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Emmitt Christian Gallery showcases alumna Nica Gray’s “The Commemorated”

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ABIGAIL MILLER Special to The Leader  SUNY Fredonia’s Emmitt Christian Gallery, located in Rockefeller Arts Center, showcases the work of Fredonia students with week-long exhibitions throughout each semester. This past week, the gallery featured work by Fredonia visual arts and new media alumna Nica Gray.  Decorating the plain white walls......
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EnFusion brings dance to new audiences + gallery

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WILL KARR Staff Writer In order to be a dancer, many people believe that one must have classical or formal training. However, Iaisha Babb, a senior dance major and the president of SUNY Fredonia’s EnFusion dance team, is working to change this narrative, showing that anyone can become a dancer. ......
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Main Street Studios welcomes Fredonia local music scene + photo gallery

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CHLOE KOWALYK Managing Editor  ALEX ERWIN  Special to The Leader Since the closure of the popular house venue North Pole Strip Club (NPSC), many students have been wondering what the future of Fredonia’s local music scene might look like.  Just this semester, The Foxhead Record Company started renting out Main......
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Marion Art Gallery’s “Independent Motion” exhibit set to move hearts

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WILL KARRSpecial to The Leader From movies to cartoons, animation is typically geared towards children. Artist and curator Yvonne Grzenkowicz, however, is working to introduce the medium to people of all ages.“In the past five or ten years, animation has probably been classified as something that is more for kids......
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New Blue Devil Den and Blue Lounge attract students to William’s Center

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WILL KARRSpecial to The Leader After receiving news last spring of Tim Horton’s upcoming closure in the Williams Center, Khristian King, executive director of Student Engagement and Inclusion, came up with a plan to reinvent the space. Now, she is working to help make the Williams Center the epicenter of......
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Fredonia Farm Festival unites local and college community

Chloe Kowalyk
CHLOE KOWALYK Managing Editor  Downtown Fredonia was filled with excited residents and returning students at the end of August with the Fredonia Farm Festival.  The festival was held Aug. 26–28 in Barker Commons, and featured countless local vendors selling a variety of goods including jewelry, honey, fresh produce and homemade......
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Activities Night sees over 100 clubs in attendance

Chloe Kowalyk
CHLOE KOWALYKManaging Editor Activities Night, the traditional and student-loved event that showcases SUNY Fredonia’s unique clubs saw over 100 clubs in attendance last week.The event was held from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. on Aug. 31 in Dods Grove. Hundreds of tables lined the grass with countless SUNY Fredonia students......
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Student Leadership Kickoff set to reignite student involvement

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ALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief  Even though the COVID-19 pandemic first shut down campuses nearly three years ago, the aftereffects of the pandemic continue to linger at SUNY Fredonia.  Colleges around the country are facing declining student enrollment in undergraduate and graduate programs, with Forbes citing a nearly 1.3 million......
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Fredonia’s theatre department set to bring “Into the Woods” and “Radium Girls” to the mainstage

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ALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief  “The Wild Party,” “Pipeline” and “Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play” are just a few of the shows hosted by Fredonia’s department of theatre and dance (TADA) that hit the ground running this past academic year. Luckily, TADA has no plans of slowing down its thrilling......

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