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Center for Multicultural Affairs becomes the Intercultural Center

Reading Time: 3 minutesJACOB SANTOS Special to The Leader During the early to mid 1990s, the administration at SUNY Fredonia pushed to promote inclusion and diversity to their students. This led to what became known as the Center for Multicultural Affairs (CMA) in 1997, catering to various students from different backgrounds. Over the......
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Toys ‘R’ Us opens adult section in an attempt to recover from bankruptcy

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Reading Time: 2 minutesALBERTO GONZALEZ & ALEJANDRA GONZALEZ Staff Lampoonist and Special to the Lampoon Toys “R” Us is going bankrupt! The store is yet another tragic victim of our increasingly e-commerce economy. But don’t fret children — they aren’t going down without a fight! Recent surveys have shown that the main demographic......
Life & Arts

Life & Arts reacts to the Emmys

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer   With Stephen Colbert as this year’s host, the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards was, of course, filled with Trump jokes. If you’re familiar with his talk show, this comes as no surprise. Colbert’s opening monologue was centered around Trump, making the suggestion that television is an......
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Sparking the much needed conversation: The Netflix original movie “To The Bone” sheds light on eating disorders

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Reading Time: 4 minutesAMBER MATTICE Managing Editor   Whenever a movie or tv show is made about something as sensitive as mental health disorders and struggles, there is a lot of apprehension surrounding it. There is concern for lack of sensitivity, empathy, truthfulness and potential glorification of things that are far less glamorous......
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Fredonia Dance Ensemble finishes year strong

Reading Time: 2 minutesSHENECA SHARPE Staff Writer Fredonia Dance Ensemble had its annual show and the dancers did not disappoint. There were eight pieces in the show, with styles ranging from classical ballet to contemporary. “Leaving” was a more contemporary piece that showed a different side of the dance department, highlighting the complexities......
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Pride Alliance screens documentary on gay Muslim experience: Director Sharma sheds light on queer issues

Reading Time: 2 minutesLERON WELLINGTON Staff Writer   Sometimes, it is outside the classroom where we learn the most about the world. This can definitely be applied to the showing of the 2015 documentary “A Sinner in Mecca” that was held on April 26. Sponsored by Pride Alliance, the film and talk-back with......
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Sigma Tau Delta installs mini libraries across campus

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  ZOE KIRIAZIS Staff Writer   Reading, whether it’s for a class or for leisure, has no limits. Anyone can pick up a book in any genre of their choosing and start reading. To promote reading and literacy Sigma Tau Delta, the English Department’s honor society, installed two miniature libraries......
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Pride Alliance to screen documentary on Islam and intersectionality

Reading Time: 2 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer On April 26, 2017, in McEwen 209 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Pride Alliance will host a screening of “A Sinner in Mecca” by documentarian Parvez Sharma, followed by a discussion with Sharma immediately after the screening. The idea for the event originally came when......
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TSA officers begin inspecting genitalia at bathrooms

Reading Time: 2 minutesJACLYN SPIEZIA Staff Lampoonist   TSA officers have been stationed at bathrooms across the nation to ensure that citizens must use the bathroom to which their genitalia matches, regardless of their individual gender expression. Bathrooms where TSA officers are stationed are barely being used, however. Reporters have asked people why......

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