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Visiting artist Tony Gatto teaches tips of the trade

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

KRISTEN 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

SEAN 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

DYLAN 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...

Men and Women cross country battle cold weather in Inter-Regional Rumble

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

MEGHAN GUATTERY Staff Writer At 6:40 a.m. on Saturday, the men and women’s cross country teams boarded their coach bus in front of Steele Hall. They sank into their seats and prepared themselves for a three hour ride to Oberlin, Ohio for the Inter-Regional Rumble. “Oberlin is a huge, huge...

Men drop both home games on Alumni Weekend

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

MICHELLE HALE Staff Writer This weekend resulted in a double loss for the men’s soccer team. They dropped a 4-0 loss against the Plattsburgh Cardinals on Friday and an overtime loss of 4-3 against the Potsdam Bears on Saturday. The Cardinals scored its first of four goals in the 15th...

The Lampoon’s guide to a successful parent’s weekend

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

LEO FRANK Lampoon Editor So, your parents are coming to visit this weekend. They’re excited to see how their little scholar is doing out there in the wide world, and you do not want to disappoint. You want to show them that you’re doing well, you’ve got your act together...

Being Awkward: falling

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

AWKWARD ANNIE Special to The Lampoon Nothing quite compares to the heightened terror that comes with feeling like you are going to fall. It is as if gravity is a hand pulling you to the depths of the Earth. You try to maintain equilibrium by flailing your arms around like...

Pet Peeves of Fredonians

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

KELLY CANER Lampoonist • People who cut on the sandwich line at Willies: We all hate it when someone starts to slither their way into the line. What is even worse is allowing it to happen! Listen people, you have been waiting in this god-forsaken line for a lukewarm, limp...

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ premieres Back to the Summer of Love

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014August 18, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014August 18, 2019

Picture taken by Adrea Adinolfe/ Special to The Leader REBECCA HALE Assistant Reverb Editor Students, faculty and alumni experienced the psychedelic culture of the ‘60s, coupled with a Shakespearean classic, in Marvel Theatre last weekend. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is set in Ohio, at Athens College. The characters are separated...

The state of Fredonia hockey

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014August 18, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014August 18, 2019

ALEX KALUZNY Social Media Intern In Disney’s version of the 1980 USA Olympic Hockey team, in the movie “Miracle,” forward Mark Johnson only needed four words to explain to head coach Herb Brooks why the team shouldn’t allow another person to try out before the final cut. “Because we’re a...

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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

Men and Women cross country battle cold weather in Inter-Regional Rumble

Men drop both home games on Alumni Weekend

The Lampoon’s guide to a successful parent’s weekend

Being Awkward: falling

Pet Peeves of Fredonians

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ premieres Back to the Summer of Love

The state of Fredonia hockey