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

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Reading Time: 3 minutesATHENA 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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Science Center Dedication 29 areas of new building dedicated to donors

Reading Time: 3 minutesPhoto 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......
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Pulitzer Prize winner to reside in Fredonia

Reading Time: 2 minutesKORI 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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Quartetto Gelato to bring an amusing twist on traditional music

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKORI 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

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Reading Time: 5 minutesJORIAN 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......
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Web Exclusive: Collusion and Censorship Part 2 What GamerGate means

Reading Time: 5 minutesCHARLES 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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