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Snaps all around Pride Alliance and Writers’ Ring hosts Poetry Slam

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 27, 2015

October 27, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=4207] RIANNA SEELIG Staff Writer The third annual Fredonia Poetry Slam was held this past Thursday in McEwen 209. The event was put on by Pride Alliance and Writers’ Ring. The event lasted three hours, yet many would argue it was not nearly long enough. This year’s slam......

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Bad midterm grades create need for support pets

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 20, 2015

October 20, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutesMISSY FEOLA Staff Lampoonist Midterm grades will be released this Thursday, Oct. 22, and, as a result, the Fredonia campus is predicted to be in a state of pure misery, disbelief and anxiety. There have been several reports of students sitting in the fetal position in the corners of......

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The name change project lecture: Ed McGowin

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 20, 2015

October 20, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes AMBER MATTICE Staff Writer Art is an eclectic mix of media and styles, and an artist is often defined by what he or she creates. Artist Ed McGowin has taken this fact and completely negated it. Beginning what was called “The Name Change Project” in 1970, McGowin legally......

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MoChester returns to EBC

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 20, 2015August 15, 2019

October 20, 2015August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 4 minutes[metaslider id=4028] REBECCA HALE Reverb Editor Ellicottville Brewing Company West (EBC) provided a warm and welcoming haven for cold hands and eager ears last Saturday evening as it hosted MoChester, a band that hasn’t visited Fredonia in many years. Outside, temperatures were nearing freezing, but students and community members......

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Finnish-ing the day with cello

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 20, 2015

October 20, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer Dr. Natasha Farny sat center stage in Rosch Recital Hall on Tuesday Oct. 13, drawing her bow across the strings of a cello in slow, haunting movements and then quick, athletic movements. Farney was performing “Sept Papillons,” a 2000 composition of Finnish composer Kaija......

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‘Two words that make the magic’ Broadway star conducts master class

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 20, 2015

October 20, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutesHOLLY BURDICK Special to The Leader “What if” — two words that can imply many things. “What if” — two words that permit the imagination to run wild. “What if” — two words that Tony Award-nominated, Karen Akers used many times to explain what she wanted to teach. “What......

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Hail! Fredonia Records Presents Music to Nourish

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 20, 2015August 15, 2019

October 20, 2015August 15, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=4019] VERONICA PENOYER Layout Editor “In my opinion, pushing yourself as a person and taking yourself out of your comfort zone is what truly allows one to grow,” said the leader of Music to Nourish, Anthony Gucciardo, a super senior communications and music industry dual major, when asked of......

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Women in the world of drag

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 13, 2015

October 13, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutesNAOMI LYNCH Social Media Manager Two weeks ago, Pride Alliance held its annual Fall Drag Show. A popular event on campus, it traditionally features men dressing up as drag queens and women dressing up as drag kings to compete for the title of Mr. and Ms. Drag Fredonia. Drag......

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Phi Mu Alpha celebrates 117 years

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 13, 2015August 16, 2019

October 13, 2015August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=3862] REBECCA HALE Reverb Editor Last Wednesday evening, a small crowd filed into Rosch Recital Hall to listen to the music of the brothers of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia during their Founder’s Day Recital. The recital fell on Oct. 7, a day late of the 117th anniversary of......

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A Naturally Crazy Start to Fall Break

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 13, 2015

October 13, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=3855] KRIS HARRIS Special to The Leader ’Twas the night before fall break, as many students many students were heading home to relax with their families. However that didn’t stop BJ’s from gathering a crowd on Oct. 7. Crazies and the Naturalists were ready to perform, and both......

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Snaps all around Pride Alliance and Writers’ Ring hosts Poetry Slam

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The name change project lecture: Ed McGowin

MoChester returns to EBC

Finnish-ing the day with cello

‘Two words that make the magic’ Broadway star conducts master class

Hail! Fredonia Records Presents Music to Nourish

Women in the world of drag

Phi Mu Alpha celebrates 117 years

A Naturally Crazy Start to Fall Break