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Fredonia Farm Festival celebrates community spirit amid uncertain future

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMEGAN KIDBY Scallion Editor The tranquil town of Fredonia comes alive with vibrant colors, joyous laughter and the unmistakable scent of freshly-harvested produce during the annual Farm Festival held from Aug. 25 through the 27.  Now in its 54th year, this much-anticipated event showcased the heart and soul of the...

[OPINION] ‘Not Gay’ exhibits in Marion Art Gallery: A review

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Reading Time: 3 minutesLAUREN JENKINS Special to The Leader I visited Marion Art Gallery this week with the express purpose of covering “Not Gay” for this story, and I was pleasantly surprised by what the exhibition had to offer. As I walked through the dimly lit room, a group of small black-and-white photographs...

Relentless Moisture: Artist spotlight

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Reading Time: 4 minutesJORDAN BUDD Staff Writer Relentless Moisture’s Instagram bio reads, “Fredonia’s favorite experimental post-penis music psychedelic moistcore band.”  What that means is entirely up for debate.  Since the release of their debut EP on Aug. 1, you can decide for yourself by listening to “Sniffe the Apothecary.” Songs on this project...

 Fredonia students and alumni to perform at Local Lo-Down concert

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Reading Time: 2 minutesHUNTER HALTERMAN  Staff Writer Local Lo-Down Logo Provided by CHLOE KOWALYK | Editor in Chief If you walk down the Fredonia streets at night, chances are you’ll hear some music. Maybe that music is coming from a bar, a house show or even just someone’s speakers. Regardless, that’s what Fredonia’s...

Have you seen the new address signs around Fredonia?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesDOMINICK CORSI Special to The Leader If you’re new to Fredonia, the tall, bold lettering that shows the names and addresses of each building around campus probably helped you become familiar with SUNY Fredonia’s layout.  After almost 100 years, building address signs have been placed on fifty buildings around campus....

As we bid Isaacson farewell, the search for the new Police Chief comes to an end

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Reading Time: 3 minutesABIGAIL JACOBSON  Staff Writer  CARPENTER During the summer, most dorms were empty and left open for new students to move into in the fall. An office in Gregory Hall was also left empty.  Brent Isaacson, former University Police Chief retired Jun. 30 after being here since 2019.  “He was a...

Activities Night: What clubs are on campus?

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Reading Time: 7 minutesThe following is a package of stories and photos featuring various clubs on SUNY Fredonia’s campus. A closer look at the arts within Fredonia’s clubs NYELA RENNIESpecial to The Leader ARIN RUSSELLSpecial to The Leader On August 31, SUNY Fredonia held their biannual Activities Night located at Dod’s Grove. Activities...

Old faces in new places: Former athletes return as assistants

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Reading Time: 4 minutesMATT VOLZ Sports Editor For many Fredonia student-athletes, graduation means goodbye. But for two former Blue Devils, it meant the start of a new journey. Nick Abdo and Brinn Shaughnessy have begun their new journey as assistant coaches. Shaughnessy, who graduated in 2022 with a degree in childhood inclusive education,...

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