May 15, 2026
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Life & Arts

The Leader

PAC presents ‘A New Brain’ + photo gallery

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Reading Time: 2 minutesDREW PALUCH Special to The Leader SUNY Fredonia’s Performing Arts Company showcased “A New Brain” in the Bartlett Theatre on Sept. 30, Oct. 1 and Oct. 2. The musical was directed by Alice Khekht, a senior musical theatre major. Described as “a strange and chaotic musical” by Vincent Canale-Rouse, who...
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English Department introduces new writing major and reintroduces Visiting Writers Series

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Reading Time: 3 minutesWILL KARR Staff Writer  From non-fiction and journalism, to creative writing and fiction, many writers feel like they have to pigeonhole themselves into one area of focus. However, the new writing major at SUNY Fredonia is showing students that they don’t have to limit themselves to only one form of...
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Electric Scooters become a popular mode of transportation around Fredonia

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK Managing Editor  Scooters have become a common sight around both SUNY Fredonia and downtown.  The use of electric scooters in general has been on the rise in recent years, and is projected to continue to grow in the next few years. Fredonia is now reflecting this statistic, as...
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[SATIRE] Chris Pine announces MasterClass on managing the most obnoxious people you know

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMATTHEW BAUM Scallion Editor Chris Pine, the celebrated actor featured in the newest Olivia Wilde film “Don’t Worry Darling” has just announced that he is teaming up with MasterClass to teach subscribers how to avoid wasting one’s time with the most miserable people on the planet.  Pop culture experts believe...
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The sounds of the Revolution: Fredonia’s Symphonic winds concert of change

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMAISIE STRADER Special to The Leader SUNY Fredonia’s School of Music hosted its first ever Fredonia Symphonic Winds concert on Sept. 29 in King Concert Hall. The conductor, Dr. Carrie Pawelski, hopes to recognize the series of changes our world has experienced through the ensemble’s power of music. The symphonic...
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Charlotte Mahaffy’s “Moving Land” solo exhibition evokes memory and recollection

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Reading Time: 4 minutesWILL KARR  Staff Writer  Growing up, SUNY Fredonia student Charlotte Mahaffy always knew that she wanted to be an artist. However, she never imagined that it would actually be a realistic or attainable possibility.  “When I grew up, I was like, ‘I think I want to be an artist,’” Mahaffy...
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‘A little help from a friend’ George Harrison’s ‘Miss O’Dell’ talks helping out The Beatles

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Reading Time: 4 minutesJAINA BERARDI Special to The Leader  English rock group The Beatles gained international fame during the 1970s. However, Chris O’Dell is showing that they couldn’t have gotten by without a little help from an American friend.  “I wanted to prove that they couldn’t exist without me,” O’Dell said. “With them,...
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Fredonia Radio Systems hosts annual Rockin’ the Commons

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Reading Time: 3 minutesALANA WINGATE Special to The Leader Downtown Fredonia’s Barker Commons was filled with life on Saturday, Sept. 24 during The Fredonia Radio Systems annual Rockin’ the Commons fundraiser. This year’s event returned back to its original stomping grounds of Barker Commons for the first time since the pandemic. Many people...
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