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A Trip To the 70s with Intrepid Travelers

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 9, 2015

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Reading Time: 3 minutesTORIN O’BRIEN Special to The Leader Travelers: and epic name to match an epic sound. The cover art for the band’s new ep, ‘Have You Seen my Rainbow Monkey?’ is very creative. Even the band members, two of which are Fredonia grads, (bassist David Neimanis and drummer John Fohl), seem...

“A Strangeness in My Mind” Iclal Vanwesenbeeck and World Literature Today

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 9, 2015

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMARIA MELCHIORRE Special to The Leader “Kafamda Bir Tuhaflık,” or “A Strangeness in My Mind,” is the latest novel by Turkish Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk. Iclal Vanwesenbeeck, Associate Professor of English Literature, recently had the opportunity to review the novel for the academic journal, World Literature Today. Vanwesenbeeck — who...

How to get “free money” Workshops aim to help students apply for study abroad scholarships

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 9, 2015

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer For the first time ever, the Office of International Education is holding its a series of workshops aimed at helping Fredonia students apply for study abroad programs, and more specifically, at applying for the Gilman Scholarship. The first workshop was September 4 at 3 , and...

Goodbye, “drunk bus” The Campus and Community Bus has stopped running after 11 p.m.

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 9, 2015

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCOLIN PERRY Special to The Leader It’s a Friday night in downtown Fredonia, when some students begin their weekend at one or more of the many bars the village has to offer. For the most part, nothing has really changed from last semester, with one big exception. The crowds of...

Freedonia Marxonia’s call for art

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 9, 2015

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAMANDA DEDIE Assistant News Editor Freedonia Marxonia, the annual Fredonia village and campus event highlighting the lives and accomplishments of the Marx brothers, is now accepting art submissions for the event’s art contest. Students are welcome to submit art pieces of any medium, from paint and clay to twigs and...

A “D’Vine Experience” for all ages

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 9, 2015

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Reading Time: 3 minutesAMANDA DEDIE Assistant News Editor Enactus and the United Way of Northern Chautauqua County have partnered to hold the second annual D’Vine Experience. The student group, which uses entrepreneurial skills to teach and aid the community, and the non profit organization have made sure this event will be entertaining for...

Clubs Debut and Redeem at Activities Night

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 9, 2015

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Reading Time: 4 minutesCOLIN PERRY Special to The Leader Last Wednesday, hundreds of students gathered in Dods Hall Grove for Activities Night, the biggest opportunity of the year for students to see every club Fredonia has to offer. From S.T.E.P.S. to sororities, there’s something for everybody. And this year, some brand new clubs...

Women’s volleyball improves record to 5-0

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 9, 2015

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMICHELLE HALE Sports Editor Over the weekend, the women’s Blue Devil volleyball team traveled to Cortland to play in the Cortland Red Dragon Classic. The Blue Devils swept the weekend with defeating all four teams. On Friday, Fredonia faced St. Lawrence and Lebanon Valley. The Blue Devils defeated St. Lawrence...

Cross country opens season in style

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 9, 2015

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Reading Time: 2 minutesDYLAN FORMAN Special to The Leader This past Saturday, the men’s and women’s cross country teams opened their season by hosting the 2015 Fredonia Invitational at Lake Erie State Park. After a long summer and a strong preseason, the Blue Devils came out and dominated the 5K meet from start...

From the Desk of: Copy Editor Emily Wynne

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 9, 2015August 16, 2019

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Reading Time: 2 minutesIn high school, I loved reading books but had no patience for poetry. It seemed hard to understand, difficult to read and pointless to try. My first semester, after being randomly placed in Contemporary Women’s Poetry, I began to fall in love. All it took was seeing lyrics in a...

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A Trip To the 70s with Intrepid Travelers

“A Strangeness in My Mind” Iclal Vanwesenbeeck and World Literature Today

How to get “free money” Workshops aim to help students apply for study abroad scholarships

Goodbye, “drunk bus” The Campus and Community Bus has stopped running after 11 p.m.

Freedonia Marxonia’s call for art

A “D’Vine Experience” for all ages

Clubs Debut and Redeem at Activities Night

Women’s volleyball improves record to 5-0

Cross country opens season in style

From the Desk of: Copy Editor Emily Wynne