Theater

Not only a missing person

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 7, 2018February 26, 2019

November 7, 2018February 26, 2019

Reading Time: 5 minutesCHELSEA ANN BARON Special to The Leader The days tick past as search efforts continue for State University of New York at Fredonia graduate Samantha “Sam” Sayers. Sayers set out on a solo hike of Vesper Peak in Seattle, Wash. on Aug. 1, 2018. She has been missing ever......

Life & Arts

Pride Alliance’s Fall drag show brings new and inclusive changes

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 7, 2018November 14, 2018

November 7, 2018November 14, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Staff Writer You can always expect people dancing to ABBA and lip-synching to Lady Gaga at Fredonia Pride Alliance’s semesterly drag shows. However, some new and inclusive changes have been made this time around. Participants no longer fall under “king” and “queen” categories. This way, they do......

Life & Arts

New “Halloween” movie is sure to scare the pants off of horror fans

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 31, 2018November 13, 2018

October 31, 2018November 13, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesMATTHEW TURNER Special to The Leader The wait is now over for a return-to-form sequel in the long-running and controversial “Halloween” franchise. The series has proved to be something of a wildcard following the release of John Carpenter’s original 1978 “Halloween.” The movie is often seen as one of......

Life & Arts

A frightful Fredonia favorite: Terror in the Trees returns

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 31, 2018November 13, 2018

October 31, 2018November 13, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesELIZABETH SUSKI Special to the Leader It’s that time of the year again: pumpkin carvings, apple pickings and running through corn mazes and haunted houses. And yet, the woods near the clock tower sit untouched until it’s their time to cause terror on campus. Terror in the Trees is......

Life & Arts

Actress and Fredonia alumna, Mary McDonnell, returns for Homecoming Weekend

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018September 1, 2019

October 24, 2018September 1, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesELIZABETH SUSKI Special to the Leader Lights. Camera. Action! Academy Award-nominated actress Mary McDonnell visited Fredonia over homecoming weekend. McDonnell attended Fredonia and graduated in 1974. Born and raised in Ithaca, N.Y., McDonnell chose Fredonia because she needed to go to a state school, and she wanted to be......

Opinion

From the Desk of Sarah Hughston, Social Media Manager

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2018August 25, 2019

October 24, 2018August 25, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom being a friend, I have learned my most valuable lessons. As an only child, I put a lot of myself into my friendships. When I was younger, I would call someone every Saturday and ask for them to come over. If they couldn’t, I would ask another friend, and......

Life & Arts

Freedonia Marxonia: A Fall Fredonia Tradition

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2018August 25, 2019

October 3, 2018August 25, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Staff Writer Hail! Hail Freedonia! Land of the Brave and Free! This phrase can be heard around Fredonia this time of year, and the Marx Brother film, “Duck Soup,” can tell you why. The film debuted in 1933. “Duck Soup” takes place in an imaginary country called......

Life & Arts

Remembering Bernard Woma

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2018August 15, 2019

September 28, 2018August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Staff Writer Fredonia’s own Ghanaian xylophone player, performer and mentor recently passed away on April 27 after battling cancer. A memorial service will be held for Bernard Woma Saturday, Sept. 29 at 1 p.m. in Mason Hall. It will begin with prayers and an unveiling of the......

Scallion

“Protein cold bruh”causes Starbucks boom

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 28, 2018October 1, 2018

September 28, 2018October 1, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesDOM MAGISTRO Guest Scallywag Starbucks released its new Protein Blended Cold Brew last month, and the results could not have been better for the corporation. Gym rats and hipsters alike took to the streets, some waiting in lines longer than the gym rats could throw the hipsters. And now,......

Scallion

Overly-ambitious freshman already president of four clubs

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 20, 2018

September 20, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesJOSEPH MARCINIAK Guest Scallywag At Fredonia, there are over 180 different clubs a student can get involved in. These clubs range drastically, from Chess Club, to the Interactive Theatre Society, to Chemistry Club. With Activities Night almost two weeks in the past, many freshmen are already getting a footing......

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Not only a missing person

Pride Alliance’s Fall drag show brings new and inclusive changes

New “Halloween” movie is sure to scare the pants off of horror fans

A frightful Fredonia favorite: Terror in the Trees returns

Actress and Fredonia alumna, Mary McDonnell, returns for Homecoming Weekend

From the Desk of Sarah Hughston, Social Media Manager

Freedonia Marxonia: A Fall Fredonia Tradition

Remembering Bernard Woma

“Protein cold bruh”causes Starbucks boom

Overly-ambitious freshman already president of four clubs