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PAC’s ‘This is Our Youth’ to open

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutesREBECCA HALE Reverb Editor The Performing Arts Company will present its first show of the semester this weekend: Kenneth Lonergan’s “This is our Youth.” “This is Our Youth” is a small-scale play, featuring only three characters: Warren, Dennis and Jessica. Joan Cusick, a junior acting major who plays Jessica said...

Women’s Lacrosse dominates spring stint in Florida

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutesCURTIS HENRY Special to The Leader For a second consecutive season, the Women’s Lacrosse team has returned from its spring trip to Florida, having swept the competition. The Blue Devils went 3-0 over spring break, beating their opponents from Roger Williams, Rowan University and St. Lawrence University. Their opening game...

Secret Fredonia Recipe

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSARA WILD Special to the Lampoon Serves up one happy Fredonian Ingredients Directions 4 cups tradition 1. Take ingredients and mix with an icebreaker 2 cups Thompsons stairs 2. Blend in a handful of learning experiences Pinch of dodging longboarders 3. Mix with a full commuter lot 2 cups cheesy...

Sallie Mae just emails to remind you it knows where your family lives

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minuteANNE ARKY Special to the Lampoon WILLIAMSVILLE — Financial company Sallie Mae emailed numerous students last week, including yourself, to drop a friendly reminder that it knows where your family lives and that it has eyes everywhere. The email is nothing new for Sallie Mae, which probably owns you and...

Area research papers announce plans to write selves

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minuteANITA TENSION Special to the Lampoon In an unprecedented move, a coalition of every research paper currently assigned to a Fredonia student, including the one currently assigned to you, issued an official statement Monday, announcing their collective plans to write themselves. The statement — which undoubtedly comes as a relief...

New line of Apple devices powered entirely by user’s consumerist void

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minuteRITA PAEPER Special to the Lampoon In a press conference last Monday, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced a bold and innovative line of products powered entirely by the material emptiness of the owner. “This is an historic moment,” said Cook. “Not only are these products slimmer, sleeker and narrower than...

Men’s baseball comes together during spring training

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2015

Reading Time: 4 minutesQUINTIN JAMES Special to The Leader The Fredonia baseball team finished off its Florida spring training trip for the Russ Matt Invitational with a record of 5-8. Even though the Blue Devils finished with a record under .500 this past trip, a lot of positives were taken from the trip,...

The Dynamic Duo: Kleine and Cussins lead the Blue Devils lacrosse team

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutesMICHELLE HALE Assistant Sports Editor Fredonia’s women’s lacrosse team has had great success in its past few seasons. Two constant names are the highlight of the team’s offensive side: seniors Katie Kleine and Marissa Cussins. The unstoppable duo holds one of the top ten spots in each record for statistics....

Women’s softball kicks off its 2015 season

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutesBROOKE ATKINS Special to The Leader The Fredonia women’s softball team kicked off its 2015 season over spring break with spring training in Clermont, Florida. They played a total of 12 games over a nine-day span, playing two games per day. The Blue Devils played their first game Friday, March...

‘Run All Night’: familiar but thrilling and entertaining

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 26, 2015

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 26, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutesCONNOR BURTON Special to The Leader Ever since Liam Neeson delivered the now iconic threat to his daughter’s kidnappers in “Taken,” he has been on a streak of action movies that center on a troubled, but likeable, character with a specific set of skills. There is a pattern to his...

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The Dynamic Duo: Kleine and Cussins lead the Blue Devils lacrosse team

Women’s softball kicks off its 2015 season

‘Run All Night’: familiar but thrilling and entertaining