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‘The Vagina Monologues’ takes strides towards gender equality

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MO SADEK Staff Writer Over the Valentine’s Day weekend, Fredonia hosted its 12th annual production of “The Vagina Monologues.” The performance, written by Eve Ensler, is a collection of monologues encapsulating various aspects of the feminine experience ranging from the miracle of birth to the mistreatment of women in society.......
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FRED Fest cancellation triggers backlash from students Alumnus creates Facebook page for FRED Fest 2015

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CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer Kegs, funnels, beer cans, banging music and thousands of students are all things one could expect to see in downtown Fredonia from May 1- May 3. In recent years, these parties began to get a little unruly, and this caused the university to cancel its on-campus......
Life & Arts

Adjunct profile: Ray Rushboldt

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REBECCA HALE Assistant Reverb Editor Enter the office of Raymond J. Rushboldt, adjunct professor, and you will see nothing but books. Textbooks and reference books on history, U.S. government, European politics, the list goes on — the books line a shelf covering one entire wall of the small office, the......
Sports

Snow, State of Emergency and Monday Night Football wrap up week before Thanksgiving

SEAN MCGRATH Sports Editor Being a Fredonian, snow is almost commonplace; the same can be said for Buffalo. Notorious for heavy snow, Buffalo is usually victim to lake effect. On average, we in Buffalo usually see between 9-10 feet of snowfall in the 3-4 months that are considered the winter......
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Chautauqua Citizens Respond to Climate Crisis Community group aims to combat climate change

AMANDA DEDIE Special to The Leader The beloved Bill Nye the Science Guy has said it on shows and in interviews everywhere: “Climate change is our most urgent, number one priority right now.” Yet the question in everyone’s minds seems to be, “What can I do?” Many tend to think......
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Former student found guilty of sex crimes Lewis’s sentencing triggered reform in College of Education

Courtesy of WSYR-TV MAGGIE GILROY Editor in Chief The College of Education is redrafting its fingerprint protocols following the two-year prison sentence handed to Arthur Lewis, a 2012 graduate of the College of Education. According to the Syracuse Post-Standard, Lewis was convicted of rape in the third degree, forcible touching......
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Chautauqua named High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Heroin use reported high in county, but not on campus

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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......

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