Education

The Department of Theatre and Dance’s stage combat classes

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 5, 2014

November 5, 2014

SCOTT DOWNEY Special To The Leader Did you ever wish that Kick Butt 101 was a course you could take in college? Believe it or not, you can. Professor Steven Vaughan’s theatre classes in armed and unarmed combat give you just that opportunity. At first glance, it looks like disorganized......

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Money gained from cut adjuncts funds pay increase

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 29, 2014

October 29, 2014

COURTNEE CESTA Managing Editor On Oct. 8th, the president’s cabinet approved a raise in minimum pay for Fredonia adjuncts, a move made possible only after administration cut over 50 contingent faculty positions last Spring. “This money is coming from the savings we’re reinvesting in our adjuncts,” said Provost and Vice......

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Princesses and minions and superheroes … oh my! Phi Mu Alpha hosts Safe Halloween for ninth year

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 29, 2014

October 29, 2014

MEGHAN GUATTERY Staff Writer On Saturday Oct. 25, a seemingly endless number of Cinderellas, minions and woodland creatures took over Mason Hall for the ninth annual Safe Halloween. Hosted by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Safe Halloween has been a tradition at Fredonia since 2006. “It’s hard to be able to......

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Times have changed The evolution of queer culture at Fredonia: 1950s to today

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 29, 2014August 18, 2019

October 29, 2014August 18, 2019

COURTNEE CESTA Managing Editor “It was another world back then.” As queer America has changed, so, too, has Fredonia. Professor Emeritus John Malcolm was a student at Fredonia in the late 1950s, faculty until 1970 and sat as the founding chair of the communication department from 1977-98. “I watched the......

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Pride book club explores queer literature

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 29, 2014

October 29, 2014

MARSHA COHEN Staff Writer Fredonia’s Pride Alliance is branching out with their very own book club. The Pride Book Club meets on Fridays to discuss literature pertaining to the queer community. It does not require attendance from Pride Alliance members but does provide an outlet for Fredonia students, faculty and......

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Rebuilding a ‘Safe Zone’ Efforts being made to increase presence of program on campus

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 29, 2014

October 29, 2014

MEGHAN GUATTERY Staff Writer While walking around campus, you may have noticed an upside down, triangular, rainbow colored sticker on the occasional office door. On these stickers are two short words: “Safe Zone” Although these stickers receive no more than a passing glance by students on their way to classes,......

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‘From Friends to Family’

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 29, 2014

October 29, 2014

AMANDA DEDIE Special to The Leader Pride Alliance has created the “From Friends to Family” mentor/mentee program. It was conceived by Amanda Pruden, a senior majoring in women and gender studies and public relations, and the president of Pride Alliance. The program helps to foster friendships and family through the......

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Workshops engage students in the joy of discovery

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

October 22, 2014

MEGHAN GUATTERY Staff Writer The biology department will be continuing this year’s overall convocation theme of “Joyful Discovery” with an open-forum, titled “Maintaining Joyful Discovery in Natural Spaces.” “When you’re exploring, and you’re outside, it is just really exciting and fun to see all of the incredible, really cool, amazing......

Life & Arts

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ premieres Back to the Summer of Love

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014August 18, 2019

October 22, 2014August 18, 2019

Picture taken by Adrea Adinolfe/ Special to The Leader REBECCA HALE Assistant Reverb Editor Students, faculty and alumni experienced the psychedelic culture of the ‘60s, coupled with a Shakespearean classic, in Marvel Theatre last weekend. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is set in Ohio, at Athens College. The characters are separated......

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A first look at ‘Elegy for a Dead World’

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

October 22, 2014

MO SADEK Special to The Leader As a child, you probably remember someone telling you stories. Whether they came from your parents, grandparents or respected community members, listening to stories was a great way to pass time. Although some of these stories were fables or overly fabricated memoirs, they all......

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Princesses and minions and superheroes … oh my! Phi Mu Alpha hosts Safe Halloween for ninth year

Times have changed The evolution of queer culture at Fredonia: 1950s to today

Pride book club explores queer literature

Rebuilding a ‘Safe Zone’ Efforts being made to increase presence of program on campus

‘From Friends to Family’

Workshops engage students in the joy of discovery

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ premieres Back to the Summer of Love

A first look at ‘Elegy for a Dead World’