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“Super” alums to return to campus this week for Writers@Work event

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK News Editor NIKKI INDELICATO Life & Arts Editor A storyboard revisionist at Marvel Studios and an award-winning founder of her own company will be returning to campus this week to connect with SUNY Fredonia students.  Jordan and Jakera Willis will be the speakers of the Writers@Work event “From......
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Meet Yuwan Viros: Fashion trendsetter by day, iconic drag queen by night

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Reading Time: 5 minutesALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief  SUNY Fredonia is quite a small campus. With only 3,000 or so students on campus, some are destined to stand out among the rest. One of those students is Yuwan Viros, a senior public relations and theatre arts major, with a concentration in costume design.......
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Photo gallery: Devine Sound’s annual spring concert “The Revival”

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Reading Time: 2 minutesPhotographs by Derek Raymond, Photo Editor. Divine Sound, a Fredonia gospel choir, held its annual spring concert on April 9. The name of the show, “The Revival,” was chosen based on the songs the group decided to perform: all of the songs told a story when put together. At this......
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Hopping into spring with Fredonia’s Spring Formal

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Reading Time: 2 minutesTYLER LYBOLT Special to The Leader Many freshmen and sophomores studying at SUNY Fredonia missed their high school  junior and senior proms due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  The Residence Assistance Program (RAP) wanted to provide an experience for those who may have missed the opportunity to dress up for......
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Autism Awareness Month

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Reading Time: 4 minutesJACE JACOBS Special to The Leader For those that are unaware, April marks the beginning of Autism Awareness Month. Autism Awareness Month aims to further the awareness and acceptance of those who have autism and tries to boost charities that help autistic folks in need. Although many people have stereotypes......
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Show review: “Pipeline” depicts a beautiful yet chilling struggle on the main stage

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Reading Time: 4 minutesRAE WIESER Special to The Leader “We will die soon.” The last three words in Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem, “We Real Cool,” are the hardest words to come out in “Pipeline,” written by Dominique Morisseau.  Fredonia Main Stage’s guest director, Yao Kahlil, beautifully brought Dominique’s play to life with a cast......
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North Pole Strip Club March 12 & 26 show reviews: Featuring BP & the Oil Spills, Pool Kids, Carpool

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Reading Time: 6 minutesJORDAN BUDD Staff Writer  The Fredonia house venue, The North Pole Strip Club (NPSC), has successfully held shows on March 12 and 26 since the vital shutdown announcement.  During the first event, the old house filled up with a boatload of midterm-liberated students for one last show before the crowd......
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Crowned Rubies Program: Building a community for women of color on campus

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Reading Time: 4 minutesALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief  Many college students made the decision to pursue higher education to enhance their skills in a specific area and experience diversity on a larger scale. But when it comes to SUNY Fredonia, located in rural Chautauqua County, demographics show the university is a predominantly white......

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