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S.T.E.P.S hosts new sex-ed event

Contributor to The LeaderApril 8, 2015August 17, 2019

April 8, 2015August 17, 2019

CARLY KNASZAK Staff Writer Students all over campus have been raising their eyebrows during the past few weeks; posters started announcing that Students Teaching Equals Positive Sexuality, or S.T.E.P.S, will be hosting “I <3 Female Orgasm!” on Tuesday, March 31. I was intrigued by what this event could mean.......

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Jericho Brown visits for first Visiting Writers event of the semester

Contributor to The LeaderApril 1, 2015

April 1, 2015

KORTNEY YOUNG Special to The Leader Aimee Nezhukumatathil, professor of English and director of the Mary Louise White Visiting Writers Series for fourteen years, introduced the first writer for the Spring semester of 2015 to Fredonia on Thursday, March 26, in McEwen Hall. Nezhukumatathil has given several readings......

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Faculty Spotlight: Professor’s original work performed at Carnegie Hall Harmonia Chamber Singers performed Deemer’s composition in Weill Recital Hall

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 26, 2015August 15, 2019

March 26, 2015August 15, 2019

MEGHAN GUATTERY Assistant News Editor If you had asked college-aged Rob Deemer what he thought he would do when he finished his studies, he would have told you he would be teaching band at a suburban Chicago high school. College-aged Deemer could not have been more wrong. Today, he is......

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‘Porntopia’ sparks discussion on porn culture Event held as part of Women’s Herstory month

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 25, 2015

March 25, 2015

S. L. FULLER News Editor Porn. Does that word make you uncomfortable? Does that word incite some type of negative reaction inside of you? Does it peak your interest and excite you? However you may feel about pornography, there are not many people in the college-age demographic, or older, that......

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Applause for Paws: Interactive Theatre Society raises funds for Lakeshore Humane Society

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 13, 2015

March 13, 2015

AMANDA DEDIE Staff Writer Applause for Paws is an annual fundraising event held by the Interactive Theatre Society. It was held on Saturday, March 7, in the Multipurpose Room from 2:30 to 5 p.m. The sole purpose of the fundraiser was to raise money for the Lakeshore Humane Society, a......

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A conversation with John Mackey

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 6, 2015

March 6, 2015

KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer For the third event of the Ethos Newsound Festival, Fredonia’s composition students were elated to spend this past week with renowned classical composer, John Mackey. Holding degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music and Juilliard, Mackey composes largely for wind ensembles and orchestra, though his chamber......

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New class spotlight: Global Change Biology Class focuses on the effects of global change on the past, present and future

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 4, 2015

March 4, 2015

AMANDA DEDIE Staff Writer Global change — the topic everyone talks about but no one can agree on. Is it real? Are we over-exaggerating? Does it really matter if, most likely, none of us will be alive to see any catastrophic effects? It is well-known that what has happened in......

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Annual Intercollegiate Choral Festival features Eastman Chorale

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2015August 15, 2019

February 25, 2015August 15, 2019

REBECCA HALE Reverb Editor Last weekend’s annual Intercollegiate Choral Festival ended with a resounding bang after a two-hour concert that featured performances by four choirs, including the Eastman Chorale; multiple pieces guest-conducted by Eastman’s Choral Director, Dr. William Weinert; and a new twist — a live Twitter feed in which......

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Music review: Lady Lush and the Vinyls at Ellicott Brewing Company

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2015September 1, 2019

February 25, 2015September 1, 2019

VERONICA PENOYER Special to The Leader Saturday, Feb. 3 was an eventful night at Ellicott Brewing Company for music buffs all around. Lady Lush and the Vinyls, a band consisting of Fredonia alumni that identify themselves as soul-pop, played an incredible four-hour set full of pop covers and their creations......

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Extreme weather conditions pose obstacles for students with disabilities part two Administration makes effort in ensuring grounds are handicap accessible

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2015August 25, 2019

February 25, 2015August 25, 2019

S. L. FULLER News Editor This winter has been cold and snowy with an emphasis on “cold.” The chill has been undeniably felt by everyone on campus, and the Fredonia staff is doing everything it can to keep any negative environmental effects to a minimum. Sometimes, wintry precipitation accumulates so......

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S.T.E.P.S hosts new sex-ed event

Jericho Brown visits for first Visiting Writers event of the semester

Faculty Spotlight: Professor’s original work performed at Carnegie Hall Harmonia Chamber Singers performed Deemer’s composition in Weill Recital Hall

‘Porntopia’ sparks discussion on porn culture Event held as part of Women’s Herstory month

Applause for Paws: Interactive Theatre Society raises funds for Lakeshore Humane Society

A conversation with John Mackey

New class spotlight: Global Change Biology Class focuses on the effects of global change on the past, present and future

Annual Intercollegiate Choral Festival features Eastman Chorale

Music review: Lady Lush and the Vinyls at Ellicott Brewing Company

Extreme weather conditions pose obstacles for students with disabilities part two Administration makes effort in ensuring grounds are handicap accessible