Campus News

Three full rehearsals, one master work ‘St. Matthew Passion’ reinvigorates both audience and performers

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 21, 2016

March 21, 2016

[metaslider id=5995] REBECCA HALE Reverb Co-Editor King Concert Hall neared capacity last Wednesday as hundreds of students, faculty, family and community members sat in anticipation of Fredonia’s largest musical event of the year. The School of Music — partnered with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and......

Life & Arts

Hurston’s transcendent impact The Big Read welcomes Dr. Jennifer Ryan-Bryant

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 21, 2016

March 21, 2016

LERON WELLINGTON Special to The Leader Without inspiration, art cannot be created. As obvious as that might sound, we often forget to question the influence of pieces of literature, especially great ones. As part of the The Big Read events, Dr. Jennifer Ryan-Bryant, a literature professor at Buffalo......

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Fredonia: Where fun fests were a tradition AcaFest week-long music festival ‘gets weird’

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 21, 2016August 15, 2019

March 21, 2016August 15, 2019

JESSICA D’NONSENS Lampoonist Fredonia a cappella groups get together each year to host AcaFest, which usually happens on a Saturday for two hours. Some Like Hot, the all-female a cappella group that organizes the event, brings in groups from all over the state to sing. This year, however,......

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Headliners Spectrum should have chosen Spring Concert featuring a Lupe Fiasco hologram

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 21, 2016

March 21, 2016

G. EMMO Staff Lampoonist Spectrum may have had the best intentions when choosing the headliner for the Spring Concert (not FREDFest), but unfortunately it missed the mark by choosing the white Boston rapper Sammy Adams. (Disclaimer: not the beer — which you’ll need plenty of to enjoy the show.)......

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Reality star finds out what’s on Sunny’s D-floor Kim Kardashian sues Sunny’s after nude photo shoot

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 21, 2016

March 21, 2016

MISSY FEOLA Staff Lampoonist Over the weekend, Kim Kardashian made a visit to Sunny’s, Fredonia’s very own infamous bar, for a nude photoshoot. “We wanted to try a different, creative approach for this photoshoot, and I thought this ‘Sunny’s’ we’ve been hearing about would be the perfect setting,”......

Sports

It’s a good day to be an All-American Mulcahy and Feldman named All-American

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 21, 2016

March 21, 2016

BROOKE ATKINS Social Media Manager With the end of the season just a few short runs away, three Fredonia track and field athletes packed up their bags and headed off to Iowa for the NCAA Division III Championships. Sophomore Brittany Feldman had the cards stacked against her going......

Sports

Can’t top the Tigers Men’s baseball drops two

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 21, 2016

March 21, 2016

QUINTIN JAMES Special to The Leader Coming off of a successful Myrtle Beach visit where it went 3-1, the Fredonia men’s baseball team came back home to try to continue its early season success. Unfortunately, the Blue Devils dropped their first two games. This season, the Blue Devils have......

Opinion

The money trap that is on-campus parking

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 21, 2016

March 21, 2016

On a campus with 24 acres of parking and 3,177 parking spaces, the students of Fredonia are kind of pissed. Why? There’s nowhere to park. And even when there are places to park, we’re getting tickets. Upon Managing Editor Meghan Guattery receiving a $25 parking ticket for displaying her......

Opinion

FTDO Riley

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 21, 2016August 15, 2019

March 21, 2016August 15, 2019

Singing has always been an important part of my life. When I was 17, I auditioned for American Idol and got the opportunity to meet Jennifer Lopez, Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler. That same year, I auditioned for The Voice and got a callback; this year, too, I auditioned for......

News

Transcending Tragedy: Judy Shepard shares her story with the campus

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 10, 2016

March 10, 2016

JORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer Seventeen years ago, Matthew Shepard was murdered because he was gay. On March 3, his mother Judy Shepard stood in front of yet another audience and attempted to explain what had happened. For the next hour and a half, Judy Shepard would once again have......

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Three full rehearsals, one master work ‘St. Matthew Passion’ reinvigorates both audience and performers

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Fredonia: Where fun fests were a tradition AcaFest week-long music festival ‘gets weird’

Headliners Spectrum should have chosen Spring Concert featuring a Lupe Fiasco hologram

Reality star finds out what’s on Sunny’s D-floor Kim Kardashian sues Sunny’s after nude photo shoot

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Transcending Tragedy: Judy Shepard shares her story with the campus