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Student-made film ‘The Cryptid Cast vs. The Goopy Ganker’ receives international attention

Chloe Kowalyk
CHLOE KOWALYK  HUNTER HALTERMAN Managing Editor Special to The Leader  ALEX ERWIN HEATHER OCCHINO Staff Writer Special to The Leader SUNY Fredonia got goopy last semester with alumni Jackson DiCarlo and Ben Anderson’s production, “The Cryptid Cast vs. The Goopy Ganker.”  DiCarlo and Anderson were seniors in the COMM-464: Fiction......
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Drummer N’Camara Abou Sylla teaches traditional balafon workshop

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NERON SIMPSON  Special to The Leader  While many people march to the beat of their own drum, African musician N’Camara Abou Sylla is carrying on the rhythms of tradition that his father passed down to him.  These traditions were brought to SUNY Fredonia when Sylla hosted an open balafon workshop......
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2021 Marion Fellowship awardee Sarah McKenzie presents ‘To See Inside: Examining Prison Architecture’

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JAINA BERARDI Special to The Leader In 2021, a Colorado-based artist named Sarah McKenzie became the recipient of the Marion International Fellowship for the Visual and Performing Arts. Because of this, her project, “To See Inside: Examining Prison Architecture,” was funded by this foundation. After over a year, her project......
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Biology Student Dakota Garcia struts across gender boundaries and New York Fashion Week runway

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WILL KARR  Life & Arts Editor  As a young child, Fredonia student Dakota Garcia would parade around his house in his dad’s work boots and overalls, and his mom’s high heels and dresses. His parents provided him and his siblings with the liberty and agency to openly express themselves, breaking......
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Take a magical journey ‘Into the Woods’ in Marvel Theatre

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WILL KARR  Life & Arts Editor  From the story of Little Red Riding Hood, to the tale of Jack and the Beanstalk, many fairy tales have been passed down to children from generation to generation. James Lapine’s and Stephen Soudheim’s “Into the Woods” embeds multiple children stories into one single......
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Blue Devil pride at 2022 Homecoming Pep Rally photo gallery

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CASEY KOCHER Special to The Leader 2022 Homecoming Court From left to right: Laurell Brown (Runner up), Makayla Barone (Royalty), Grace Ojatunwase (Runner up), Ilene Thompson (Runner up) and Kasi Williams (Royalty) Homecoming performances featuring: Fredonia Cheer Team  Fredonia Dance Team  Some Like It Hot  The Guerrillas  Orchesis Dance Company  EnFusion Dance......
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Honors Program to embark on chilling Dunkirk Lighthouse tour

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ALANA WINGATE Special to The Leader The Fredonia Honors Program is ditching their books on Saturday, Oct. 22 for a supernatural hunt at the Dunkirk Lighthouse. Honors Program Director Dr. Natalie Gerber says fun is needed from time to time. “We have three pillars: learn, lead, live,” Gerber said. “In......
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Quinn Nova explores queerness, death and mental health in solo-exhibit ‘Ego Death’

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WILL KARR Life & Arts Editor  Fredonia art student Quinn Nova grew up reading the Christian scriptures in Sunday school. However, as she approached middle school, she began questioning her faith for the first time.  “I started questioning why would God make us perfect, but also in the same sense......
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PAC presents ‘A New Brain’ + photo gallery

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DREW PALUCH Special to The Leader SUNY Fredonia’s Performing Arts Company showcased “A New Brain” in the Bartlett Theatre on Sept. 30, Oct. 1 and Oct. 2. The musical was directed by Alice Khekht, a senior musical theatre major. Described as “a strange and chaotic musical” by Vincent Canale-Rouse, who......

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