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‘Brown, White, Black’: Nishta Mehra speaks about identity

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Reading Time: 2 minutesHANNAH JOHNSON Special to The Leader Nishta Mehra, a wife, author and first generation daughter of Indian immigrants has a goal to promote dialogue across differences of culture identity through her book, “Brown, White, Black.” Born and raised in Memphis, T.N., Mehra is an alum of St. Mary’s Episcopal school......
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Hannah and Matt on Music: Issue 2

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Reading Time: 5 minutesHANNAH LUTEREK AND MATT TURNER Specials to The Leader Hannah’s Choice: “Closer” by Joy Division Matt’s Take: Joy Division is undoubtedly one of the biggest and most influential bands to come out of the post-punk music movement, going on to inspire legions of big rock acts including The Cure, Nine......
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Hannah and Matt on Music: Issue 1

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Reading Time: 4 minutesHANNAH LUTEREK AND MATT TURNER Special to The Leader Hannah’s Choice: “Little Dark Age” by MGMT Matt’s Take: Without much exposure to MGMT, outside of “Oracular Spectacular,” I was cautiously optimistic to dig into their latest album. The album, which was released back in 2018, hadn’t really popped up on......
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New Music Listening Club promotes diversity in music taste

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader The new Music Listening Club (MLC) might have something for you, despite your listening tastes or preferences. The club is for everyone with a thirst for hearing music that they generally wouldn’t listen to or just new music that they would listen to. In......
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Get ready to HoliSLAY: Everything you need to know about the Fall Drag Show

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Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Life & Arts Editor Some people are arguing it’s Christmas time. Others say the Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé tunes can wait until after Thanksgiving. The Fredonia Fall Drag show says who cares, it’s every holiday wrapped into one glitzy night. This year, you can expect a focus......
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Keep campus a respectful place this Halloween: The conversation on cultural appropriation continues

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSHENECA SHARPE Special to The Leader Halloween is coming soon, and with that means an array of costumes from cute to funny to scary. Sadly, Halloween is known for its use of cultural appropriation as costumes for trendy or comedic effects. For people who aren’t sure what cultural appropriation means,......
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Buffalo natives take BJ’s stage for Halloween show

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Asst. Life & Arts Editor This week, the BJ’s stage will get a taste of Buffalo — and I’m not talking about chicken wings. Last Call Entertainment, along with BJ’s Fredonia, are adding three Buffalo-born groups to their concert series. Alternative rock group, Post Prom, will be accompanied......
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Visiting Artist Program welcomes filmmaker Julia Yezbick

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Reading Time: 3 minutesSHENECA SHARPE Special to The Leader Visiting Artist Program (VAP) hosted a film screening of “Into the Hinterlands” directed by filmmaker and anthropologist, Julia Yezbick. VAP wanted Yezbick to come to this event because it provides the opportunity for students to see how art can be combined with a multitude......

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