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Straight people get offended; gay people no longer allowed civil unions

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Reading Time: 2 minutesPHYLLIS T. CUPP Lampoonist Straight people have long fought for acceptance. This summer, on June 26, when gay marriage became legalized across the country, defenders of the sanctity of marriage were up in arms — and I don’t mean up in the arms of their mistresses. Quickly, straight Americans found...

What to watch for in the School of Music

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Reading Time: 2 minutesREBECCA HALE Reverb Editor Each semester brings the exciting promise of new and continuously innovative repertoire from the School of Music. This semester will prove no exception to that notion. In addition to regularly-scheduled ensemble performances and faculty recitals, the School of Music will welcome prestigious ensembles such as the...

Queer Fredonia: An Interactive Performance Project educates students Performance brings awareness to struggles faced by queer students

Reading Time: 3 minutesAMANDA DEDIE Staff Writer Queer Fredonia: An Interactive Performance Project is, according to its flyer, “a performance that focuses on the lives of queer students on campus — featuring poetry and monologues.” On May 2, the Women’s and Gender Studies Program and Pride Alliance co-sponsored the event, hoping to bring...

Horvath presents annual budget in Rosch Many student fees to increase in order to close deficit

Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer On Monday, April 27, President Virginia Horvath presented the preliminary version of the 2015-2016 Fredonia budget at the annual President’s Budget Presentation in Rosch Recital Hall. Horvath presented a PowerPoint outlining just exactly what is being changed and what the goals are for the next budget....

James D. Douglas to speak at commencement ceremony Fredonia alumnus is Director of Human Resources at the Smithsonian Institution

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCOLIN PERRY Special to The Leader As another academic year is coming to a close, another class of students is preparing for life beyond Fredonia. More than 1,300 students are eligible to participate in the upcoming commencement ceremony, and over 900 are expected to walk across the stage in Steele...

Department of Theatre and Dance receives national accreditation

Reading Time: 3 minutesKORTNEY YOUNG Special to The Leader The Department of Theatre and Dance (TADA) is proud to announce that it has recently received accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST). Tom Loughlin, the chair of TADA, as well as other faculty members, have been pursuing this goal for...

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