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A guide to the Fredonia music scene

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 8, 2024September 8, 2024

September 8, 2024September 8, 2024

ELENA FITZGERALD Staff Writer Magazine Beach performing at BJ’s bar in Fredonia. Photograph by Justin Hoock. Fredonia is home to a flourishing music scene, with both local and visiting bands bringing all kinds of live music to the campus and surrounding community. I myself have been an avid concert-goer my......

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Everything that Reed Library has to offer

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 3, 2024September 2, 2024

September 3, 2024September 2, 2024

DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor Reed Library, named for former United States Congressman Daniel A. Reed, is one of the quietest buildings on Fredonia’s campus. But that’s not to say that there isn’t anything happening there. “One thing we want students to be aware of is that our library offers much......

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Dr. Rob Deemer — Fredonia’s new faculty maestro

Drew PaluchAugust 29, 2024August 28, 2024

August 29, 2024August 28, 2024

DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor Dr. Rob Deemer is a name that most students have probably heard floating around campus, even if they don’t know exactly who he is. Finding out all that he does will take a long time, simply because he accomplishes so much around the university. Deemer is,......

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Which residence hall is right for you?

Contributor to The LeaderAugust 28, 2024August 28, 2024

August 28, 2024August 28, 2024

DAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor SUNY Fredonia’s campus can seem like a daunting place to a prospective or new student arriving on it for the first time. With four different styles of residence halls, it can be incredibly difficult to figure out which one can be the right fit for you.......

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All about the upcoming Reverberation Music Festival

Contributor to The LeaderMay 15, 2024May 15, 2024

May 15, 2024May 15, 2024

LEE PYE Staff Writer Last year, a student-run, all-day music festival celebrated folk with folks, and the Reverberation Music Festival is coming back a lot bigger, and a lot louder. Jacob Kantner is a fourth-year English Adolescent Education BA/MA student at SUNY Fredonia, balancing his major, being a singer/songwriter and......

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FredFest: How did we get here?

Contributor to The LeaderMay 15, 2024May 15, 2024

May 15, 2024May 15, 2024

DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor Trigger warning: This article contains depictions of violence and injury. SUNY Fredonia used to be known as a “party school” a few decades ago. The last, biggest remnant of that bygone era is undoubtedly the giant, infamous event known as FredFest, which is always held two......

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Fredonia ‘Lit Fest’ features student work and clubs

Sierra MillsMay 11, 2024May 9, 2024

May 11, 2024May 9, 2024

EJ JACOBS Life & Arts Editor SIERRA MILLS Chief Copy Editor The English Department knew how to get lit this past Friday. On April 26, Fredonia’s English Department held its second annual Literary Festival in celebration of National Poetry Month. “This is our second year of the Fredonia Literary Festival.......

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A first for the Music Industry Club, Fredchella, a two-day festival

Contributor to The LeaderMay 11, 2024May 10, 2024

May 11, 2024May 10, 2024

ELENA FITZGERALD Staff Writer The Music Industry Club put a spin on their yearly spring event, which was known as Soulstice Jam, and is now Fredchella. Soulstice Jam was a Music Industry Club event that was primarily held during the spring semester for one day. The winning band of Battle......

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FREDGrows hosts annual Garden Gala

Contributor to The LeaderMay 9, 2024May 9, 2024

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024

EJ JACOBS Life & Arts Editor SIERRA MILLS Chief Copy Editor When living in Fredonia, many will do anything to ward off the bad weather. What better way to promote a clear sky than a Garden Gala? Plants, snacks and second-hand books and clothing were just some of the items......

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Touring band ‘Magazine Beach’ to headline BJ’s Fest

Chloe KowalykMay 8, 2024May 8, 2024

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024

CHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief Last Call Entertainment is ending off the semester with a bang with the upcoming BJ’s Fest. Last Call is an entertainment group that books local and touring bands at BJ’s, a local bar in downtown Fredonia, located at 51 W. Main St. Those working at......

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A guide to the Fredonia music scene

Everything that Reed Library has to offer

Dr. Rob Deemer — Fredonia’s new faculty maestro

Which residence hall is right for you?

All about the upcoming Reverberation Music Festival

FredFest: How did we get here?

Fredonia ‘Lit Fest’ features student work and clubs

A first for the Music Industry Club, Fredchella, a two-day festival

FREDGrows hosts annual Garden Gala

Touring band ‘Magazine Beach’ to headline BJ’s Fest