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Straight people get offended; gay people no longer allowed civil unions

Contributor to The Leader
PHYLLIS T. CUPP Lampoonist Straight people have long fought for acceptance. This summer, on June 26, when gay marriage became legalized across the country, defenders of the sanctity of marriage were up in arms — and I don’t mean up in the arms of their mistresses. Quickly, straight Americans found......
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Life & Arts

Queer Fredonia: An Interactive Performance Project educates students Performance brings awareness to struggles faced by queer students

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AMANDA DEDIE Staff Writer Queer Fredonia: An Interactive Performance Project is, according to its flyer, “a performance that focuses on the lives of queer students on campus — featuring poetry and monologues.” On May 2, the Women’s and Gender Studies Program and Pride Alliance co-sponsored the event, hoping to bring......
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Life & Arts

Spring ‘awakens’ at the President House Final PAC production to feature ‘Spring Awakening’

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MAGGIE GILROY Editor in Chief The spirit of self-discovery and youthful angst will inhabit President Virginia Horvath’s backyard as the Performing Arts Company presents Frank Wedekind’s classic tragedy, “Spring Awakening.” Directed by senior acting major Cody Jones, with assistance by junior acting major Joanna Shapiro, the classic German play marks......
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Life & Arts

Meet the Chancellors and Lanford Award winners

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AMANDA DEDIE Staff Writer Three Fredonia seniors were awarded the prestigious SUNY-wide honor of the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. Kaitlyn Crossan, Meghan Devine and Courtney Loiacono, students who major in three completely different studies, were recognized at the Empire State Plaza in Albany on April 2 for their academic......
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News

Jericho Brown visits for first Visiting Writers event of the semester

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

Contributor to The Leader
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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Life & Arts

‘The Vagina Monologues’ takes strides towards gender equality

Contributor to The Leader
MO SADEK Staff Writer Over the Valentine’s Day weekend, Fredonia hosted its 12th annual production of “The Vagina Monologues.” The performance, written by Eve Ensler, is a collection of monologues encapsulating various aspects of the feminine experience ranging from the miracle of birth to the mistreatment of women in society.......
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