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Mark Twain’s hidden Fredonia history Award-winning journalist Sean Kirst returns to alma mater

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer   From April 7-9, Fredonia’s alumni-in-residence series “Writers@Work” continued its successful run with award-winning Syracuse Post-Standard columnist Sean Kirst visiting a number of classes and hosting three events for students, faculty and interested community members. “This man has been a journalist for a very long time,”......
Life & Arts

‘Fredonia is what made this art possible’ Alumni from 2012 work together to release album

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CLAIRE O’REILLY Staff Writer   For college students, wondering about what they are going to do when they get out of the safe bubble of the Fredonia campus seems to be a common source of anxiety. “Can I really go after my dreams?” is a big question most students may......
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‘My foundation, my rock: EDP’ Many honored at Education Development Program Awards

CAMRY DEAN Special to The Leader                         Dozens of students were honored on March 15 at the 34th annual Educational Development Program (EDP) awards ceremony.             The program, which has been on SUNY campuses since the early 1960s, provides motivation, support and financial assistance to students who have the......
Sports

It’s a good day to be an All-American Mulcahy and Feldman named All-American

BROOKE ATKINS Social Media Manager         With the end of the season just a few short runs away, three Fredonia track and field athletes packed up their bags and headed off to Iowa for the NCAA Division III Championships.         Sophomore Brittany Feldman had the cards stacked against her going......
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Accounting and artwork for the win: Fredonia alumni receive Chancellor’s Award

LERON WELLINGTON Special to The Leader   This year, two professors have won the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching. Both faculty members, Louann Laurito-Bahgat and Raymond Bonilla, are Fredonia graduates and have returned here after following their own different paths. Laurito-Bahgat has been teaching accounting classes at Fredonia......
Life & Arts

Fredonia weighs in on ‘#oscarssowhite’ Oscar nominations lack diversity for second year in a row

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RIANNA SEELIG Staff Writer   The 2016 Oscar nominations were announced Jan. 14, 2016 at 5:30 a.m. PST — an event that is often highly anticipated and excitedly received. Unfortunately, reactions were rather negative by viewers and celebrities alike. There has always been a certain profundity and prestige to Oscar......
Life & Arts

Review: A performance of passion Orchesis presents ‘Evolution’

[metaslider id=4974] REBECCA HALE Reverb Editor       Orchesis presented “Evolution” this past weekend, its Fall production, and between dynamic group pieces, small ensembles and a variety of genres, it was a show which pulled on the heartstrings of all viewers, myself included. The show included 12 pieces in total, with......
Sports

Running to success: Wilson named 2015 SUNYAC Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year

SCOTT DOWNEY Special to The Leader   Fredonia’s cross country coach and alumnus Thomas Wilson has been named as the 2015 SUNYAC Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year. According the Fredonia Athletic website, it is the first time a Fredonia coach has won the award since SUNYAC began awarding......

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