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Pumpkin painting and carving event brings students together

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Reading Time: 2 minutesISABELLA INZINNA Staff Writer The Alumni and Nixon Hall Resident Assistant (RA) staff joined forces to celebrate the season by holding a pumpkin painting and carving contest on Oct. 22.  The team wanted to give students an opportunity to participate in a fun fall activity on campus.  Resident Director (RD)......
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The Return of the Safe Halloween event

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Reading Time: 3 minutesROSEMARIE RAPISARDA  Special to the Leader Halloween is often celebrated by children going door-to-door and trick-or-treating in their neighborhoods. However, the SUNY Fredonia community wanted to offer an alternative.  This year, Safe Halloween was brought back to the SUNY Fredonia campus for the first time since 2019, with the largest......
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The art of being two people at once: Saint Blind artist profile

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Reading Time: 8 minutesJORDAN BUDD Staff Writer Aaron Schapiro, also known as A.W. Schapiro, started his musical project SAINT BLIND in Igoe Hall 311A by trying to be two people at once. Shapiro emulated a method done by Johnny Marr and Morrissey of the band The Smiths. SAINT BLIND’s origin was inspired by......
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Women in music: Wise words for the next generation

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Reading Time: 3 minutesLUKE VILLAVICENCIO Special to The Leader  If someone asked you about classical music and composers, chances are you’ll likely think of “the greats”: Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn — the list goes on.  But how many of those who come to mind are women?  Many people will......
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The column as communion: SUNY Fredonia alumnus, Sean Kirst, and the soul of Upstate NY

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Reading Time: 12 minutesDAVID HERRING Special to The Leader The Buffalo News columnist Sean Kirst does something unusual in newsrooms: he wears sandals. But Kirst didn’t realize his affinity for sandals like most would by trying them out. Kirst first wore sandals to make a point to school kids who insulted someone close......
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 The Pedro Pastall: The shrine of Pedro Pascal in Fenton Hall

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Reading Time: 3 minutesABIGAIL JACOBSON  Asst. News Editor  You’re on your way to Fenton Hall late in the evening for your last class of the day.  It’s cold and raining a little.  You push the door open and walk inside.  It’s completely empty and quiet except for the occasional pitter-patter of rain hitting......
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