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Budget crisis averted?

Contributor to The LeaderApril 2, 2014August 17, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 2, 2014August 17, 2019

COURTNEY GFROERER Managing Editor Seven and a half grueling hours later, the General Assembly was able to pass an initial version of the Student Association budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year. The budget still has to go through a series of individuals and GA before it is final. After reviewing...

Student stars on new MTV reality show

Contributor to The LeaderApril 2, 2014August 16, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 2, 2014August 16, 2019

Photo courtesy of MTV Press. COURTNEE CESTA Assistant Reverb Editor When Harrison Bader, a former SUNY Fredonia junior, came across an application for MTV’s “House of Food,” he applied on a whim. Bader was a few weeks into the spring semester of his junior year, taking classes like any other...

Wild Wild Fest announces musical lineup

Contributor to The LeaderApril 2, 2014August 15, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 2, 2014August 15, 2019

Photo courtesy of Matt Wisnewski. MAGGIE GILROY Reverb Editor August marks the expansion of Silver Creek’s Wild Wild Fest from a one-day event to a two-day festival. The musical lineup was announced Monday and will feature Baby Gramps, Armcannon, Well Worn Boot and Smackdab amongst others. The expansion of the...

Street style: the casual prepster

Contributor to The LeaderApril 2, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 2, 2014

ALEXIS FORES Staff Writer Name: Cody Castro Year: Junior Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Major: Media management Cody Castro was an individual whose style I’ve admired from afar for awhile. I was always fascinated in what inspires him to dress the way he dresses everyday since he is one of the few...

WNYCO features a familiar face in an unfamiliar way

Contributor to The LeaderApril 2, 2014August 15, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderApril 2, 2014August 15, 2019

COURTNEE CESTA Special to The Leader and Assistant Reverb Editor SUNY Fredonia Professor Casey Gray teaches voice diction class in the School of Music, but is better known to many as a very active pianist — he accompanies dozens of students in the School of Music and was even featured...

No day but today: the making of ‘RENT’

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2014August 15, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2014August 15, 2019

Cast members Steven Saelzler and Ilana Lieberman rehearse with the pit for the upcoming production of “RENT.” Photo courtesy of Melissa Rechin / Photo Editor. MAGGIE GILROY Reverb Editor Tucked beneath the three story set of “RENT” will be a five piece rock band. While it will be located behind...

Echoes of Emily throughout McGinnies

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 26, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 26, 2014

Photo courtesy of Sarah Sadler / Layout Editor. KORI BARKLEY Special to The Leader Illiteracy is a growing problem in America that has an economic and social impact on a deeper level than many realize. It has been proven that people who read books are more likely to be effective...

Website helps students choose classes

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 26, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 26, 2014

Photo courtesy of syllabusrate.com. ANNE RITZ News Editor Mid-semester brings about a stressful time for students. Choosing and registering for the right classes can be a daunting task. Syllabusrate.com has created a way for students to get an inside look into courses before deciding. The website allows users to view,...

Adjunct Spotlight: Two passions, two different routes for Detenbeck

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 26, 2014February 6, 2020

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 26, 2014February 6, 2020

Adjunct professor of Italian, Laurie Detenbeck is currently in her first semester of teaching at Fredonia. Photo courtesy of Melissa Rechin / Photo Editor . CARL LAM Staff Writer Graduation is around the corner for many and perhaps there are some students that are preparing to go back and study...

Relay’s honorary survivor organizes ‘Cabaret for a Cure’

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 26, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderMarch 26, 2014

MAGGIE GILROY Reverb Editor While most two-year-olds spend their time in daycare or on play dates, Tanner Jubert spent his in hospitals amongst radiologists and surgeons. A few weeks after his second birthday Jubert was diagnosed with Leukemia, a disease he battled for four years until he went into remission...

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Budget crisis averted?

Student stars on new MTV reality show

Wild Wild Fest announces musical lineup

Street style: the casual prepster

WNYCO features a familiar face in an unfamiliar way

No day but today: the making of ‘RENT’

Echoes of Emily throughout McGinnies

Website helps students choose classes

Adjunct Spotlight: Two passions, two different routes for Detenbeck

Relay’s honorary survivor organizes ‘Cabaret for a Cure’