then you’d better learn to...

From the Desk Of Amber Mattice, Reverb Editor

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016September 1, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016September 1, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesI am probably one of the most awkward humans on the face of the planet. Talking to people is not my forte, nor is having to be assertive and in-charge. I’ve always been better at writing and remaining in the background. And yet, as a sophomore in college, I find...

Conservative Corner: The shady history behind the Clinton Foundation

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016August 16, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN News Editor The Clinton Foundation has been in the national headlines lately, and for good reason: this foundation reeks of corruption. The Foundation may have recently just announced that it would not accept foreign donations if Hillary Clinton is elected president, according to CNN, but it’s very...

NFL quarterback Kaepernick has every right to sit

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016September 2, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 4 minutesSan Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is the only backup QB in the league that can’t get out of the spotlight. Given all of the wrong reasons that NFL players have been in the spotlight for in the past few seasons — dog fighting, murder, domestic violence, drug abuse —...

Pokémon Club catches attention at Activities Night

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer On Aug. 31, the semesterly Activities Night in Dods Hall was filled with familiar faces, with fraternities and sororities stomping through the lanes looking for pledges and a cappella groups decked in matching t-shirts advertising auditions. Among the regular proceedings, however, the just-formed, temporarily recognized...

New Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences debuts

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutesCAMRY DEAN Staff Writer Starting this semester, it was announced that the former Department of Geosciences and the Environmental Studies Program would be merging together to form the new Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences. Dr. Sherri A. Mason, a professor of chemistry and the new chair for the department,...

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Telling a story through movement: Scenes from the Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company’s lecture demonstration

Open Mic Night at EBC returns

Whimsy and Chicken McNuggets: Notes from a study abroad program to Galway, Ireland

A summer well spent: Inside the ‘Arts of Italy’ summer study abroad program and its upcoming changes

Guest Op-Ed: When you drink, stop and think

From the Desk Of Amber Mattice, Reverb Editor

Conservative Corner: The shady history behind the Clinton Foundation

NFL quarterback Kaepernick has every right to sit

Pokémon Club catches attention at Activities Night

New Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences debuts