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Drag Show gone wild

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 10, 2013

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 10, 2013

REBECCA HALE Special to The Leader Hundreds of screaming student fans crowded around a glitzy and colorful runway on Friday night to watch in awe and to cheer on this year’s drag kings and queens as they danced, lip-synched and strutted their stuff. The event turned out to be a...

Dyson delivers eye-opening address

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2013

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2013

MARSHA COHEN Staff Writer He came, he saw and he spoke. When Michael Dyson stepped foot on the Kings Concert Hall stage, on Thursday, Sept. 26, he brought light to a very uncomfortable subject. Dyson was the keynote speaker for SUNY Fredonia’s 2013 convocation, where he centered his speech around...

Latinos Unidos brings Spanish culture to campus

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2013

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2013

BRITTANY PERRY Special to The Leader Fredonia students and community members got saucy at “La Tomatina”—a Spanish tradition involving a tomato fight—at Dods Grove on Saturday, Sept. 28 to raise money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. “We donate specifically to Make-a-Wish,” said club president Makayla Santiago, a senior arts administration major....

Visiting writer Matthew Olzmann shares unique ideas

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2013

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2013

RACHEL BENEWAY Special to The Leader Poems filled with tales of dinosaurs, stories of mime camps, architecture gone wrong, romance built upon Mountain Dew: these were some of the pieces shared among a large crowd in McEwen 202 on Thursday. Matthew Olzmann was the first writer this semester to visit...

Women’s soccer opens SUNYAC with tie and loss

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2013

by Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2013

KAYLEY HALICKI Special to The Leader Fredonia women’s soccer started off their SUNYAC season at home with a tie against Brockport (6-1-1) that took them into double overtime on Friday, followed by a close game on Saturday resulting in a 1-0 loss against Geneseo (3-4-2). Both teams remained strong on...

Performing Arts Company to stage production in cemetery

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2013

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2013

COURTNEE CESTA Special to The Leader The scenic design of a staged production can only bring an audience so far into the production’s world. However, when the production is placed into the site in which it is set, an audience becomes even more immersed into the world of the characters....

Smitten by Britten

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2013August 15, 2019

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2013August 15, 2019

TYLER MASON-DRAFFEN Special to The Leader Faculty members, students and other guests filled Rosch Recital Hall last Sunday night for the Celebration of Songs by Benjamin Britten, whose one-hundredth birthday was celebrated. The show ended with a standing ovation, following the music that was sung and played by School of...

Men’s cross country wins second straight meet at Houghton

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2013

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2013

DYLAN FORMAN Special to The Leader On Saturday, the men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Houghton College to compete in the Highlander Invitational. The meet consisted of 10 total teams, including SUNYAC Conference rivals Geneseo, Oswego and Brockport. It was a rainy, muddy day in Houghton, New York...

Men’s soccer drops both non-conference games this week

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2013

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2013

SEAN MCGRATH Assistant Sports Editor The Blue Devils were back at it this weekend, this time taking on Nazareth College. On Tuesday they dropped a 2-1 decision, then traveled to John Carroll on Saturday, losing to the Blue Streaks, 4-0. This put their record at 3-5 on the season. Facing...

Student elections receive poor turnout

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2013

by Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2013

MARSHA COHEN Special to The Leader Every year a group of ambitious and motivated SUNY Fredonia students aim to become the voice for their respective class. They rely on their peers’ trust and word that they will vote for them, and, in return, they will be the best representatives they...

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Drag Show gone wild

Dyson delivers eye-opening address

Latinos Unidos brings Spanish culture to campus

Visiting writer Matthew Olzmann shares unique ideas

Women’s soccer opens SUNYAC with tie and loss

Performing Arts Company to stage production in cemetery

Smitten by Britten

Men’s cross country wins second straight meet at Houghton

Men’s soccer drops both non-conference games this week

Student elections receive poor turnout