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‘Feminist and Womanist sensibilities’ Fredonia Big Read events include Hurston, stage-adaption of novel

  MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   The Big Read, a program funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, provides grants for unique community reading initiatives. This year, Fredonia was honored with a grant to be a Big Read community. Each community in the program has a single, classic novel......
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A choir, two choruses and an orchestra ‘St. Matthew Passion’ to fill King Concert Hall

  EMMA SCHAIBLE Special to The Leader   On March 9, the School of Music at Fredonia will work with locally talented music ensembles to showcase the “St. Matthew Passion.” Dr. Gerald Gray, who is the director of choral activities, will be conducting. “St. Matthew Passion” is an emotionally involved......
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Ready for the ‘next chapter’ Herman to retire after 16 years at Fredonia

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CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   Over this break perhaps the biggest piece of news was the announcement that Dr. David Herman, the vice president of Student Affairs, would be retiring at the end of the Spring semester An email on Jan. 15 from the President’s Office notified the entire campus......
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This semester in the School of Music

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  Staff Report   As Fredonia buckles down for the Spring semester, students can be happy knowing there are some treats from the music department on the way. After hits from last semester like the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra’s “An Evening Ella and Ellington” and the Shanghai Quartet, some might think......
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Models of selflessness Days of Service slated for Nov. 7 – Nov. 12

  CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer   Some people are content with dropping a few quarters in the Salvation Army collection box around Christmas time and claiming that as their good deed for the year. However, there are others, like the volunteers at the Days of Service, that stand out at......
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What is the Fredonia Technology Incubator? Open house enlightens community members

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CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   On Oct. 21, the Fredonia Technology Incubator held its second open house, welcoming members of the community into the incubator to see what the technology incubator is and what it does. “The purpose of the incubator is to facilitate the growth of startups and small......

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