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Entertainment options for Homecoming Weekend

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

JORDYN HOLKA Reverb Editor Whether you choose to participate in homecoming activities or not, there is no denying that there is a plethora of activities offered during Homecoming Weekend that can serve as great on-campus entertainment options for students. Homecoming 2014, which will take place this weekend, from Friday, Oct....

Department of Theatre and Dance to put on Halloween costume sale

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

JORDYN HOLKA Reverb Editor Halloween is just around the corner, and most college students’ focuses, rather than being on school, have temporarily shifted to figuring out the answer to the age-old question: what am I going to be for Halloween this year? The Department of Theatre and Dance is not...

How to pay off your student loans without really paying off your student loans

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

LEO FRANK Lampoon Editor Seniors love to hate talking about student loans. Actually, probably everybody with student loans loves to hate talking about them — but I think those of us staring down the barrel of graduation in May love hating talking about student loans with a little more overall...

Fredonia announces “free tobacco” initiative

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

ANITA TENSION Special to The Lampoon In a reversal that took the campus community by surprise, Fredonia administrators announced in a press release Monday that they would be abandoning the current campus “Tobacco-Free” smoking policy and instating in its place a “free tobacco” initiative. Under the new initiative, on-campus dispensers...

Being Awkward: Dazed and Confused

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

AWKWARD ANNIE Special to The Lampoon Can you remember the last time you got a good night’s sleep? Probably not. We are in college, so a restful night to us is getting about five hours. Since we are in a zombied state most of the time already, add a lecture...

Graduate Fair to showcase graduate programs Event will feature largest number of graduate programs to date

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

MARSHA COHEN Staff Writer The 2014 Graduate Fair is right around the corner and it currently has the most graduate programs slated to attend in its history. The annual event has been taking place since 2009, when there were just 48 graduate programs in attendance. The 2014 Graduate Fair will...

True life: I’m a cosplayer Comic Con serves as a cosplay hotspot

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

MO SADEK Special to The Leader Halloween is one of the more restricting celebrations in existence. People spend 364 days a year planning the perfect outfit, usually with a group of similarly obsessed people, just to dress up for one day. Dress up any other day and you’re either a...

Police investigate ‘FEW’ campus graffiti ‘FEW’ tag surfaces on campus property and FSA vehicles

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

MEGHAN GUATTERY Staff Writer If you have taken the time to explore the campus since the start of the semester, you may have noticed some strange markings. They have been found on the walls, doors and bathrooms of campus, and even made an appearance on an FSA vehicle. Within the...

Chautauqua named High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Heroin use reported high in county, but not on campus

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014August 18, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014August 18, 2019

BRITTANY PERRY Special to The Leader Last week, the federal government named Chautauqua County a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, or HIDTA, due to a rising heroin problem. Heroin arrests in Jamestown alone have tripled over the past three years and have been linked to more deaths in the area...

‘It’s okay to be different’ ‘Trans: The Movie’ documents transgender lives

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014August 25, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014August 25, 2019

KRISTEN SHULTIS Staff Writer “It’s okay to be different,” were the wise words of an eight-year-old transgender girl in “Trans: The Movie,” a film shown on Tuesday, Oct. 7, in McEwen Hall as part of TransDiscovery: Exploring Gender Variant Lives. “Trans” is a documentary about transgenders either transitioning, in the...

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Entertainment options for Homecoming Weekend

Department of Theatre and Dance to put on Halloween costume sale

How to pay off your student loans without really paying off your student loans

Fredonia announces “free tobacco” initiative

Being Awkward: Dazed and Confused

Graduate Fair to showcase graduate programs Event will feature largest number of graduate programs to date

True life: I’m a cosplayer Comic Con serves as a cosplay hotspot

Police investigate ‘FEW’ campus graffiti ‘FEW’ tag surfaces on campus property and FSA vehicles

Chautauqua named High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Heroin use reported high in county, but not on campus

‘It’s okay to be different’ ‘Trans: The Movie’ documents transgender lives