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Cleaning up Fredonia Rotaract club gives back

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2016

April 22, 2016

JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Walking around the Fredonia campus is usually a pleasant time, with breathtaking foliage and relatively clean streets. Still, sophomore musical theatre major Patrick Brett makes a good point: “There are a lot of cigarette butts on the ground for a smoke-free campus.” The garbage situation only......

News

Pot or not? Toastmasters debate marijuana legalization

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2016

April 22, 2016

CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer On April 13, community members who make up The Toastmasters of the Fredonia area, whose chapter is named the “Concord Spellbinders Club,” met at Fredonia for their first debate on legalizing the recreational use of marijuana for those 18 and older. The Toastmasters, a club that......

News

Topping the trucks with trash Time Warner, Sunnking and Cathy Young team up for e-recycling

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2016

April 22, 2016

JORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer Fredonia and company are looking to save a piece of the environment while giving a little back to the students. The University will play host to an e-recycling event on campus. In collaboration with Time Warner Cable, Senator Catherine Young and Sunnking, Fredonia is welcoming the......

Life & Arts

Shakespeare in Buffalo Local celebrations of Shakespeare’s 400th year

Contributor to The LeaderApril 22, 2016

April 22, 2016

MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer In the center of the first floor of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library sits the unassuming Rare Book Room. The city owns an impressive number of rare books, kept in the archives of the Grosvenor Room and available by request. The Rare......

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

Contributor to The LeaderApril 17, 2016

April 17, 2016

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

A nude, blank canvas Alumna exhibits art gallery featuring the human body

Contributor to The LeaderApril 7, 2016

April 7, 2016

MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer Fredonia alumna Cecelia Ivy Price will be exhibiting her work at the Sensory Winery & Art Gallery in Ripley, New York, through May 8. Price, who graduated from Fredonia in 2015, creates paintings that address human nature and vulnerabilities. Price paints sensuous, undulating lines......

News

Soaking up the sun Inside the Solar Chautauqua campaign

Contributor to The LeaderApril 1, 2016

April 1, 2016

CONNOR HOFFMAN Assistant News Editor It looks like the residents of Chautauqua County may soon be able to enjoy the sunshine in more than one way as a result of the Solar Chautauqua campaign. The Solar Chautauqua campaign is an educational effort organized by various different local groups to......

Opinion

Fredonia needs to put the ‘sun’ back in SUNY

Contributor to The LeaderApril 1, 2016

April 1, 2016

When Icarus tried to fly on wings made of wax, his folly was flying so close to the sun that it melted him mid-air and sent him hurtling down into the sea. In the 21st century, Fredonia might be saved from sinking if it can embrace the sun a......

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Promote the vote Find out how to get yourself registered

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 21, 2016

March 21, 2016

CONNOR HOFFMAN Assistant News Editor New York primary elections for both the Republicans and the Democrats will be held on April 19 this year. With both parties being quite divided this primary season, some have said that the New York primary may be quite important, so this article......

Life & Arts

Three full rehearsals, one master work ‘St. Matthew Passion’ reinvigorates both audience and performers

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 21, 2016

March 21, 2016

[metaslider id=5995] REBECCA HALE Reverb Co-Editor King Concert Hall neared capacity last Wednesday as hundreds of students, faculty, family and community members sat in anticipation of Fredonia’s largest musical event of the year. The School of Music — partnered with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and......

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Cleaning up Fredonia Rotaract club gives back

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Shakespeare in Buffalo Local celebrations of Shakespeare’s 400th year

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

A nude, blank canvas Alumna exhibits art gallery featuring the human body

Soaking up the sun Inside the Solar Chautauqua campaign

Fredonia needs to put the ‘sun’ back in SUNY

Promote the vote Find out how to get yourself registered

Three full rehearsals, one master work ‘St. Matthew Passion’ reinvigorates both audience and performers