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Jim Webb becomes Democratic frontrunner on internet polls

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Reading Time: 2 minutesPHYLLIS T. CUPP Lampoonist   CNN and Facebook hosted the Democratic debate on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senator Bernie Sanders, Former Governor of Maryland Martin O’Malley and Lincoln Chafee, a political reincarnation of Peewee Herman, met to discuss their platforms and issues for the country......
Life & Arts

An American in Berlin ‘Cabaret’ to open Oct. 14

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKRIS HARRIS Special to The Leader   “Cabaret” is an exciting musical that combines a range of subjects from love to politics. What is even better is that it can be seen on campus next week. The musical is being put on by the Department of Theatre and Dance this......
Life & Arts

Shanghai Quartet in Residency

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMARIA MELCHIORRE Special to The Leader   “The music is a language itself,” said Lily Li, International Recruiting Assistant for the School of Music. “It’s really a dual-lingual sound,” she continued, explaining the expressional and tonal differences between the Chinese and English languages and how these manifest in the quartet’s......
Opinion

Editorial: Planned Parenthood isn’t good or bad — it’s necessary

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAn article we printed in the Lampoon section this week about Planned Parenthood really got The Leader staff talking. While not all of us are super knowledgeable about the politics and the fiscal numbers, the entire staff is knowledgeable about what it’s like to be college-aged and to want to......
News

The votes are in Announcing the new class presidents

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Reading Time: 3 minutesAMANDA DEDIE Assistant News Editor   The votes are in, and the new Student Association presidents and representatives have been announced. The new class presidents for the 2015-2016 school year are Joshua Ranney, freshman class; Mary Kay Taylor, sophomore class; Eduvijez Sanchez, junior class and Stephanie Willis, senior class. A......
Life & Arts

Masterworks concert features ‘Lord Nelson Mass,’ ‘Eclipse’

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Now in its seventh year, the Masterworks Scholarship Benefit Concert has grown to become the highlight performance in the School of Music. This was evident on Sunday, April 27, because Rosch Recital Hall was near full capacity as the College Symphony Orchestra and Masterworks Chorus presented......
News

Panel discusses issues of voting rights

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Reading Time: 4 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer On Thursday, in the Williams Center S204, history professors Dr. Jennifer Hildebrand and Dr. Mary Beth Sievens held a roundtable discussion on the issue of voting rights, which gathered the opinions of professors of various disciplines on this subject. The idea for this round table discussion......
Life & Arts

Women’s herstory month features Riot Grrrl! Zine workshop

Reading Time: 4 minutesCARLY KNASZAK Staff Writer Women’s Student Union hosted a “Riot Grrrl! Zine making workshop” on Thursday, March 12, in Williams Center room S204ABC. The event featured history of the feminist punk movement and a webinar with Hazel Cills, who writes for the magazine Rookie. The Riot Grrrl movement, according to......
News

Activities Night to feature new clubs Finder’s League, Transfer Student Organization and Hope for Honduras amongst clubs

Reading Time: 3 minutesS. L. FULLER News Editor It’s that time of the year once again, when clubs eagerly set up shop in Steele Hall to try to persuade students to join their organizations. As these students are milling around, looking at tables and deciding what clubs look interesting, there are some organizations......

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