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Dyson delivers eye-opening address

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2013

October 3, 2013

MARSHA COHEN Staff Writer He came, he saw and he spoke. When Michael Dyson stepped foot on the Kings Concert Hall stage, on Thursday, Sept. 26, he brought light to a very uncomfortable subject. Dyson was the keynote speaker for SUNY Fredonia’s 2013 convocation, where he centered his speech around......

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Latinos Unidos brings Spanish culture to campus

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2013

October 3, 2013

BRITTANY PERRY Special to The Leader Fredonia students and community members got saucy at “La Tomatina”—a Spanish tradition involving a tomato fight—at Dods Grove on Saturday, Sept. 28 to raise money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. “We donate specifically to Make-a-Wish,” said club president Makayla Santiago, a senior arts administration major.......

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Visiting writer Matthew Olzmann shares unique ideas

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2013

October 3, 2013

RACHEL BENEWAY Special to The Leader Poems filled with tales of dinosaurs, stories of mime camps, architecture gone wrong, romance built upon Mountain Dew: these were some of the pieces shared among a large crowd in McEwen 202 on Thursday. Matthew Olzmann was the first writer this semester to visit......

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Performing Arts Company to stage production in cemetery

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2013

September 25, 2013

COURTNEE CESTA Special to The Leader The scenic design of a staged production can only bring an audience so far into the production’s world. However, when the production is placed into the site in which it is set, an audience becomes even more immersed into the world of the characters.......

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Smitten by Britten

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2013August 15, 2019

September 25, 2013August 15, 2019

TYLER MASON-DRAFFEN Special to The Leader Faculty members, students and other guests filled Rosch Recital Hall last Sunday night for the Celebration of Songs by Benjamin Britten, whose one-hundredth birthday was celebrated. The show ended with a standing ovation, following the music that was sung and played by School of......

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Student elections receive poor turnout

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 25, 2013

September 25, 2013

MARSHA COHEN Special to The Leader Every year a group of ambitious and motivated SUNY Fredonia students aim to become the voice for their respective class. They rely on their peers’ trust and word that they will vote for them, and, in return, they will be the best representatives they......

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The International Perspective of Contemporary Art

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 11, 2013

September 11, 2013

ALYSSA HUNTER Special to The Leader Friday night: the room of the exhibit was overwhelmed with the whispers of curious viewers. Some more vocal than others with words such as, “bizarre,” and “inventive.” The expressive observers wandered about and witnessed the large scaled, colored photographs, an installation piece, four movies,......

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Horvath opens home to House of Yes

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 28, 2013August 18, 2019

February 28, 2013August 18, 2019

MAGGIE GILROY Staff Writer As the week drew to a close Thursday evening, members of the Performing Arts Company were hard at work in President Horvath’s house: rearranging her furniture, eating her food and admiring her extensive teapot collection. What at first sight may have appeared to be a bizarre......

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Happy Thanksgiving from The Leader

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 26, 2012

November 26, 2012

This week’s Video Verbatim asks students what they’re most thankful for. Reporting and video by Colin Frank...

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Operation Breakfast Rescue works to help families in need

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 7, 2012

November 7, 2012

ANNE RITZ Staff Writer With the holidays quickly approaching, it’s the time of year when many think of what they can give back. From Wednesday, Nov. 7 to Friday, Nov. 9, Operation Breakfast Rescue will be collecting breakfast food items for families in need. The food drive is sponsored by......

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