EJ JACOBS
Life & Arts Editor
In a time of decrease and cancellation of majors, Rebekah Gerace has not given up on her commitment to being a double major in photography and history.
When it comes to being a double-major, some prospective students find it beneficial for a university to have strong programs in both of the majors they wish to pursue.
For Gerace, finding a school that offers both artistic and typical academic programs was important.
“I had a list of schools that [have] arts and photography programs and then I had a list of schools that were big in history, closer [to home and] more affordable. I didn’t want to have to choose between the two and so I found Fredonia,” Gerace said.
Gerace is one of many people who picked Fredonia from all the rest for its well-known arts programs.
“My roommate chose Fredonia out over some of the most elite schools that she got accepted to because she felt like the variety within the arts at Fredonia was just as good,” Gerace said.
Many students end up looking for a well-rounded and well-accredited program and education when looking at universities.
Gerace didn’t originally start as a history and photography double-major.
Back in Fall 2023, she enrolled at Fredonia as a social studies education major with a minor in arts.
Her idea was to fill the arts minor credits with all photography classes, because a sole photography minor does not exist.
She later decided to switch to her current majors of history and photography.
“I recently switched to the photography major because I heard that they were proposing to discontinue it. And I didn’t want to come here to do photography, and then have that opportunity limited to me,” Gerace said. “So, I decided to switch into the major just so that I’m guaranteed to be able to finish it.”
With this, she now hopes to graduate and finish her degree. That doesn’t, however, stop her worries about the future of the university at large.
“The thing is that the student body is, above all else, upset and concerned about the future of the university,” Gerace said.
