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Hail Freedonia: Reed Library presents annual Marx Brothers-inspired events

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JESSICA MEDITZ Staff Writer Many college-aged people might not know or recognize how iconic the Marx Brothers are considered in pop culture. Students of SUNY Fredonia, however, will have it brought to their attention if it hasn’t been already. To honor the connection between the Marx Brothers and Fredonia, the......
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Writers @ Work presents Fredonia alumnae Emily Barber and Lauren Orlowski

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JESSICA MEDITZ Staff Writer As college students, our futures and careers are often on our minds. Writers @ Work is a Fredonia series that works to help students pursue careers that involve writing. Each year, they invite alumni, who now have careers in writing, back to their alma mater.   In......
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Cameron Kasky’s convocation speech is all about taking action and staying true to self

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ERIKETA COST Life and Arts Editor Cameron Kasky’s convocation speech involved a lot of self-care advice, thoughts on activism and references to his African American history class. The Marjory-Stoneman Douglas shooting changed his life. He and his younger brothers survived one of the most tragic mass school shootings in US......
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Project 22: Fredonia alum produces suicide prevention movie with a focus on veterans in civilian life

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BRENTON NEWCOMB  Special to The Leader The entire month of September is Suicide Prevention Month. In the spirit of strengthening the fight against suicide and creating awareness, The Community Alliance for Suicide Prevention is bringing a free movie screening to Fredonia  — co-produced by alum and Afghanistan veteran Theo Collins.......
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Rockin’ The Commons: Local music event for the end of summer

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BRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader The Fredonia Radio Station is presenting the annual Rockin’ The Commons event in Barker Commons on Sept. 21 — just two days before the official end of summer. Rockin’ The Commons will feature live music from local Fredonian bands, raffles with interesting prizes (like......
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Fredonia professor Armand Petri writes score for local horror film

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ERIKETA COST Life & Arts Editor You may be familiar with the recent local horror film “Widow’s Point,” that was shot at the Dunkirk Lighthouse. Fredonia professor Armand Petri wrote the musical score for the film and recently took part in a discussion panel at the premiere. Petri, born in......
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Fernway, Ever Elsewhere and Young Animals rock Fredonia’s world

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JESSICA MEDITZ Staff Writer BJ’s Fredonia and Last Call Entertainment casually turned what would have been an otherwise boring Wednesday evening into a night of fun, friends and quality live music. Bands Fernway, Ever Elsewhere and Young Animals took the stage last week, presenting a variety of headbanging, good tracks......
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Mentoring program and meet and greet offered for transfer students

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ISABELLA DISTEFANO Special to The Leader You may know there are new transfer students on campus, but did you know that there’s a Transfer Mentoring Program? The program was created a few years back, disappeared and is now making a comeback to help new transfer students ease into the environment......

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