Halloween
Honors Program to embark on chilling Dunkirk Lighthouse tour
ALANA WINGATE Special to The Leader The Fredonia Honors Program is ditching their books on Saturday, Oct. 22 for a supernatural hunt at the Dunkirk Lighthouse. Honors Program Director Dr. Natalie Gerber says fun is needed from time to time. “We have three pillars: learn, lead, live,” Gerber said. “In......
[COMIC] My roommate is a skeleton
NICOLE THORSON Special to The Leader...
Tall tale: The silent driver
OLIVIA CLAMP Special to The Leader It is Jonathan’s last night in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, so he and his friends decide to have a rowdy last night bar hopping around the city. The humid August air hits Jonathan as he leaves the pub. He will not be visiting for another few......
Halloween Jams
JORDAN BUDD Special to The Leader Whether you’re carving pumpkins, munching on candy or dressing up to go out, you’ll need a playlist of spooky tunes to get you in the mood this scary season. This 10 song list is meant to include the perennial Halloween favorites, but also highlight......
Celebrating Halloween like a hermit
LYDIA TURCIOS Special to The Leader Oof, does that title sound like a mood-killer to you? We’re finally coming up on Halloween, and it’s on a Saturday complete with a full moon! Can’t get much more on-brand than that. Unfortunately for us, we’re only part way through the horror thriller......
Ghosts hacked my son’s computer
BRIAN CECALA Guest Scallywag You heard me right; I heard a crazy noise coming from my 14-year-old son’s room. So, being the good father that I am, I busted through the door. There was PORN on his computer and I was furious so I asked him what the deal was.......
[SATIRE] Pumpkin carving is on the rise: Going under the knife for human beauty
JULES HOEPTING Design Editor Pumpkin torture by means of carving needs to stop. This method of antagonizing is going stronger than ever; within the last month, over 60 million pumpkins were tortured by carving. In order to empathize with the pain millions of gourds face every year, I spoke with......
Uh oh, hot shot over here: This guy is going as three hole punch Jim for Halloween for the third year in a row
JAY BYRONGuest Scallywag What a wild upcoming Halloween! With political conflicts on the rise and COVID-19 clearing social events off the calendar, Halloween will be a lot more indoorsy than it has ever been. There is no better timing for people to do the bare minimum. Fear not, for “this......
BJ’s takes on Halloween
JESSICA MEDITZ Asst. Life & Arts Editor It’s pretty safe to say that not one person in BJ’s on Wednesday evening was bored. Three local bands from the Western New York area took the BJ’s stage — Post Prom, Pale Hell and Makeout Tactics. Expectedly, the crowd filled with the......