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10 Signs that it has been a long winter

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 26, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 26, 2014

Photo courtesy of Melissa Rechin / Photo Editor MAGGIE GILROY AND SYLVANA DUSSAN Reverb Editor and Editor in Chief It’s becoming clear that even though there was a glimpse of warm weather (and by warm we mean 40 degrees) this past weekend, there is still no light at the end...

Blue Devils score No.6 seed in SUNYACs

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 26, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 26, 2014

Jaimie Warren, Blue Devil number 55, takes the ball past Plattsburgh players. Photo courtesy of fredoniabluedevils.com CHRISTINA CONCEICAO Sports Editor It was a tough weekend for the Blue Devils as they finished their regular season in the North Country. Their first opponent of the weekend was the Plattsburgh Cardinals. Unfortunately...

World Champion parkours to Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 26, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 26, 2014

Comedian Judah Friedlander entertains students and community. Photo courtesy of Nick Karp /Special to The Leader CLAIRE WOODCOCK Special to the Leader Last week, feel-good vibes resonated throughout King Concert Hall. The weather was nice that day, so Judah Friedlander “parkoured from Korea” to Fredonia for the show. Throughout the...

Blue Devil swimmers and divers take SUNYACs

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2014

ERIN BISCHOFF Special to The Leader On Thursday, Feb. 20, the Blue Devil swimming and diving teams began their final and biggest meet of the season: the SUNYAC championship held at the Burt Flickinger Aquatic Center in Buffalo, NY. At the close of the three-day long competition, the women swimmers...

Fredonia celebrates Valentine’s Day weekend with The Vagina Monologues

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2014September 2, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2014September 2, 2019

Hanna Neumann and other members of the cast perform “My First Period.” Mary Laing / Special to The Leader CHRISTINA CONCEICAO Sports Editor This past weekend, SUNY Fredonia put on its 13th annual performance of “The Vagina Monologues,” a play written by Eve Ensler, a Tony Award winning playwright, performer...

Fredonia gets Stucky on New Music

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 24, 2014August 15, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 24, 2014August 15, 2019

COURTNEE CESTA Assistant Reverb Editor When Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Stucky held a series of workshops at the School of Music last weekend, many students learned they are much more similar to the accomplished composer than they realized. “When I have to compose a piece … I really put it...

EBC takes over trivia night

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 19, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 19, 2014

EBC plans to run trivia nights for the rest of the semester. Photo courtesy of Anne Ritz / News Editor JESSICA COLON Staff Writer The start of the new semester has brought new changes to the bar scene here in Fredonia, especially for EBC on Main Street. Since the closing...

Adjunct Spotlight: Wragge sparks interest for over 25 years

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 19, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 19, 2014

William Wragge has been an adjunct professor of the Department of Physics for over 25 years. Photo courtesy of Carl Lam / Staff Writer CARL LAM Staff Writer According to an old saying, “you never know where life will take you.” Never has there been a phrase that’s so fitting...

Culler brings a world of knowledge to Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 12, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 12, 2014

Florida native Jeremy Culler is an adjunct professor of art history within the Department of Visual Arts and New Media. Photo courtesy of Carl Lam / Staff Writer CARL LAM Staff Writer It’s safe to say a good percentage of campus is used to, or is getting used to, the...

Less is more: WNYCO performs world premiere of Mahler chamber arrangement

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 12, 2014

by Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 12, 2014

Glen Cortese conducts the WNYCO as they perform his arrangement of Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde.” Photo courtesy of Melissa Rechin / Photo Editor COURTNEE CESTA Assistant Reverb Editor More than 115 years after it was first composed, Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde” was given new...

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10 Signs that it has been a long winter

Blue Devils score No.6 seed in SUNYACs

World Champion parkours to Fredonia

Blue Devil swimmers and divers take SUNYACs

Fredonia celebrates Valentine’s Day weekend with The Vagina Monologues

Fredonia gets Stucky on New Music

EBC takes over trivia night

Adjunct Spotlight: Wragge sparks interest for over 25 years

Culler brings a world of knowledge to Fredonia

Less is more: WNYCO performs world premiere of Mahler chamber arrangement