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

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From the page to a public stage: Poet Adam Clay reads unpublished work

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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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Kelly Nyguen embraces Vietnamese heritage through fashion

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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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The Local Lo-Down hosts singer-songwriter Sasha McCoy

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMaisie Strader Special to The Leader From naming her instruments to delving into her intrusive thoughts, singer-songwriter Sasha McCoy showcased her unique artistic talents in a recent episode of The Local Lo-Down.  The Local Lo-Down is a long-running radio show at Fredonia Radio Systems on campus. The podcast features local......
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Groovin’ and moovin’ with EnFusion

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Reading Time: 2 minutesCEBASTIAN SPISAK Special to The Leader  From dance styles to easier accessibility, this year, Fredonia’s multicultural dance team, EnFusion, is striving to introduce dance to the campus community in new ways. But, the group is facing one problem — they are facing the challenge of students being intimidated by choreography. ......
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Students win Writer’s Ring Halloween poetry and prose contest

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Reading Time: 26 minutesWriter’s Ring, a writing club and artist association at SUNY Fredonia, hosted a Halloween Poetry and Prose contest in late October. The competition was hosted by Professor Sheehan, Professor Cuthbert and Professor Liggins. The contest winners are below: First Place Poetry: Ashley Halm AccidentPut down your ax, come in from......
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Student-made film ‘The Cryptid Cast vs. The Goopy Ganker’ receives international attention

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE 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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Reading Time: 3 minutesNERON 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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Reading Time: 5 minutesJAINA 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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