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Art in the Trump Era: Artists across media are ‘questioning the status quo’

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  KRIS HARRIS and LERON WELLINGTON Staff Writers “Take your broken heart. Make it into art.” As a closing for her Golden Globe acceptance speech, Meryl Streep referenced her late friend Carrie Fisher to express the importance of the arts and diversity. In times of political turbulence, the film industry......
Life & Arts

Orchesis comes ‘Full Circle’: Dance company presents 360 degree experience

[metaslider id=7944] BETHANY CLANCY Staff Writer On Tuesday, Nov. 29, Orchesis Dance Company, a student-run dance company, put on their show of the semester, titled “Full Circle.”  The show was the culmination of countless hours of work by students choreographing, designing and, of course, dancing. Some students that were present......
Life & Arts

‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’ ends semester with holiday chaos

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ZOE KIRIAZIS Staff Writer The Department of Theatre and Dance opened the next show in their season on Nov. 30 with George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s play, “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” directed by theatre professor James Ivey. The show follows the chaotic happenings and events following famous......
Life & Arts

A not so merry Christmas: ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’ comes to Fredonia

MOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer They say there’s no place like home for the holidays, or in Sheridan Whiteside’s case, someone else’s home. “The Man Who Came to Dinner” is the last Walter Gloor Mainstage Series production of the semester. It’s an American comedy in three acts, written by Moss Hart......
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The Lampoon endorses David S. Pumpkins for president

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EMMA PATTERSON Staff Lampoonist   It’s no secret that this presidential election has been, in short, exhausting. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have been met with either lukewarm acceptance or alarming reverence from voters, resulting in this being the first election people under the age of 30 have actually cared......
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Rockefeller’s ribbon cutting begins a dynamic new chapter

  [metaslider id=7553] JACOB SANTOS Special to The Leader Since May 2014, much has been brewing at the Rockefeller Arts Center with the construction of the building’s new addition. For years, there have been dreams to create more functional spaces to better suit the skills and talent of visual and......
Life & Arts

Review: Hillman Opera captivates audiences with two different shows

[metaslider id=7587] LERON WELLINGTON Staff Writer The School of Music shook things up this year by collaborating with the Hillman Opera and putting on two shows, “Dido and Aeneas” and “The Medium.” The combination was brilliant, giving audiences two very different stories and musical styles: one, a Baroque tale of......

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