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Ask The Lampoon

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

Dear Lampoon, Okay. So I had a party this weekend and when I sent out the Facebook invite, I accidentally invited this guy I don’t like. Now it’s Wednesday and he won’t leave me alone. He follows me between classes, messages me every few hours, and was waiting outside my...

Web Exclusive: Bigger is Better Apple introduces new toys for the Fall season

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

NAOMI LYNCH Special to The Leader As the smartphone industry grows larger, Apple has striven to keep the iPhone small and compact — but to no avail. According to Techradar.com, the folks at One Infinity Drive conceded and announced on Sept. 6th what the world was waiting for — the...

Activists march to raise awareness for climate change

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

Photo taken by: Minju Kim / Special to The Leader MINJU KIM Special to The Leader ‘I ♥ Solar Power.’ This was just one of numerous sayings that covered posters and flags that people carried at the march raising awareness about climate change. On Sept. 20, over 85 students and...

SA election receives poor voter turnout

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

MARSHA COHEN Staff Writer It’s back! This past week, the Student Association held its yearly class and delegate elections. We saw some familiar faces on this year’s ballot such as Jefferson Dedrick, Jason Burgos and Anthony Mercedes, but even though some new faces popped onto the scene with names like...

Cross country finishes 7th and 11th at Yellowjacket Invitational

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

DYLAN FORMAN Staff Writer On Saturday, the men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Rochester to compete in the Yellowjacket Invitational, which was hosted by the University of Rochester. Although both teams battled inclement weather and injuries, they were able to run strong performances to place well. The men...

An afternoon of Amadeus

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer The Western New York Chamber Orchestra presented its first performance of the 2014-15 Classic Series Season this past Sunday afternoon with an “All Amadeus” program. Since Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s music is such a large portion of the repertoire available for chamber orchestras, WNYCO presents an exclusively-Mozart...

Closed captioning opens doors for the deaf

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

CAITLYN GAROFOLO Special to The Leader Over the weekend, the Dunkirk Movieplex debuted closed captioned films with a matinee showing of “Maze Runner.” The decision to make closed captioning available was a strong move on the theater’s behalf, and it is sure to bring in a larger audience. Until now,...

Blue Devils erase deficit en route to 3-2 win vs. Nazareth

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

SEAN MCGRATH Sports Editor To say that the men’s soccer team has been doing great is an understatement. That was made clear this past Tuesday afternoon when it looked like the Nazareth Golden Flyers were going to hand Fredonia its second loss of the season. That was until they notched...

Sounds of the Cinema to come to Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014August 25, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014August 25, 2019

KRISTEN SHULTIS Staff Writer Presidio Brass is coming to Fredonia. The quintet formed in 2006 and continues to entertain audiences with the fresh and unique sound of a brass quintet combined with piano and percussion instruments. Its newest project, “Sounds of the Cinema,” will feature pieces made famous by movies,...

Women fall two more games this weekend

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

ALEX KALUZNY Special to The Leader The women of the Fredonia soccer team split their record this past week with a 1-0 win against the St. John Fisher Cardinals on Tuesday and a 4-0 loss to #23 William Smith on Saturday. Freshman defender Audrey Yokopovich buried her first collegiate goal...

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Ask The Lampoon

Web Exclusive: Bigger is Better Apple introduces new toys for the Fall season

Activists march to raise awareness for climate change

SA election receives poor voter turnout

Cross country finishes 7th and 11th at Yellowjacket Invitational

An afternoon of Amadeus

Closed captioning opens doors for the deaf

Blue Devils erase deficit en route to 3-2 win vs. Nazareth

Sounds of the Cinema to come to Fredonia

Women fall two more games this weekend