Culture

Ethos NewSounds coordinates festival with Latitude 49

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 7, 2018August 15, 2019

February 7, 2018August 15, 2019

[metaslider id=10776] STEPHEN SACCO Special to The Leader Latitude 49, a six-person band originating from the University of Michigan, payed Fredonia a sonic visit. On Wednesday, Jan. 31, the band arrived at Mason Hall offering students a master class focusing on music composition. The next night, Latitude 49 performed......

Life & Arts

Coming together to celebrate Black History Month

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 7, 2018

February 7, 2018

LEAH GRAZIANO Special to The Leader To kick off Black History Month, Fredonia’s Black Student Union hosted the opening ceremony of “The Black Renaissance.” This includes a month full of events celebrating black history. Members of the Black Student Union and other students at Fredonia gathered on Feb. 4......

Opinion

To ‘act’ like a man

Contributor to The LeaderJanuary 31, 2018

January 31, 2018

DAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor I don’t like going to the gym because I don’t like people staring at me. I’d rather not force myself to sweat in front of people who actually seem to know what they’re doing. More importantly though, I don’t go to the gym because it......

Life & Arts

Percussion Guild brings Ghana to Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderJanuary 31, 2018August 15, 2019

January 31, 2018August 15, 2019

[metaslider id=10659] MELISSA FUCHS Special to The Leader Wednesday night brought a taste of Ghana to Rosch Recital Hall on the Fredonia campus as students, community members and faculty were treated to the sights and sounds of the Saakumu Dance Troupe. While Saakumu is Ghanaian for tradition, the performance......

Life & Arts

Step into Enrique Chagoya’s world: Aliens Sans Frontières on display in Marion Art Gallery

Contributor to The LeaderJanuary 31, 2018

January 31, 2018

[metaslider id=10645]MOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer There’s nothing like art touched by the traces of history that helped preserve it. Enrique Chagoya, a current professor of art at Stanford University, spoke at a Visiting Artist Program lecture in Fredonia on Jan. 25 regarding his artwork. Hailing from Mexico City, Chagoya......

News

Fredonia is becoming more diverse: But if minorities don’t feel comfortable on campus, does it matter?

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 29, 2017

November 29, 2017

VICTOR SCHMITT-BUSH Assistant News Editor Fall 2017 marks Fredonia’s most diverse year for incoming freshmen, with more than 30 percent from underrepresented minority groups, according to Fredonia’s Right Serving, Right Sizing final report. Even so, students and staff have become increasingly critical of the school’s intentions. If anyone has been......

Scallion

Hollywood HR reps demand better bosses

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 29, 2017

November 29, 2017

JACLYN SPIEZIA AND AMBER MATTICE Staff Scallywag and Managing Editor Hollywood HR reps have been under fire recently for the sexual assault accusations against their clients. Just a few of the accused are Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Louis C.K., Andrew Kreisberg and Ed Westwick. One misogynistic HR representative said, “If......

Life & Arts

Visiting Artist’s Lecture: Emily Mae Smith

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

November 15, 2017

MOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer Emily Mae Smith spoke to Visual Arts and New Media students at the Visiting Artists Lecture on Nov. 9 in McEwen Hall. Influenced by Art Nouveau and 1960s pop art, her work consists of surreal oil paintings that touch upon the themes of gender, sexuality,......

Sports

Circling the Wagons: Tailgating a saving grace for Bills fans

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

November 15, 2017

CURTIS HENRY Sports Editor Seventeen years of mediocrity. I regularly find myself wondering how the entirety of the Buffalo Bills’ fan base — myself included — is capable of rallying each and every Sunday during the fall to go out and support one of the NFL’s saddest franchises. Perhaps......

News

Blackface and Halloween: A love story

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017September 1, 2019

November 8, 2017September 1, 2019

DAN ORZECHOWSKI News Editor America has a long history with blackface, and come Halloween time, we’re all reminded that it’s still around. Blackface, the theatrical makeup used by non-black people to represent a person of color, has lingered in our Halloween traditions. Pumpkins are carved, candy is dished out......

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Ethos NewSounds coordinates festival with Latitude 49

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To ‘act’ like a man

Percussion Guild brings Ghana to Fredonia

Step into Enrique Chagoya’s world: Aliens Sans Frontières on display in Marion Art Gallery

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Hollywood HR reps demand better bosses

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