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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......

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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Students behind the arts: Mackenzie White

Contributor to The LeaderApril 26, 2024April 23, 2024

April 26, 2024April 23, 2024

EJ JACOBS Life & Arts Editor DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor Students at Fredonia have made a name for themselves by sharing their opinions on the recent program discontinuations. Mackenzie White, a senior ceramics major, is one among many who have added to the ongoing discussion. White, who will graduate in......

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Safer sex for college students

Contributor to The LeaderApril 25, 2024April 23, 2024

April 25, 2024April 23, 2024

MARISSA BURR Opinion Editor Content warning: mentions of sexual violence Advocacy for a healthy and safe sex life has been around since the social change and civil rights movements of the 1940s and 1950s, and to continue on this path, April has become recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The......

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Fredonia experiences a total solar eclipse

Contributor to The LeaderApril 23, 2024April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024

IZZIE INZINNA Staff Writer KRYSTYNA PORTUGUES-KLOS Staff Writer Western New York experienced a rare celestial event on April 8 — being in the path of totality for a total solar eclipse. The light in the sky faded into black, shocking engulfed towns across the nation. A solar eclipse can only......

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The students behind the art: The dynamic between history and photography: Rebekah Gerace

EJ JacobsApril 13, 2024April 13, 2024

April 13, 2024April 13, 2024

EJ JACOBS Life & Arts Editor In a time of decrease and cancellation of majors, Rebekah Gerace has not given up on her commitment to being a double major in photography and history. When it comes to being a double-major, some prospective students find it beneficial for a university to......

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Fredonia’s master librarian: Kerrie Fergen Wilkes

Contributor to The LeaderApril 13, 2024April 9, 2024

April 13, 2024April 9, 2024

DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor Walking into Reed Library is like walking into the manifestation of academia itself. Shelves upon shelves of books line the far windows in front of a multitude of study carrels; a research hub lies right next to the main entrance and PCs for work adorn practically......

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Fredonia Feminists provides space for supporting women’s rights

Chloe KowalykApril 11, 2024April 11, 2024

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024

CHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief With the rise of changing legislation surrounding bodily autonomy and women’s rights, feminism stands as a relevant topic across the United States today. However, feminism isn’t just a national topic — it’s also a local topic, as Fredonia has its own club on campus dedicated......

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Jasmine Johnson’s continued fight for student advocacy

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2024April 10, 2024

April 11, 2024April 10, 2024

MIA CIECHALSKI Special to The Leader Jasmine Johnson is a senior art history, drawing and painting major at Fredonia. That itself gives the public an insight into who she is, her life and what she has been up to recently in the face of the university program cuts. Johnson has......

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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

Students behind the arts: Mackenzie White

Safer sex for college students

Fredonia experiences a total solar eclipse

The students behind the art: The dynamic between history and photography: Rebekah Gerace

Fredonia’s master librarian: Kerrie Fergen Wilkes

Fredonia Feminists provides space for supporting women’s rights

Jasmine Johnson’s continued fight for student advocacy