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The Leader
Life & Arts

Fredonia welcomes Dr. Edward Ball: NY Times best selling author

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader Visiting author and Professor Edward Ball will be touching on the topic of racial violence in the present and past as well as the ancestry of his great-grandfather in his upcoming book, “The Life Of A Klansman.” Ball, a professor at Yale University and......
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New WNYF-TV Show: The Fred Effect

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSHENECA SHARPE Special To The Leader WNYF-TV is debuting its new show, “The Fred Effect.” This show has a direct purpose of emulating the popular late-night talk shows such as “Saturday Night Live” with satirical humor that focuses on Fredonia student life. According to Giovanina Vancheri, senior journalism major, “It’s......
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Performing Arts Company presents Nick Payne’s ‘Incognito’

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Reading Time: 2 minutesLIZ SUSKI Special to The Leader While the beginning of the semester already has had multiple events, there are still more to go. One of these events is the show “Incognito” by the Performing Arts Company. The Performing Arts Company, also known as PAC, is the student-run theatre organization on......
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Trav S.D. visits campus for Freedonia Marxonia

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Reading Time: 3 minutesSAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader Trav S.D., a performer, playwright, journalist and author, has spent a great portion of his career drawing people’s attention to vaudeville and the works of the Marx Brothers. He will be coming to Fredonia for a lunchtime interview on Friday, Oct. 4 at 12......
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Twilight the campus dog: A lovable four-legged companion

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Reading Time: 2 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader Are you a dog person? Because after hearing about the story of Karen O’Connell and her dog, Twilight, it’s difficult not to be. O’Connell, 59, is a Fredonia art alumna who has recently been taking pottery classes on campus. She can describe how the......
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Hail Freedonia: Reed Library presents annual Marx Brothers-inspired events

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJESSICA 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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Reading Time: 2 minutesJESSICA 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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Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA 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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Reading Time: 3 minutesBRENTON 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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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBRENTON 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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