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Visiting Artist’s Lecture: Emily Mae Smith

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

November 15, 2017

MOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer Emily Mae Smith spoke to Visual Arts and New Media students at the Visiting Artists Lecture on Nov. 9 in McEwen Hall. Influenced by Art Nouveau and 1960s pop art, her work consists of surreal oil paintings that touch upon the themes of gender, sexuality,......

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Dynamic Intonation set to perform Fall show

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017August 15, 2019

November 15, 2017August 15, 2019

BETHANY CLANCY Staff Writer On Nov. 15, Fredonia’s newest and only jazz a capella group, Dynamic Intonation, will be having their Fall show in Mason Hall. The group is accepting of all genders and was started in 2012. According to Nicole Moy, a senior applied music major with a......

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The search for true love, money: Random Acts presents first cabaret night

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017August 17, 2019

November 15, 2017August 17, 2019

ELYSE GRIECO Special to The Leader Fredonia’s Random Acts held their first-ever character cabaret on Nov. 10. Random Acts is an improvisation comedy group on campus that never fails to make their audience laugh. The group has been on campus for quite some time, but they have never held......

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The spirit of Shakespeare pays Fredonia a visit: ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ comes to Barlett Theatre

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2017

November 15, 2017

BAILEY KUZMA Special to The Leader Starting Nov. 30 and continuing from Dec. 1 through Dec. 3, Fredonia will be putting on Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” in the Bartlett Theatre in the Rockefeller Arts Center. “The major themes are: love, [a] couple who have it, lose it [and]......

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Brews Under Review Finding (or creating) the perfect Thanksgiving brew

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

November 8, 2017

CURTIS HENRY Sports Editor I’m a simple man. I have simple needs. Faced with the task of finding the perfect beer to accompany Thanksgiving dinner, I had already made up my mind. The answer, for me, is Blue Moon. I don’t know. There’s just something about Blue Moon, man.......

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The secrets to grocery shopping on a college budget

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

November 8, 2017

BAILEY KUZMA Special to The Leader Moving off campus means one thing: it is no longer an option to walk downstairs or across the street in pajamas, wait in a short line and have a full meal prepared for us. Living in houses or apartments in town comes with......

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Comfort food is good for the soul

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

November 8, 2017

TEISHA MCELFRESH Special to the Leader According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, comfort food is defined as, “a food that provides a person sentimental or nostalgic value, and is high in calories or carbs.” Think back to the days of being sick as a child, when your mom would......

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The age-old best wings question is answered

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 8, 2017

November 8, 2017

ELYSE GRIECO Special to The Leader If there’s one thing the 716 is known for, it’s chicken wings. Since Fredonia is only an hour away from Buffalo, the birthplace of wings themselves, the area has an abundance of great wings to offer. However, all these options leave one lingering......

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The Cure for the Common Comedy has been found: The Second City brings plenty of laughs in time for Family Weekend

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017August 17, 2019

November 3, 2017August 17, 2019

TEISHA MCELFRESH Special to The Leader Last Friday night, The Second City Touring Group kicked off Family Weekend by bringing the phrase “laughter is the best medicine” to Fredonia. As the weather is starting to cool off and summer is behind us, the troupe’s famous improvisation and anecdotal jokes......

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Alison Pipitone: Buffalo Music Hall of Fame’s newest inductee

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 3, 2017August 15, 2019

November 3, 2017August 15, 2019

BAILEY KUZMA Special to The Leader On Oct. 5, Alison Pipitone, an adjunct instructor for the Music Industry program here at Fredonia, was inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame. “I’ve always liked music my whole life because my parents always had music on in my living room.......

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