June 11, 2026
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Life & Arts

The Leader

Ian Clarke shares concepts of creativity with Fredonia musicians

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Reading Time: 2 minutesKORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Ian Clarke, a leading musician and composer in the flute world, spent this past Tuesday at Fredonia. This was a “marvelous treat” for Susan Royal and Fredonia’s flute studio. While in Fredonia, Clarke presented a lecture sharing his concepts for the development of a creative idea...
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A three-legged battle for the playoffs Three teams eye spot for women’s basketball playoffs

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Reading Time: 3 minutesQUINTIN JAMES Special to The Leader With the women’s basketball team sitting at 9-13 and two games remaining in the season, the Blue Devils will not be finishing the season with a record above .500, but they have a chance to make the playoffs — and make some noise there,...
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Player profile: Marcus Andersson Swedish hockey player excels in the classroom and on the ice

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCURTIS HENRY Special to The Leader “You want to know where I’ll be five years from now?” he said, a grin becoming prominent on his face. “I don’t even know where I’m going to be five minutes from now.” Those two sentences from a recent interview with sophomore Marcus Andersson...
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Fredonia baseball team looks ahead to promising season

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Reading Time: 2 minutesQUINTIN JAMES Special to The Leader Coming off a disappointing 11-20 season in which the Blue Devils baseball team didn’t make the playoffs, this season was a rebound year with a lot of promising members and a sense of confidence seen through the coaches and players. Talking with Coach Matt...
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‘Kingsman: The Secret Service,’ or the ultraviolent James Bond

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR BURTON Special to The Leader “Kingsman: The Secret Service” is an incredibly fun and violent film which pays homage to the classic James Bond films. It’s not a film for everyone, and certainly not for the squeamish, but as violent as it is, it’s also very stylish and over-the-top....
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Ethos New Music Society hosts Third Coast Percussion

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Ethos New Music Society kicked off its 15th Newsound Festival with the “vibrant” and “superb” Third Coast Percussion ensemble this past week. Hailed as groundbreaking for their expansion of the percussion repertoire, “Third Coast Percussion explores and expands the extraordinary sonic possibilities of the percussion repertoire...
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‘The Vagina Monologues’ takes strides towards gender equality

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMO SADEK Staff Writer Over the Valentine’s Day weekend, Fredonia hosted its 12th annual production of “The Vagina Monologues.” The performance, written by Eve Ensler, is a collection of monologues encapsulating various aspects of the feminine experience ranging from the miracle of birth to the mistreatment of women in society....
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FRED Fest Q&A with Dr. Herman

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Reading Time: 6 minutesJORDYN HOLKA Managing Editor Last week The Leader sat down with Dr. David Herman, vice president of Student Affairs, in search of answers to questions regarding the recent cancellation of FRED Fest. Questions were gathered from the student body at Student Association’s General Assembly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 12. Jordyn...
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The bigger … the better? The astronomic rise of the “phablet”

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Reading Time: 3 minutesNAOMI LYNCH Special to The Leader phablet (noun) – a smartphone having a screen which is intermediate in size between that of a typical smartphone and a tablet computer. Origin Early 21st century: blend of phone and tablet (http://www.OxfordDictionaries.com) The days of the four-inch smartphone are long gone. If you...
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New policy to change child-centric events NYSSMA music camp, little siblings weekend amongst affected events

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMEGHAN GUATTERY Assistant News Editor Changes are coming to Fredonia in the upcoming Fall semester that will affect many clubs and annual Fredonia-affiliated activities that work with minors. The Fredonia Child Protection Policy (CPP), while currently a working draft, is a 24-page document that covers the ins and outs of...
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