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New season, new coach – Women’s softball team welcomes Ciccarello as new head coach

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 12, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 12, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutesTony Ciccarello is taking over as head coach of the Fredonia Blue Devils softball team Photo courtesy of Melissa Rechin / Photo Editor CHRISTINA CONCEICAO Sports Editor The Fredonia Blue Devils softball team is heading for a fresh start after a rough 2013 season with an overall record of 10-23....

OP-ED: Céad Míle Fáilte – A hundred thousand welcomes

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 12, 2014August 25, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 12, 2014August 25, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesMAGGIE GILROY Reverb Editor With St. Patrick’s Day coming up in less than a week, it’s time to break out the plastic green bowler hats and the “taste my lucky charms” t-shirts, right? Until a few short years ago, I would have agreed with this. St. Patrick’s Day has created...

Women’s History Month presents a bitch’in’ time

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 12, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 12, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutesAndi Zeisler, co-founder of Bitch Magazine currently lives in Portland with her family. Photo courtesy of Molly Klein / Special to The Leader ALEXIS FORES Special to The Leader When one thinks of the word bitch, it can be interpreted as a negative term. However, Andi Ziesler, co-founder of feminist...

Nisker’s ‘A Sticky Situation’ shows Fredonia the gloom of gum

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 12, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 12, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutesS. L. FULLER Staff Writer I’m a fan of documentaries; they’re my favorite thing to watch on Netflix. But when I heard that I would be reporting on a documentary about gum, I wasn’t expecting much. I don’t care about gum. I’m not even a regular chewer of gum. So...

The Goods and Yonic get bluesy at Old Main

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 6, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 6, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutesRandy Dean, the bassist for Yonic, plays the band’s song “Man on a Plane.” Photo courtesy of Eric Kearney (http/:www.erickearneyphoto.com) RILEY STRAW Copy Editor Old Main was filled with music and good vibes on Thursday, Feb. 27. Yonic and The Goods, two Fredonia-based bands, performed at the local bar for...

VAP hosts two dynamic artists

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 5, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 5, 2014

Reading Time: 4 minutesVisiting artist Mark Hosford visited Fredonia Thursday for a Visiting Artist lecture. His work was shown the following night in conjunction with Craig LaRotonda’s sculptures and paintings, above, in the Marion Art Gallery Photo courtesy of Mary Laing / Special to The Leader HANNA NEUMANN Staff Writer “As artists, we...

Adjuncts earn statewide honors

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 5, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 5, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutesCARL LAM Staff Writer You read about them first in The Leader when they were featured as a part of the Adjunct Spotlight series. But now, two professors have been recognized statewide for their efforts in teaching by the Chancellor of the entire SUNY system. Adjunct professor of communication Amber...

Fredonia drops in greenhouse gases

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 5, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 5, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutesJACK HODGENS Special to The Leader SUNY Fredonia has decreased the emission of greenhouse gases in an attempt to further benefit the environment. Many policies have been changed in order to continue this desired effect by not only the faculty of Fredonia, but also the students who wish to improve...

PAC’s ‘The Dining Room’ exposes WASP social issues

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 5, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 5, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutesREBECCA HALE Staff Writer The Performing Arts Company’s first show of the semester had its debut last weekend; the show had themes so widespread that the scenes depicted could be related back to every person and their family. The Dining Room, a play by A.R. Gurney, takes 18 different scenes...

Saving ‘Opera Scenes’: From pirates to orphans, Horn fills roles in ‘Opera Scenes’

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 5, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 5, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutesLucille Horn, far left, performs in the ensemble of “the Orphans in Autumn.” Photo courtesy of Andrea Adinolfe / Staff Photogrpaher COURTNEE CESTA Assistant Reverb Editor Sophomore music performance major Lucille Horn was in the final stages of learning her role in this year’s Opera Scenes production of “The Pirates...

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New season, new coach – Women’s softball team welcomes Ciccarello as new head coach

OP-ED: Céad Míle Fáilte – A hundred thousand welcomes

Women’s History Month presents a bitch’in’ time

Nisker’s ‘A Sticky Situation’ shows Fredonia the gloom of gum

The Goods and Yonic get bluesy at Old Main

VAP hosts two dynamic artists

Adjuncts earn statewide honors

Fredonia drops in greenhouse gases

PAC’s ‘The Dining Room’ exposes WASP social issues

Saving ‘Opera Scenes’: From pirates to orphans, Horn fills roles in ‘Opera Scenes’