June 14, 2026
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Life & Arts

The Leader

Poetry Festival highlights well-known and up-and-coming poets

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Reading Time: 2 minutesRILEY STRAW Copy Editor Sometimes, snapping fingers at people while they speak can be considered rude, but at the Fredonia Poetry Festival, audience members did so out of admiration. Rachel McKibbens, Ashley Wylde and several diverse poets from the on-campus writing community performed last Wednesday, April 15. McKibbens, according to...
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Softball splits week of games, is ranked fourth in SUNYAC

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSEAN MCGRATH Sports Editor With six games originally on the slate for women’s softball, Fredonia got a break on Wednesday, when two games in Alfred, NY, were postponed. During the weekend, the ladies faced the now third place Oneonta Red Dragons in a doubleheader on Friday, followed by another double-header...
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Spring ‘awakens’ at the President House Final PAC production to feature ‘Spring Awakening’

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Reading Time: 4 minutesMAGGIE GILROY Editor in Chief The spirit of self-discovery and youthful angst will inhabit President Virginia Horvath’s backyard as the Performing Arts Company presents Frank Wedekind’s classic tragedy, “Spring Awakening.” Directed by senior acting major Cody Jones, with assistance by junior acting major Joanna Shapiro, the classic German play marks...
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Mary Louise White Visiting Writers Series comes to an end Ethan Rutherford, visiting fiction writer, talks about endings

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Reading Time: 3 minutesRILEY STRAW Copy Editor The Mary Louise White Visiting Writers Series has brought many poets and fiction writers to Fredonia, including Rachel McKibbens, Matthew Olzmann and most recently, Jericho Brown. However, after 14 years of various creative writers, Fredonia has ceased the program, and the final visiting writer visited Fredonia...
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Dangerous substance poses potential risks in surrounding area

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer Did you know there’s a highly dangerous substance being transported right near the university? And as we all celebrate Earth Day, a train is carrying this material, which is not only hazardous to the environment, but also to human health and safety. This substance is called...
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Yonic performs new album release at Ellicottville Brewing Company

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Reading Time: 3 minutesVERONICA PENOYER Staff Writer “I love Yonic” seemed to be the quote of the night from audience members at Ellicottville Brewing Company this past Friday, April 17. Known for performing all around Fredonia at venues ranging from BJ’s to the local party house formerly known as The Jungle, Yonic performed...
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Dance review: feel the ‘Synergy’ with Orchesis Student-Run Dance Company shines at annual spring show

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Reading Time: 3 minutesNAOMI LYNCH Staff Writer Fredonia’s student-run dance company, Orchesis, presented “Synergy,” the company’s annual spring showcase on April 17, 2015. This year, the company held its showcase at Fredonia High School, a more spacious dwelling than Fredonia’s Multipurpose Room, where Orchesis has been held in past semesters. All the dance...
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