The Leader

Blue Devil sports roundup: 11/7/23

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMATT VOLZ Sports Editor The beginning of November typically signals somewhat of a lull in Fredonia sports, as most fall sports have come to a close but some winter sports have yet to begin. The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are currently in season, but they were off...

Rocktoberfest ‘rocks’ out the MPR for Halloween

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Reading Time: 5 minutesJORDAN BUDD Staff Writer There’s a long running history of rock shows being played in and around college campuses during the spooky season. The annual Sound Services Halloween concert, Rocktoberfest, returned to the Williams Center Multipurpose Room (MPR) on Oct. 28.  Elena Fitzgerald, the treasurer for Sound Services, booked the...

Annual Homecoming and Family and Friends weekends draw crowds to campus

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Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA News Editor Every year, SUNY Fredonia’s annual Homecoming and Family and Friends weekends bring hundreds of visitors to the campus.  Homecoming weekend, which was hosted from Oct. 20 – 23, featured a cornucopia of events that were specifically designed to bring alumni back to Fredonia. Some of these...

Pumpkin painting and carving event brings students together

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Reading Time: 2 minutesISABELLA INZINNA Staff Writer The Alumni and Nixon Hall Resident Assistant (RA) staff joined forces to celebrate the season by holding a pumpkin painting and carving contest on Oct. 22.  The team wanted to give students an opportunity to participate in a fun fall activity on campus.  Resident Director (RD)...

The Return of the Safe Halloween event

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Reading Time: 3 minutesROSEMARIE RAPISARDA  Special to the Leader Halloween is often celebrated by children going door-to-door and trick-or-treating in their neighborhoods. However, the SUNY Fredonia community wanted to offer an alternative.  This year, Safe Halloween was brought back to the SUNY Fredonia campus for the first time since 2019, with the largest...

Writers’ Ring 2023 Halloween contest winners

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Reading Time: 14 minutesWriters’ Ring is a writing club on campus, and each week the club discusses a different genre of writing. Writers’ Ring had their annual Halloween Poetry and Prose Competition within the month of October. On Halloween, the winners of them were announced.  The judges for this competition were Professor Michael...

The art of being two people at once: Saint Blind artist profile

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Reading Time: 8 minutesJORDAN BUDD Staff Writer Aaron Schapiro, also known as A.W. Schapiro, started his musical project SAINT BLIND in Igoe Hall 311A by trying to be two people at once. Shapiro emulated a method done by Johnny Marr and Morrissey of the band The Smiths. SAINT BLIND’s origin was inspired by...

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