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A cryptanalyst, nurse, and rocket scientist: queer contributors ‘The Imitation Game’ to document life of gay mathematician

Reading Time: 3 minutesCHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer Do you recognize any of these names: Alan Turing, Florence Nightingale, or James Pollack? If you do, then you might know your history quite well. If not, here’s a lesson on these figures. Alan Turing was a British mathematician and cryptanalyst who worked with the Allies......
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‘It’s okay to be different’ ‘Trans: The Movie’ documents transgender lives

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Reading Time: 4 minutesKRISTEN SHULTIS Staff Writer “It’s okay to be different,” were the wise words of an eight-year-old transgender girl in “Trans: The Movie,” a film shown on Tuesday, Oct. 7, in McEwen Hall as part of TransDiscovery: Exploring Gender Variant Lives. “Trans” is a documentary about transgenders either transitioning, in the......
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Fredonia Marxonia Annual event pays tribute to 100th anniversary of Marx Brothers

Reading Time: 2 minutesPicture taken by Minju Kim/ Staff Photographer MINJU KIM Staff Writer Duck soup is easy to make. The Marx Brothers, however, did something not so easy — created a masterpiece of American comedy film. On Oct. 3, the film “Duck Soup” was screened for the commemoration and celebration of the......
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Humor and music fill King

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKRISTEN SHULTIS Staff Writer On Friday night, California-based brass quintet Presidio Brass took over King Concert Hall. They brought with them some of their favorite pieces of music from famous movies. The day started with a special concert for about 500 kindergarten-through-sixth-graders, and then moved to a lecture on musicianship......
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National Hispanic/Latino Heritage month

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMEGHAN GUATTERY Special to The Leader The opening ceremony for a month of cultural awareness took place on Sept. 15 in the Williams Center Multi-purpose Room (MPR). National Hispanic/Latino History Month is celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Latinos Unidos (LU), is partnering with the Ethnic Studies Speaker Series......

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