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Fredonia loses mentor, husband, friend, Sunday evening

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Writer Gerald Thomas Gray, associate professor at the Fredonia College of Music since 2002, died Sunday night. An email from Director Melvin Unger went out to the students and faculty of the college Monday morning, informing them of the news of his passing. A Tennessee native,......
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ALONE Day replaces Valentine’s Day; Nothing good will ever happen again, sources say

Reading Time: 2 minutes    ALBERTO GONZALEZ Special to the Lampoon   Valentine’s Day is upon us! BEWARE!! Any year prior to this one, this would have been a pretty typical sentence that could’ve summed up February 14th  pretty nicely. Now, however, this is not the case. Due to the wide-reaching social effects......
Opinion

Editorial: Why we want a refund on 2016

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Reading Time: 2 minutesEditorial: Why we want a refund on 2016 The end of a year means many things: unrelenting holiday festivities, a panic to finish up work for the Fall semester, and year-in-review lists on every subject under the sun. Every year has its ups and downs, but The Leader’s editorial board......
Life & Arts

‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’ ends semester with holiday chaos

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Reading Time: 2 minutesZOE KIRIAZIS Staff Writer The Department of Theatre and Dance opened the next show in their season on Nov. 30 with George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s play, “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” directed by theatre professor James Ivey. The show follows the chaotic happenings and events following famous......
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Students recover from Thanksgiving dinner conversations

Reading Time: 3 minutes  D. ZBORNAK Staff Lampoonist While getting back into the swing of their normal schedules, many students are recounting their experiences with their families from Thanksgiving Break. While not ideal in everyday life, one might say the romanticism of opposing viewpoints and trivial bickering has become a beloved tradition of......
Life & Arts

Something Strange hits the box office: ‘Doctor Strange’ joins the Marvel Cinematic roster

Reading Time: 2 minutes      TRAVIS LEFEVRE Lampoon Editor Halloween is over, and the holiday season is officially in full swing, with Christmas decorations hitting store shelves before you can even say “Halloween is over?” Nonetheless, with the beginning of this festive season, “Doctor Strange” acts as an outlier that could have......
News

Spectrum’s Family Weekend promises psychic fun

Reading Time: 2 minutesCAMRY DEAN Staff Writer             Starting on Friday, friends and family of students are invited to join them on campus for Fredonia’s Family Weekend. The long-standing tradition at Fredonia encourages families of students to spend the weekend in Fredonia, participating in on-campus and community activities. Following last year’s performance by......
Opinion

From the Desk of Kristen O’Connor

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteKristen O’Connor Copy Editor   Halloween (A haiku) The world is orange. Jack-o-lanterns on dead leaves, Halloween is soon. Children in costume, Eager for the Monday night Doors lined with candy. But my holiday Begins many eves before. Assignments can wait. DIY costume, “Hocus Pocus” marathon, Pumpkin spice pastries. Tearing......

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