Honors & Awards

Famous author takes over Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 29, 2014

October 29, 2014

KRISTEN SHULTIS Staff Writer Stefan Zweig is an actively-writing author, starting pre-World War II and then continuing. Items from his life are housed here in Fredonia. There are letters and some pictures of him from when he was in the war. There are also some letters and novels from authors......

Life & Arts

‘Orange is the New Black’ sets new standard for mainstream media Characters shed new light on the representation of the queer community on TV

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 29, 2014August 17, 2019

October 29, 2014August 17, 2019

ATHENA TORRES Special to The Leader The year’s most talked about show, “Orange is the New Black,” has proven to be not only incredibly funny and heartwarming, but extraordinarily diverse. According to GLAAD, “Orange is the New Black” features more queer characters than almost any other broadcast or cable series......

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Gay Nation & World news

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 29, 2014September 1, 2019

October 29, 2014September 1, 2019

Margaret R Gilroy Editor in Chief St. Patrick’s Day Parade lifts ban on gay groups For the first time in its history, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City will allow gay groups to march under their own banner. The organizers of the parade made the announcement on......

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Science Center Dedication 29 areas of new building dedicated to donors

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

October 22, 2014

Photo Taken by Mary Laing/ Photo Editor S. L. FULLER News Editor For $5 million, you could name the new Science Center after yourself – or after whatever you want for that matter. No one has taken Fredonia up on that offer yet, so the building remains nameless. However, on......

Life & Arts

Pulitzer Prize winner to reside in Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 22, 2014

October 22, 2014

KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Winner of a 1978 Pulitzer Prize and 1982 Emmy Award (among other awards), Michael Colgrass is an American-born Canadian musician, composer and educator known for his work as a percussionist with ensembles like the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera, as well as his......

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Racketeering and Collusion Part 3 Fez’s Skeletons in the Closet

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 8, 2014

October 8, 2014

CHARLES PRITCHARD Special to The Leader Two hateful tweets from the now-deleted Twitter account of one Philippe Poisson, better known in the gaming community as Phil Fish were directed at a Marcus Beer, a.k.a “Annoyed Gamer” and Agent MST, a self proclaimed “lover of video games.” “Compare your life to......

Life & Arts

Quartetto Gelato to bring an amusing twist on traditional music

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 1, 2014August 15, 2019

October 1, 2014August 15, 2019

KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Described on their website as “supremely talented, deliciously smart, endlessly creative, refreshingly funny and totally surprising,” Quartetto Gelato, a virtuosic, classically trained, multi-genre group from Toronto, will bring its theatrical style and a taste of acrobatics to the Fredonia campus this week. Formed nearly 20 years......

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Fredonia alumni inducted into Buffalo Music Hall of Fame

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 1, 2014August 15, 2019

October 1, 2014August 15, 2019

JORIAN HOLKA Special to The Leader Each year at its annual induction gala, the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame recognizes and honors natives and residents of Western New York who have proven invaluable to the local music scene. This year’s event will take place on Oct. 2, when 18 new......

Life & Arts

Web Exclusive: Collusion and Censorship Part 2 What GamerGate means

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 1, 2014

October 1, 2014

CHARLES PRITCHARD Special to The Leader Oh, what tangled webs we weave. What started out as general outrage over a female developer admitting to having sexual relations with five members of the gaming and journalism industries, one of them being her married boss who published her game, has turned into......

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SA election receives poor voter turnout

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

September 24, 2014

MARSHA COHEN Staff Writer It’s back! This past week, the Student Association held its yearly class and delegate elections. We saw some familiar faces on this year’s ballot such as Jefferson Dedrick, Jason Burgos and Anthony Mercedes, but even though some new faces popped onto the scene with names like......

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Famous author takes over Fredonia

‘Orange is the New Black’ sets new standard for mainstream media Characters shed new light on the representation of the queer community on TV

Gay Nation & World news

Science Center Dedication 29 areas of new building dedicated to donors

Pulitzer Prize winner to reside in Fredonia

Racketeering and Collusion Part 3 Fez’s Skeletons in the Closet

Quartetto Gelato to bring an amusing twist on traditional music

Fredonia alumni inducted into Buffalo Music Hall of Fame

Web Exclusive: Collusion and Censorship Part 2 What GamerGate means

SA election receives poor voter turnout