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Review: Broadening horizons one note at a time: Faculty concert in King Concert Hall showcases the new organ

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 14, 2016

September 14, 2016

SHENECA SHARPE Staff Writer With the addition of the new organ in King Concert Hall, the only way to celebrate Fredonia’s new renovation was, of course, providing a concert for community members and students. The performance featured faculty members such as Dr. Ji Hyun Woo, Dr. David Cowell, Natasha......

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Campus View: A closer look at the VMAs

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016August 15, 2019

September 12, 2016August 15, 2019

KRIS HARRIS Staff Writer On Sunday, Aug. 28, MTV held this year’s Video Music Awards in Madison Square Garden. Always a spectacle, the awards show gives the biggest stars in music the stage. In fact, this year MTV allowed rapper Kanye West to do whatever he wanted for four minutes.......

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Whimsy and Chicken McNuggets: Notes from a study abroad program to Galway, Ireland

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016

September 12, 2016

CLAIRE O’REILLY Staff Writer Rain drops splash on the ground, and the cobblestone streets glisten. A soft glow of light spills out of a local pub and laughter fills the air. Welcome to Galway, Ireland. For the next three and a half months, I will be fully immersing myself......

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Pokémon Club catches attention at Activities Night

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 12, 2016

September 12, 2016

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer On Aug. 31, the semesterly Activities Night in Dods Hall was filled with familiar faces, with fraternities and sororities stomping through the lanes looking for pledges and a cappella groups decked in matching t-shirts advertising auditions. Among the regular proceedings, however, the just-formed, temporarily recognized......

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Campus View: Diversity digitised

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 4, 2016

September 4, 2016

MAKENZIE SMITH Special to The Leader Growing up, I watched too much television. In my teens, I have played far too many video games. During my first year here, I would put the textbook down and pick up a game to allow my brain a break. Pop culture was......

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‘What does it mean to be human?’: Wade Davis and the spirit of diversity

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2016

April 22, 2016

MEGHAN GUATTERY Managing Editor From Christopher Columbus and Hernando Cortes to the fictional likes of Captain Nemo and Indiana Jones, explorers have been sharing their stories for centuries. And after a year-long series of lectures, film screenings, conferences and more, this year’s Convocation ended with a little bit of......

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An award-winning ‘queer, disabled femme of color’ WSU presents Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2016

April 17, 2016

MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer Lambda Award-winning author Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha — who identifies as a queer, disabled femme of color — served as the third annual Women’s Herstory Month keynote speaker on the evening of April 6. Lakshmi is a winner of a Lambda Literary Award for her poetry......

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Twice the designers, twice the celebration BSU brings in six designers for annual Fashion Show

Contributor to The LeaderApril 7, 2016

April 7, 2016

LERON WELLINGTON Special to The Leader As much as people like to think of most college students as fashionable, the outfit of sweatpants and hoodies seems to be a very popular one on campus. But once a year, students get to see new fashion trends at the Black Student......

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‘Diversify’ your surroundings: Panel discusses studying abroad as a member of the queer community

Contributor to The LeaderApril 7, 2016

April 7, 2016

CAMRY DEAN Special to The Leader On March 30, the LGBT+/MOGII Study Abroad Panel was held, with members of the community sharing their stories and advice while living abroad and within other cultures. The panel was moderated by Bridget Doyle, a junior history and political science double......

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Contributor to The LeaderApril 7, 2016August 15, 2019

April 7, 2016August 15, 2019

PATRICK BENNETT Lampoon Aries It doesn’t matter if you bought a strobe light and neon clothing. Nobody is going to show up to the rave in your dorm room. Clean your mini fridge; maybe after the stench is gone people will come. Taurus Be careful maneuvering on......

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Review: Broadening horizons one note at a time: Faculty concert in King Concert Hall showcases the new organ

Campus View: A closer look at the VMAs

Whimsy and Chicken McNuggets: Notes from a study abroad program to Galway, Ireland

Pokémon Club catches attention at Activities Night

Campus View: Diversity digitised

‘What does it mean to be human?’: Wade Davis and the spirit of diversity

An award-winning ‘queer, disabled femme of color’ WSU presents Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

Twice the designers, twice the celebration BSU brings in six designers for annual Fashion Show

‘Diversify’ your surroundings: Panel discusses studying abroad as a member of the queer community

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