Culture

Entertainment and a little something extra: New HBO shows debut

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 6, 2016

October 6, 2016

LERON WELLINGTON Staff Writer As the seasons change and we say goodbye to the warmth, we can now say hello to upcoming television shows that help get us through the cold months to come. Two of the most anticipated shows that students can all look forward to seeing......

News

Black Student Union hosts candlelight vigil: Students commemorate black lives lost to police brutality

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 6, 2016

October 6, 2016

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Fredonia’s Black Student Union hosted a candlelight vigil on Sept. 28 to remember and celebrate the lives lost to police brutality, as well as to push for change on both a campus and a national level. Attendees were asked to wear all-black in solidarity with the......

Opinion

Campus View: Go visit Iceland

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2016

September 28, 2016

CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer For the past two summers, I’ve been able to say that I’ve been in two places at one time. Literally. Last June, I traveled to England with Fredonia’s Literary London program. We visited the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, and I made it a goal to......

Life & Arts

If you quit, you can’t

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2016

September 28, 2016

LERON WELLINGTON Staff Writer Fame and accolades are pretty great, but the person behind them is usually the most interesting part. That is definitely the case with Rita Moreno, who delivered the annual Convocation Address last Wednesday. Her presentation, titled “If You Quit, You Can’t,” showed us the sharp......

News

Hispanic Heritage Month returns with a new focus on immigration

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2016

September 28, 2016

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Fredonia’s Latinos Unidos (LU) has brought a litany of events to the campus for Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrating the achievements and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans, while fostering an increased awareness and appreciation for their histories and......

News

Pulitzer Prize winner hosts talk on slavery and early U.S. republic

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2016

September 28, 2016

ANGELINA DOHRE Special to The Leader Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alan Taylor hosted a talk at the Williams Center on Sept. 20. Taylor is the Thomas Jefferson Foundation chair at the University of Virginia’s Corcoran Department of History, and is an expert on the history of colonial America......

Life & Arts

Review: Gypsy jazz, brews and pre-war blues: The Pizza Trio at EBC West

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016

September 21, 2016

BREANNA BRYCE Special to the Leader To a college student, the best parts of life are beer, pizza and Friday nights. Though this writer is underage, the patrons of Ellicottville Brewing Co. were able to enjoy all three this past Friday, in a way. Hailing from Buffalo, The Pizza......

News

Dakota Access Pipeline awareness comes to campus

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 21, 2016

September 21, 2016

ZOE KIRIAZIS Special to the Leader According to Rory Wheeler, creating an oil pipeline does more damage than any good it can produce. Tribes and nations should not have to fight for something that is rightfully theirs. Last Friday, the 19-year-old Seneca Reservation resident and recent recipient of the......

Life & Arts

Reporter’s Notebook: Talking with Rita Moreno

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 20, 2016August 16, 2019

September 20, 2016August 16, 2019

LERON WELLINGTON Staff Writer This past Friday, I was eating my lunch between classes when I received an email from a member of Rita Moreno’s management, Sean Katz. He messaged saying that the interview I requested could be a possibility. And that possibility would only be available that day,......

Opinion

From The Desk Of Curtis Henry, Assistant Sports Editor

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 14, 2016August 16, 2019

September 14, 2016August 16, 2019

Ask me how I’m doing sometime. Go ahead, ask me. I’ll smirk and respond in the exact same way just about every time. “I’m just living the dream.” So many people perceive this as some nonsensical and sarcastic response; that my life is shitty and that I am just being......

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Entertainment and a little something extra: New HBO shows debut

Black Student Union hosts candlelight vigil: Students commemorate black lives lost to police brutality

Campus View: Go visit Iceland

If you quit, you can’t

Hispanic Heritage Month returns with a new focus on immigration

Pulitzer Prize winner hosts talk on slavery and early U.S. republic

Review: Gypsy jazz, brews and pre-war blues: The Pizza Trio at EBC West

Dakota Access Pipeline awareness comes to campus

Reporter’s Notebook: Talking with Rita Moreno

From The Desk Of Curtis Henry, Assistant Sports Editor