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Student talents put toward a good cause: Recapping the Refugee Benefit Concert

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017August 15, 2019

March 8, 2017August 15, 2019

[metaslider id=8635] LERON WELLINGTON Staff Writer Being any kind of artist means that you have the power to use your craft to respond to the world. Students did just that on March 4 through the Refugee Benefit Concert held in Diers Recital Hall at 1 p.m.......

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Karrot Kake and co. shake up BJ’s

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017August 15, 2019

March 8, 2017August 15, 2019

NUNET CLITANDRE Special to The Leader Wednesday nights are infamous in Fredonia for $3 mason jars, $6 dollar wells and, of course, BJ’s shows. On March 1 the bar showcased local Buffalo bands Del Paxton, Slow Cooker and Karrot Kake. Slow Cooker was the first band......

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‘A tale as old as time’ is told in a new, progressive way: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ takes the Disney world by storm

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017

March 8, 2017

ZOE KIRIAZIS Staff Writer Millions of Disney movie fans have been waiting in anticipation of the new live-action “Beauty and the Beast” premiering in the U.S. on March 17, starring Emma Watson as Disney Princess Belle. Academy Award-winning director Bill Condon, whose previous credits include “Dreamgirls” and......

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Period Party: Women’s Herstory Month

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017

March 8, 2017

BETHANY CLANCY Staff Writer The start of March brings the start of a very important month for the Fredonia Feminists: Women’s History Month or “Herstory Month.” March 2 kicked off Herstory Month with a “Period Party” as the opening ceremony of events in the MPR. This......

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Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra to honor Mazzio

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017August 15, 2019

March 1, 2017August 15, 2019

KARA CEKUTA Staff Writer The Brahms Requiem “Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem)” will be playing on March 4 in King Concert Hall from 8 to 10 p.m. The concert will feature the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in honor of the passing of School of Music instructor Carl Mazzio. This......

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Fredonia Opera Scenes features mix of traditional opera and modern musicals

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017August 15, 2019

March 1, 2017August 15, 2019

NUNET CLITANDRE Special to The Leader Fredonia Opera Scenes is an annual production produced by the Student Opera Theatre Association. SOTA has been producing Opera Scenes for more than 40 years every Spring semester at Fredonia. SOTA this year will be presenting a mix of traditional opera and modern......

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Literary London brings literature alive

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017

March 1, 2017

CLAIRE O’REILLY Assistant Life & Arts Editor A major perk of attending Fredonia, or any other SUNY school, is students’ access to international education through hundreds of different study abroad programs. Literary London is one of them. “Literary London was launched 11 years ago by Dr. Adrienne McCormick, who......

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Music not only speaks, but gathers: Fredonia students put together Refugee Benefit Concert

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017August 15, 2019

March 1, 2017August 15, 2019

AMBER MATTICE Life & Arts Editor With all of the talent across majors on Fredonia’s campus, there is always an event going on to showcase them. On March 5 at 1 p.m. in Diers Recital Hall, a concert will be held that stands out among the rest due to......

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Campus View: Recapping Oscars 2017

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017

March 1, 2017

SHENECA SHARPE Staff Writer The Academy Awards (otherwise known as the Oscars), an award show that is filled with jewelry and dresses that could easily pay for my tuition, occurred this week. With the coveted golden statues that actors and actresses strive to receive and that we common......

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A literary safe space: Writers’ Ring gives students a place to workshop peers’ writing

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 1, 2017

March 1, 2017

LERON WELLINGTON Staff Writer What aspiring writer doesn’t want a safe space to share their literary work? One of the many clubs on campus that allows for that is Writers’ Ring, a club where writers come together to share and improve their writing. Students can bring in a variety......

Is Fredonia’s recycling going to the landfill?

Students rally in support of immigrants and the LGBTQ+ amidst…

SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. responds to President Trump’s…

A reflection of current-day America: Trump inaugurated on MLK Day

Student Association president details new additions to constitution

Ice hockey diplomacy: Fredonia faces Chinese National Team

Campus computer lab innovates a new beginning

Natasha McCandless presents Fredonia with a new face and optimistic…

Trump signs flurry of executive orders in his first week…

5th Quarter Column: Marked short… again

Student talents put toward a good cause: Recapping the Refugee Benefit Concert

Karrot Kake and co. shake up BJ’s

‘A tale as old as time’ is told in a new, progressive way: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ takes the Disney world by storm

Period Party: Women’s Herstory Month

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra to honor Mazzio

Fredonia Opera Scenes features mix of traditional opera and modern musicals

Literary London brings literature alive

Music not only speaks, but gathers: Fredonia students put together Refugee Benefit Concert

Campus View: Recapping Oscars 2017

A literary safe space: Writers’ Ring gives students a place to workshop peers’ writing