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All about the upcoming Reverberation Music Festival

Contributor to The LeaderMay 15, 2024May 15, 2024

May 15, 2024May 15, 2024

LEE PYE Staff Writer Last year, a student-run, all-day music festival celebrated folk with folks, and the Reverberation Music Festival is coming back a lot bigger, and a lot louder. Jacob Kantner is a fourth-year English Adolescent Education BA/MA student at SUNY Fredonia, balancing his major, being a singer/songwriter and......

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FredFest: How did we get here?

Contributor to The LeaderMay 15, 2024May 15, 2024

May 15, 2024May 15, 2024

DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor Trigger warning: This article contains depictions of violence and injury. SUNY Fredonia used to be known as a “party school” a few decades ago. The last, biggest remnant of that bygone era is undoubtedly the giant, infamous event known as FredFest, which is always held two......

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Fredonia ‘Lit Fest’ features student work and clubs

Sierra MillsMay 11, 2024May 9, 2024

May 11, 2024May 9, 2024

EJ JACOBS Life & Arts Editor SIERRA MILLS Chief Copy Editor The English Department knew how to get lit this past Friday. On April 26, Fredonia’s English Department held its second annual Literary Festival in celebration of National Poetry Month. “This is our second year of the Fredonia Literary Festival.......

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A first for the Music Industry Club, Fredchella, a two-day festival

Contributor to The LeaderMay 11, 2024May 10, 2024

May 11, 2024May 10, 2024

ELENA FITZGERALD Staff Writer The Music Industry Club put a spin on their yearly spring event, which was known as Soulstice Jam, and is now Fredchella. Soulstice Jam was a Music Industry Club event that was primarily held during the spring semester for one day. The winning band of Battle......

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FREDGrows hosts annual Garden Gala

Contributor to The LeaderMay 9, 2024May 9, 2024

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024

EJ JACOBS Life & Arts Editor SIERRA MILLS Chief Copy Editor When living in Fredonia, many will do anything to ward off the bad weather. What better way to promote a clear sky than a Garden Gala? Plants, snacks and second-hand books and clothing were just some of the items......

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Touring band ‘Magazine Beach’ to headline BJ’s Fest

Chloe KowalykMay 8, 2024May 8, 2024

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024

CHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief Last Call Entertainment is ending off the semester with a bang with the upcoming BJ’s Fest. Last Call is an entertainment group that books local and touring bands at BJ’s, a local bar in downtown Fredonia, located at 51 W. Main St. Those working at......

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Students behind the arts: Mackenzie White

Contributor to The LeaderApril 26, 2024April 23, 2024

April 26, 2024April 23, 2024

EJ JACOBS Life & Arts Editor DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor Students at Fredonia have made a name for themselves by sharing their opinions on the recent program discontinuations. Mackenzie White, a senior ceramics major, is one among many who have added to the ongoing discussion. White, who will graduate in......

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Safer sex for college students

Contributor to The LeaderApril 25, 2024April 23, 2024

April 25, 2024April 23, 2024

MARISSA BURR Opinion Editor Content warning: mentions of sexual violence Advocacy for a healthy and safe sex life has been around since the social change and civil rights movements of the 1940s and 1950s, and to continue on this path, April has become recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The......

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Fredonia experiences a total solar eclipse

Contributor to The LeaderApril 23, 2024April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024

IZZIE INZINNA Staff Writer KRYSTYNA PORTUGUES-KLOS Staff Writer Western New York experienced a rare celestial event on April 8 — being in the path of totality for a total solar eclipse. The light in the sky faded into black, shocking engulfed towns across the nation. A solar eclipse can only......

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The students behind the art: The dynamic between history and photography: Rebekah Gerace

EJ JacobsApril 13, 2024April 13, 2024

April 13, 2024April 13, 2024

EJ JACOBS Life & Arts Editor In a time of decrease and cancellation of majors, Rebekah Gerace has not given up on her commitment to being a double major in photography and history. When it comes to being a double-major, some prospective students find it beneficial for a university to......

From the Desk of Chloe Kowalyk: Editor in Chief

From the Desk of EJ Jacobs: Life & Arts Editor

From the Desk of Jace Jacobs: Asst. Scallion Editor

From the Desk of Nicole Thorson: Art Director

From the Desk of Henry Domst: Design Editor

From the Desk of Sierra Mills: Chief Copy Editor

[SATIRE] An interview with The Bachelor’s winner, Henry Domst

[OPINION] What COVID-19 inadvertently taught us

ITS unveils stratigic plan for technology

Dr. Kathryn Kendall takes on enrollment

All about the upcoming Reverberation Music Festival

FredFest: How did we get here?

Fredonia ‘Lit Fest’ features student work and clubs

A first for the Music Industry Club, Fredchella, a two-day festival

FREDGrows hosts annual Garden Gala

Touring band ‘Magazine Beach’ to headline BJ’s Fest

Students behind the arts: Mackenzie White

Safer sex for college students

Fredonia experiences a total solar eclipse

The students behind the art: The dynamic between history and photography: Rebekah Gerace