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Pi day celebrated with ‘Harry Potter’ themed event

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 25, 2015August 17, 2019

March 25, 2015August 17, 2019

CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer The average person might not appreciate the importance of pi, but its importance in the mathematical community is obvious. Geometry, trigonometry and all manner of formulas require the mathematical constant that runs on infinitely. In fact, pi is so important that in 1988, physicist Larry Shaw......

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Invasive species discovered in campus woodlot

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 13, 2015

March 13, 2015

REBECCA HALE Reverb Editor This past Christmas, Fredonia professor Dr. Jonathan Titus and his wife, Priscilla Titus, were walking their dogs through the campus woodlot when they stumbled upon something unusual. Priscilla noticed an unusual amount of needles on the ground, and after a closer look, she found some tiny,......

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New class spotlight: Paper Arts

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 13, 2015

March 13, 2015

KORTNEY YOUNG Special to The Leader This semester, Tim Frerichs, a professor of art, is offering a Paper Arts course for the first time. “What is paper arts?” one might ask. Well, it certainly is not origami. “Actually, paper arts, even though we tend not to think about it that......

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FCC passes Net Neutrality Professor gives input on impact of Net Neutrality

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 13, 2015

March 13, 2015

CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer The Federal Communications Commission passed Net Neutrality and reclassified broadband internet, with the decision just scraping by in a 3-2 vote, on Feb. 26, 2015. “These new rules are guided by three principles,” said the FCC in an open press conference. “America’s broadband networks must be......

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Music Director of ‘Kinky Boots’ visits Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 13, 2015August 25, 2019

March 13, 2015August 25, 2019

KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Broadway’s most sought-after musical, “Kinky Boots,” is a story of finding friendship, inspiration and passion where you least expect it. It has won six Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Score, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album. Its raging success......

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Judy Kuhn visits Fredonia for masterclass Actress noted for performances on Broadway and in Disney’s ‘Pocahontas’

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 6, 2015August 15, 2019

March 6, 2015August 15, 2019

MAGGIE GILROY Editor in Chief “Whenever you wind up, whether in New York or any place else, keep studying.” These word of advice came from visiting artist Judy Kuhn during a masterclass on Feb. 28. Brought to Fredonia by New Buffalo Productions, Kuhn delivered experience garnered from her extensive career......

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Rachel Lee Priday to be featured with College Symphony Orchestra

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 6, 2015

March 6, 2015

KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Fredonia’s College Symphony Orchestra is gearing up for the orchestral event of the season. The “irresistible panache” (Chicago Tribune) of virtuoso violinist Rachel Lee Priday will be on display in King Concert Hall. She will collaborate with the CSO for one of the most beloved and......

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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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Media Attention Deficit Disorder: Hilary and Libya

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2015August 16, 2019

February 25, 2015August 16, 2019

CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer The media and its audience have a habit of immediately forgetting about something after a short amount of time. Questions are asked, outrage is created and it all gets swept under the rug after a few months; bigger and better stories then grab the public’s attention.......

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Ethos New Music Society hosts Third Coast Percussion

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 18, 2015September 1, 2019

February 18, 2015September 1, 2019

KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Ethos New Music Society kicked off its 15th Newsound Festival with the “vibrant” and “superb” Third Coast Percussion ensemble this past week. Hailed as groundbreaking for their expansion of the percussion repertoire, “Third Coast Percussion explores and expands the extraordinary sonic possibilities of the percussion repertoire......

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Pi day celebrated with ‘Harry Potter’ themed event

Invasive species discovered in campus woodlot

New class spotlight: Paper Arts

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Music Director of ‘Kinky Boots’ visits Fredonia

Judy Kuhn visits Fredonia for masterclass Actress noted for performances on Broadway and in Disney’s ‘Pocahontas’

Rachel Lee Priday to be featured with College Symphony Orchestra

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

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Ethos New Music Society hosts Third Coast Percussion