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It’s more than a relay, it’s a fight

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 29, 2017

March 29, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=8862] DAN ORZECHOWSKI Assistant News Editor On Saturday morning, Tami Marsh answered an incoming call. On the line was her daughter, asking if Marsh could speak at Fredonia’s Relay for Life event, a fundraiser put on by Colleges Against Cancer, in Steele Hall later that night. Despite the......

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Tweet featuring student goes viral

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 29, 2017

March 29, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesCOLIN PERRY Editor in Chief Jimmy Skrzeczkowski began March 19 as an ordinary person, but by the early hours of the morning, his face would be seen by millions around the world. The junior video production major was featured in a tweet that day which almost immediately exploded in......

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Forrest receives highest Tau Sigma honor

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 22, 2017August 16, 2019

March 22, 2017August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer Just as she is reaching the finish line of her college career, senior communication disorders and sciences major Hannah Forrest was awarded the largest Tau Sigma scholarship ever given to a Fredonia student. Succeeding the largest sum of $2,000 last year, she received $3,000 from......

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Democracy 101 talk debates bathroom bills

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 22, 2017August 16, 2019

March 22, 2017August 16, 2019

Reading Time: 4 minutesCAMRY DEAN Staff Writer Sometimes, the best way to get a point across is to make use of the words of someone else. James Baldwin, a black American writer and social critic once said, “We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my......

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Two-time Tony winner Judith Ivey takes residency

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 22, 2017

March 22, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes ZOE KIRIAZIS Staff Writer Each year students in the performing arts have the opportunity to work with highly credible artists in the theatre, music and dance industry. Stage and film actress Judy Kuhn, musical theater composer Jason Robert Brown and Fredonia alum and Broadway actress Jen......

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The best college station in the nation: Fredonia Radio Systems nabs national award

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017August 17, 2019

March 8, 2017August 17, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutesCOLIN PERRY Editor in Chief In the cozy corner of McEwen Hall that houses Fredonia Radio Systems’ station, the vinyl record covers and newspaper clippings that adorn the walls will have to make way for a new plaque—one that says “Best College Station in the Nation.” The high honor......

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Bestselling author Castner holds workshop on writing

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017

March 8, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutesANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer Students interested in writing were able to gain insight in the field during the week of Feb. 26 through March 2 when author Brian Castner hosted a week-long workshop on campus to engage students in nonfiction and fiction writing. According to Castner, this workshop was......

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Hall presents research at conference in Kolkata, India

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017

March 8, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=8657] DAN ORZECHOWSKI Assistant News Editor Clean running water is easily taken for granted. In the U.S., we expect clean water to come from our faucets and showers. But this isn’t always the case elsewhere. In West Bengal, India, clean water is recognized with much more importance. Districts......

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There’s no place like hope: Fredonia prepares for 11th annual Relay for Life

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017

March 8, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutesCAMRY DEAN Staff Writer On Saturday, March 25, Fredonia will be teaming up with the Buffalo chapter of the American Cancer Society to hold its 11th annual Relay for Life event. From 4 p.m. to 4 a.m., hundreds of people from more than 30 on-campus teams will gather in Steele......

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Spectrum announces spring concert lineup

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 8, 2017

March 8, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpectrum Entertainment has officially announced the artists performing at this year’s spring concert: Joywave with headliner New Politics. Originally from Copenhagen, New Politics is a Danish rock band that formed in 2009 and are classified as alternative rock and pop punk. Joywave is an indie rock band from Rochester that......

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It’s more than a relay, it’s a fight

Tweet featuring student goes viral

Forrest receives highest Tau Sigma honor

Democracy 101 talk debates bathroom bills

Two-time Tony winner Judith Ivey takes residency

The best college station in the nation: Fredonia Radio Systems nabs national award

Bestselling author Castner holds workshop on writing

Hall presents research at conference in Kolkata, India

There’s no place like hope: Fredonia prepares for 11th annual Relay for Life

Spectrum announces spring concert lineup