March 7, 2026
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The Leader
Life & Arts

Activities Night is back in action: highlighting the old & new

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesEJ JACOBS Staff Writer There is no other feeling like that experienced when one finally discovers a place to nurture and enjoy their hobbies. Activities Night has always been a great way to find people that share your interests.  Activities Night has also given students the opportunity to discover new......
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Life & Arts

A zeitgeist of crisis: Professor Patrick Foran studies social issues in “Exploded View”

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 5 minutesNERON SIMPSON Special to The Leader How does one respond to a crisis? With the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing racial tensions and scientific skepticism, controversy has continued to evolve in recent years. Patrick Foran, a SUNY Fredonia visual arts and new media professor, responded to some of these......
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Life & Arts

RAC’s ‘North Pole Nonsense’ spreads Christmas cheer

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesALANA WINGATE Staff Writer  With the holiday season just around the corner, SUNY Fredonia’s Rockefeller Arts Center presented NYC-based performing arts company Cirque-Tacular’s “North Pole Nonsense,” a children’s Christmas show, in the Marvel Theatre this past weekend.  The Dragonfly Productions performers brought their holiday spirit to the Fredonia community on......
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Life & Arts

2022 Battle of the New Bands: Highlights from one of Fredonia’s biggest annual music events

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesJAINA BERARDI  Special to The Leader  The annual Battle of the New Bands competition was held by SUNY Fredonia’s Music Industry Club in the Williams Center’s Multi-Purpose Room on Friday, Dec. 2. Each year, the competition begins as a mixer, where musicians gather to hear the rules of the competition......
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Life & ArtsOpinion

NYC Native Henry Wang talks street-style fashion

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 4 minutesDAKOTA RICHTER Community Engagement Coordinator  WILL KARR Life & Arts Editor Fredonia student Henry Wang grew up shopping at Macy’s with his mother. His mom would pick out outfits for him, cultivating his passion for fashion in the process.  “My mom has always been my main and biggest supporter,” Wang......
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Life & Arts

The Local Lo-Down podcast hosts live concert with Foxhead Record Company

Chloe Kowalyk
Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK Managing Editor  The Local Lo-Down, a podcast at Fredonia Radio Systems, recently set the stage in a new way. Instead of holding interviews with local artists and giving them an opportunity to play a live set on the radio like they usually do, The Local Lo-Down crew hosted......
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Life & Arts

Strutting the stage: Pride Alliance at Fredonia hosts annual drag show

Chloe Kowalyk
Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK Managing Editor Queer culture was in the spotlight this past November, as the annual drag show was held once again by the Pride Alliance at Fredonia.  Four different drag queens strutted the stage on Saturday, Nov. 13 in the Williams Center multi-purpose room. L-S-D, Stormy Sky, Regina Gorg......
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Life & Arts

FSA x Honors to ring in the holiday season with food and community

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutesABIGAIL MILLER  Staff Writer From Thanksgiving turkeys to Christmas hams, the holidays are a time when food is often on the forefront of people’s mind. This holiday season, the Faculty Student Association and the Honors Program are collaborating to offer honors students a free interactive cooking demo at 4 p.m.......
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Life & Arts

From the page to a public stage: Poet Adam Clay reads unpublished work

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesJAINA BERARDI  Special to The Leader  Before the advent of written forms of communication, humans primarily communicated orally. The Mississippi poet Adam Clay brought his poetic written words to vocal life on Thursday, Nov. 3 at the Marion Art Gallery. He visited Fredonia as part of The Mary Louise White......
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FashionLife & Arts

Kelly Nyguen embraces Vietnamese heritage through fashion

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 4 minutesDAKOTA RICHTER  Special to The Leader WILL KARR Life & Arts Editor  Creativity and one’s ability to express themselves is something that every little kid is normally allowed to do. However, growing up, SUNY Fredonia junior animation student Kelly Nyguen felt like she had to repress her cultural heritage.  “I......
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