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The howling winds and the Terror in the Trees Fredonia’s own little horror show

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutesCHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer It doesn’t take much to startle a person. One person jumping out of a closet wearing a mask can spook an entire room. Still to make people actually afraid — to make someone worried about what is around the next corner and dread every sound and...

Entertain mom and pop during Family Weekend

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014August 17, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014August 17, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesJORDYN HOLKA Reverb Editor Moving out and escaping the watchful eye of parents has become an American rite of passage for college students. But just as soon as we embrace the true amazingness of freedom, those feelings of longing for home, mom’s cooking and one’s childhood bed that were formerly...

Administration cancels Humans vs. Zombies

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutesS. L. FULLER News Editor There’s no denying that Extreme Sports Club’s Humans vs. Zombies event sounds like an interesting idea. The week-long game was set to happen on campus last week, but was canceled by the administration just a few days prior to the first day. “We [administrative members]...

Workshops engage students in the joy of discovery

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutesMEGHAN GUATTERY Staff Writer The biology department will be continuing this year’s overall convocation theme of “Joyful Discovery” with an open-forum, titled “Maintaining Joyful Discovery in Natural Spaces.” “When you’re exploring, and you’re outside, it is just really exciting and fun to see all of the incredible, really cool, amazing...

Pulitzer Prize winner to reside in Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutesKORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Winner of a 1978 Pulitzer Prize and 1982 Emmy Award (among other awards), Michael Colgrass is an American-born Canadian musician, composer and educator known for his work as a percussionist with ensembles like the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera, as well as his...

Spotlight: Uncle Ben’s Remedy

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014August 15, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesCLAIRE WOODCOCK Special to The Leader When I first spoke with Ben Wusterland, the singer of Uncle Ben’s Remedy, I hadn’t meant to lead with it, but the first question that popped out of my mouth had to do with the band’s name. “It wasn’t anything I ever used to...

Chautauqua Citizens Respond to Climate Crisis Community group aims to combat climate change

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutesAMANDA DEDIE Special to The Leader The beloved Bill Nye the Science Guy has said it on shows and in interviews everywhere: “Climate change is our most urgent, number one priority right now.” Yet the question in everyone’s minds seems to be, “What can I do?” Many tend to think...

Visiting artist Tony Gatto teaches tips of the trade

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutesKRISTEN SHULTIS Staff Writer Fredonia alum Tony Gatto brought some of his tips and trades of the theater and acting business to aspiring actors in Rockefeller Arts Center last week Tuesday. He began the night with his story explaining how many “nos” he got before he was granted success. Gatto...

Women’s North Country trip results in win, loss for third in SUNYAC

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutesSEAN MCGRATH Sport’s Editor Almost at opposite corners of the state, the Fredonia Blue Devils women’s soccer team traveled eight hours for a two-day weekend trip to Plattsburgh and Potsdam, earning a 1-0 win against the Plattsburgh Cardinals on Friday and suffering a 2-0 loss against the Potsdam Bears on...

Ultimate Frisbee team travels to Rochester

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutesDYLAN FORMAN Staff Writer On Saturday, the Fredonia Ultimate Frisbee team traveled to Rochester to compete against several other schools including Geneseo, Cornell, RIT and Le Moyne. The men began the day by playing Le Moyne College. The game remained close throughout as the teams were tied at 12, facing...

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The howling winds and the Terror in the Trees Fredonia’s own little horror show

Entertain mom and pop during Family Weekend

Administration cancels Humans vs. Zombies

Workshops engage students in the joy of discovery

Pulitzer Prize winner to reside in Fredonia

Spotlight: Uncle Ben’s Remedy

Chautauqua Citizens Respond to Climate Crisis Community group aims to combat climate change

Visiting artist Tony Gatto teaches tips of the trade

Women’s North Country trip results in win, loss for third in SUNYAC

Ultimate Frisbee team travels to Rochester