Campus News

Fredonia announces “free tobacco” initiative

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

October 15, 2014

ANITA TENSION Special to The Lampoon In a reversal that took the campus community by surprise, Fredonia administrators announced in a press release Monday that they would be abandoning the current campus “Tobacco-Free” smoking policy and instating in its place a “free tobacco” initiative. Under the new initiative, on-campus dispensers......

Life & Arts

True life: I’m a cosplayer Comic Con serves as a cosplay hotspot

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

October 15, 2014

MO SADEK Special to The Leader Halloween is one of the more restricting celebrations in existence. People spend 364 days a year planning the perfect outfit, usually with a group of similarly obsessed people, just to dress up for one day. Dress up any other day and you’re either a......

News

Police investigate ‘FEW’ campus graffiti ‘FEW’ tag surfaces on campus property and FSA vehicles

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

October 15, 2014

MEGHAN GUATTERY Staff Writer If you have taken the time to explore the campus since the start of the semester, you may have noticed some strange markings. They have been found on the walls, doors and bathrooms of campus, and even made an appearance on an FSA vehicle. Within the......

News

Chautauqua named High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Heroin use reported high in county, but not on campus

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014August 18, 2019

October 15, 2014August 18, 2019

BRITTANY PERRY Special to The Leader Last week, the federal government named Chautauqua County a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, or HIDTA, due to a rising heroin problem. Heroin arrests in Jamestown alone have tripled over the past three years and have been linked to more deaths in the area......

Life & Arts

‘It’s okay to be different’ ‘Trans: The Movie’ documents transgender lives

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014August 25, 2019

October 15, 2014August 25, 2019

KRISTEN SHULTIS Staff Writer “It’s okay to be different,” were the wise words of an eight-year-old transgender girl in “Trans: The Movie,” a film shown on Tuesday, Oct. 7, in McEwen Hall as part of TransDiscovery: Exploring Gender Variant Lives. “Trans” is a documentary about transgenders either transitioning, in the......

Life & Arts

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to open

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014August 18, 2019

October 15, 2014August 18, 2019

Picture taken by: Reecca Hale/ Assistant Reverb Editor REBECCA HALE Assistant Reverb Editor This weekend, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will open as the first production in this year’s Walter Gloor Mainstage Series in Marvel Theatre. The play is one of Shakespeare’s most popular works, and the Department of Theatre and......

Life & Arts

An artist’s life after Fredonia: Greg Paladino

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2014

October 15, 2014

KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer It is evident to most students pursuing the arts that finding a career to fit one’s area of study will be a challenge, especially in today’s society where arts programs in schools and communities are continuously diminishing. Greg Paladino, a graduate from the School of Music......

Sports

Hess leads cross country to 4th place finish

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 8, 2014

October 8, 2014

DYLAN FORMAN Staff Writer On Saturday, the men and women’s cross country teams traveled to Letchworth State Park to compete in the Geneseo Invitational hosted by SUNY Geneseo. The men were led by senior Zakk Hess who ran his fastest time as a Blue Devil of 25:18. Hess finished eighth......

Sports

Women’s Volleyball Wins Three of Four at Blue Devil Invitational

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 8, 2014

October 8, 2014

CURTIS HENRY Special to The Leader The Lady Blue Devils began the weekend on a five game win streak, starting September 16th with a win against Medaille College. It was all part of the annual Blue Devil Invitational. They began their four game weekend slate on Saturday with a win......

Life & Arts

The Digital Art of Storytelling with Yves Geleyn World-Renowned Animator Visits Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 8, 2014

October 8, 2014

NAOMI LYNCH Special to The Leader On Thursday, Oct. 2, internationally acclaimed animator Yves Geleyn visited Fredonia as the first artist of the 2014-15 Visiting Artists Program (VAP). Geleyn has worked with various companies, including Zune, BBC Radio 6 and Toyota. “Animation is about four things,” Geleyn told the crowd,......

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True life: I’m a cosplayer Comic Con serves as a cosplay hotspot

Police investigate ‘FEW’ campus graffiti ‘FEW’ tag surfaces on campus property and FSA vehicles

Chautauqua named High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Heroin use reported high in county, but not on campus

‘It’s okay to be different’ ‘Trans: The Movie’ documents transgender lives

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to open

An artist’s life after Fredonia: Greg Paladino

Hess leads cross country to 4th place finish

Women’s Volleyball Wins Three of Four at Blue Devil Invitational

The Digital Art of Storytelling with Yves Geleyn World-Renowned Animator Visits Fredonia