Movies

And the Best Picture award goes to … “Birdman”

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2015

February 25, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutesCONNOR BURTON Special to The Leader At the 87th Academy Awards ceremony, of the eight best picture nominees, the deserved winner was “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).” It won against such competition as “American Sniper,” “The Imitation Game,” “Boyhood,” “Selma,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “The Theory of Everything”......

Life & Arts

5 Things That are Killing Games

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2015

February 25, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutesMO SADEK Staff Writer There was a time when being a gamer was easy. Look back at the Nintendo 64. You would buy one game, shove it in the console, make sure all your video cables and wires were plugged into the right place, add a controller and you were......

Life & Arts

‘Kingsman: The Secret Service,’ or the ultraviolent James Bond

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 18, 2015

February 18, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR BURTON Special to The Leader “Kingsman: The Secret Service” is an incredibly fun and violent film which pays homage to the classic James Bond films. It’s not a film for everyone, and certainly not for the squeamish, but as violent as it is, it’s also very stylish and over-the-top.......

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A tight Oscars race to the finish line

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 11, 2015

February 11, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR BURTON Special to The Leader Much like last year’s Oscars race, this year’s ballot is such a tight race in the major categories that it could be anyone’s year. In past years, winners have been easy to predict, but the 2015 Academy Awards are filled with excellent films and......

Life & Arts

Buffalo band Wolf set to release new EP

Contributor to The LeaderJanuary 28, 2015

January 28, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutesCARLY KNASZAK Staff Writer Ever heard of the big bad wolf? Now think of a wolf that is not as scary and is a little more punk. That wolf is named Chelsea O’Donnell. O’Donnell was raised in a musically-inclined family and at the age of seventeen was the first time......

News

New course teaches foundations in ethical hacking

Contributor to The LeaderJanuary 28, 2015

January 28, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutesAMANDA DEDIE Staff Writer Among various new classes seen floating around this semester, a name has been catching everyone’s eye: Ethical Hacking. When people hear the word “hacking,” they almost instantly think of a sci-fi movie, where a man wearing big, geeky glasses types frantically on a keyboard while two......

Life & Arts

Gawker’s string of bad luck: lawsuits, sextapes and half of a million dollars

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 3, 2014

December 3, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutesCHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer I wouldn’t want to be on the S.S. Gawker Media right about now. According to recent reports and Gawker’s own words, the media news and gossip blog has lost thousands of dollars and is slated to lose millions if it keeps following the trend it has......

Life & Arts

Student-produced film premieres at Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 19, 2014

November 19, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutesCARLY KNASZAK Staff Writer “Uni- Terra” is an independent film written by Fredonia student Joseph Edwards, who also cast, directed, shot and edited the film – which is a lot for such a young filmmaker. It only took him three months to put this together and the movie was filmed......

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Fredonia’s rebranding reaches under $61,000

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 12, 2014August 25, 2019

November 12, 2014August 25, 2019

Reading Time: 5 minutesPhoto taken by Courtnee Cesta / Managing Editor COURTNEE CESTA Managing Editor Fredonia’s rebranding comes with a hefty price tag. The college’s most recent, and arguably most noticeable, transformation sits on the edge of campus — the slate signs that mark the point at which the village ends and the......

Life & Arts

Rocky Horror Picture Show to screen on Halloween Lead role features un-traditional casting

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 29, 2014

October 29, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutesREBECCA HALE Assistant Reverb Editor Not going out on Halloween? Need something to get you in the spirit before you go out? On the night of All Hallow’s Eve, students will be putting on and acting out a production/screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The production will be an......

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And the Best Picture award goes to … “Birdman”

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‘Kingsman: The Secret Service,’ or the ultraviolent James Bond

A tight Oscars race to the finish line

Buffalo band Wolf set to release new EP

New course teaches foundations in ethical hacking

Gawker’s string of bad luck: lawsuits, sextapes and half of a million dollars

Student-produced film premieres at Fredonia

Fredonia’s rebranding reaches under $61,000

Rocky Horror Picture Show to screen on Halloween Lead role features un-traditional casting