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From the desk of Chief Copy & Design Editor: A note on survival and hope

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Reading Time: 11 minutesALYSSA BUMP  Chief Copy & Design Editor Content warning: This story includes depictions of sexual assault and suicidal ideation. But it ends with hope. April is a month normally associated with the summoning of spring songbirds and sprouting plants. But for me, April is a month I routinely have to......
Life & Arts

Navigating the college terrain: Take a step with S.T.E.P.S.

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Reading Time: 3 minutesWILL KARR  Staff Writer  Moving away from friends and family to college can be difficult. However, Student Teaching Equals Positive Sexuality, better known as S.T.E.P.S, is an educational club which works to help students make the transition from home to campus. “I think that S.T.E.P.S is really important because oftentimes,......
Sports

Women ownership in sports

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Reading Time: 2 minutesEMILY SMITH Special to The Leader The sports industry used to be made up of predominantly males and very few females. Over the past 20, women have been making their mark on the industry, paving a path for future generations. In the city of Buffalo, we are grateful enough to......
Life & Arts

‘Brown, White, Black’: Nishta Mehra speaks about identity

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Reading Time: 2 minutesHANNAH JOHNSON Special to The Leader Nishta Mehra, a wife, author and first generation daughter of Indian immigrants has a goal to promote dialogue across differences of culture identity through her book, “Brown, White, Black.” Born and raised in Memphis, T.N., Mehra is an alum of St. Mary’s Episcopal school......
Life & Arts

Get ready to HoliSLAY: Everything you need to know about the Fall Drag Show

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Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Life & Arts Editor Some people are arguing it’s Christmas time. Others say the Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé tunes can wait until after Thanksgiving. The Fredonia Fall Drag show says who cares, it’s every holiday wrapped into one glitzy night. This year, you can expect a focus......
Life & Arts

ACT UP Locally and Pride Alliance recognize LGBTQ change-makers and the AIDs epidemic

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSHENECA SHARPE Special to The Leader Fredonia Pride Alliance is partnering with the convocation committee to host: ACT UP Locally. (WNY) Members of the ACT UP Western New York chapter will be in attendance to provide oral histories with a focus on issues of activism and social change. ACT UP......
Life & Arts

Visiting Artist presents academic and gay activist Jonathan Katz

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Reading Time: 2 minutesERIKETA COST Assistant Life & Arts Editor   How did queer artists express themselves in past generations, in times where it wasn’t accepted in dominant culture? According to art historian Jonathan Katz, these artists expressed themselves in subtle, nuanced ways that now give us insight into what it was like......
Life & Arts

Visiting Artist Program welcomes cartoonist Ed Luce

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Reading Time: 2 minutesERIKETA COST Assistant Life & Arts Editor   Everyone has at least one wuvable oaf in their lives, according to American cartoonist Ed Luce. Luce will be visiting campus this weekend for the next Visiting Artist Lecture, to discuss his main project “Wuvable Oaf,” a compilation of his first ever......
Life & Arts

Fredonia Feminists host Herstory Month

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Reading Time: 2 minutesELIZABETH SUSKI Special to The Leader   Not only is March known for St. Patrick’s Day, but it is also known for celebrating women’s history. Women’s History Month was created in 1981 when Congress proclaimed the week until March 7 would be Women’s History Week. In 1987, the celebration went......

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