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04.29.2015 | Issue: 27 | Volume : CXXI NEWS | 4 REVERB | 18 SPORTS | 26 LAMPOON | 30 STUDENT HOLDS SPRING AWAKENS WITH WOMEN’S LACROSSE IN FIGHT BREAKS OUT TALK ABOUT TRANS THE PREMIERE OF ‘SPRING SUNYAC PLAYOFFS BETWEEN SPRING AND COMMUNITY AWAKENING’ WINTER THE LEADER IN THIS ISSUE... THE LEADER NEWS REVERB S206 Williams Center 4 | 18 | Fredonia, N.Y. 14063 News & Advertising Office: STUDENT HOLDS TALK ‘SPRING AWAKENING’ VOL. 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PROUD MEMBER OF: INNER WORKINGS OF AREA 30 | CLASSMATE’S DISGUSTING Columbia Associated BOWELS CLEARLY AUDIBLE Scholastic Press Collegiate Press Association STUDENT LOSES SECURITY 30 | DEPOSIT AFTER EVIDENCE OF COVER ART BY NICHOLAS GATES DEMON-SUMMONING OUT WITH THE OLD #LEADERSNEWLOOK STUDENT HOLDS TALK ABOUT NEWS TRANS COMMUNITY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF INDIVIDUAL ACTION MARSHA COHEN STAFF WRITER MELISSA RECHIN / LAYOUT EDITOR In its ever-present pursuit to make that this was something that we could signage to reflect that those spaces are names and not asking them about their the campus more inclusive and friendly, actually change, and, even if we weren’t gender neutral. Just having signs up on physical transition or birth names. Fredonia is looking to enhance gender able to make change, we could continue these already existing spaces would go a These changes will take some time equality. to make the campus and administration long way to support public awareness,” to come into effect, but will everyone be Graham Caulfield, a senior theatri- aware that this was something we need- said Bill Boerner, the Chief Diversity Offi- on board with it? cal production and design major, held a ed,” said Caulfield. cer and Director of Diversity, Equity and “All too often when something or talk entitled The Trans Community and There is a university task force tak- Inclusion. someone is perceived as different, i.e.: the Importance of Individual Action on ing on the card name change cause. It has been noted that Fredonia has race, class, sexual orientation, nationality, Tuesday, April 21. The talk covered dif- “Fredo- made great etc, some individuals will tend to disen- ferent aspects about basic terminology nia eventually I WANT TO SEE A CAMPUS strides in gage. Fear of the unknown, unconscious in the transgender community, and how would have to making the bias and stereotypes play a role in many one can go about making a difference and adopt a policy WHERE TRANSGENDER campus a communities and their inability to en- creating a safer environment in the class- like this with safe place gage with one another across difference. room and workspace. the large STUDENTS DON’T HAVE TO for anyone It is my hope that our community will According to the Trans Student amount of WORRY ABOUT THE SAME — regard- continue to find innovative and creative Educational Research organization, 80 people com- less of skin ways to determine how we can dialogue percent of trans students felt unsafe at ing out as THINGS I HAVE SEEN color, sex- with one another across our differences,” school because of their gender expres- transgender,” “ uality or said Boerner. sion. Fredonia is hoping to be part of said Caul- MYSELF AND MY FRIENDS gender — “[I would like to see] groups outside the revolution to break this violent cy- field. but it still of Pride and WSU talking about these is- cle. The most recent change that certain It is GO THROUGH. has quite sues, the abolishing of single-gender first Fredonia students have taken on is an ef- not clear GRAHAM CAULFIELD the journey year dorms, [adding] trans specific and fort to have primary names on students’ whether the ahead. inclusive health care, therapists special- FREDCards. A primary name is a name, university task force that has pushed to During Caulfield’sdiscussion, izing in gender issues and many many differing from a birth name, that the have primary names on FREDCards has he offered up advice as to how one can other things,” said Caulfield. “I want to trans student prefers to be addressed by. picked up any new projects, but having be an ally to the trans community. He see a campus where transgender stu- “When we originally began writing gender neutral bathrooms has been a proposed that teachers expand the type dents don’t have to worry about the same the resolution that would change the pol- heavily discussed topic on campus. of representation in their curriculum, things I have seen myself and my friends icy, my name was not legally changed. It “Graham is identifying existing sin- use inclusive language and correct stu- go through.” was a class project in Dr. Jeff Iovannone’s gle occupant bathrooms on the campus. dents who make transphobic remarks. Transgender Lives class, and we decided I think some would support changing Students can help out by using primary ADVERTISE WITH RAISING AWARENESS FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS THE NEW LEADER! THIS MAY NEWS (716) 673-3369 REBECCA HALE tauqua Hall. Still, Diesenberg said that REVERB EDITOR he spends his breaks from school in the hospital receiving antibiotics. It’s [email protected] a struggle for CF patients to balance a Relay for Life is a huge event at normal life with their health demands. Fredonia, and students and patrons Diesenberg recently spoke at Del- were able to raise over $32,000 two ta Phi Epsilon’s seventh annual Deep- #leadersnewlook weeks ago. However, what most stu- her Dude Pageant, which raised over dents aren’t aware of is that Delta Phi $1,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Founda- Epsilon was also raising money toward tion. a cure last month. Not a cure for cancer “I work hard for [CF] not to be my — a cure for cystic fibrosis. main identifier,” he said. “I’m Bryan — Cystic fibrosis (CF) is not a well- not ‘that sick kid.’ It’s not something known disease, but it’s one that de- that you can readily see, but it’s a toll- serves more awareness than it current- ing disease, and it needs more aware- ly receives. ness.” “If people were more aware of Leighann Shaffer, a junior child- what a CF patient goes through in their hood education major and the vice life, then they would care more about president of Delta Phi Epsilon, ex- fundraising,” explained Bryan Diesen- plained that efforts to work against berg, a junior animation major. cystic fibrosis is one of the sorority’s “It’s not the star child of the dis- philanthropies. eases,” he said, “but CF is a special case “We feel really passionate about in which you know right from the get- finding a cure,” she said. “They’re really go that you don’t have long — you al- close to finding a cure for this, which is ways have that black cloud over your unbelievable.” head.” CF is caused by many different Diesenberg suffers from cystic gene mutations, but the most com- fibrosis, a genetic disease that attacks mon is called Delta F508, which is what the lungs and intestines of 30,000 Diesenberg has.