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Fredonia Radio Systems Rocks The Commons

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Reading Time: 4 minutes[metaslider id=3356] SCOTT DOWNEY Special to The Leader   It was a beautiful day in Barker Commons this past Sunday, where Fredonia Radio Systems (FRS) presented its 25th annual Rockin’ The Commons. The event ran from 11 a.m. until after 9 p.m. and all proceeds, which totaled over $4,500, benefited......
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Students spend $47.7 million in one year Economic impact study shows effect Fredonia has on community

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCOLIN PERRY Staff Writer As students left Fredonia for the summer last May, the university unveiled a study that showed its effect on the local and state economies. According to the University at Buffalo’s (UB) Regional Institute, the college has an economic impact of $157 million in the local area......
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Local blues bands take over bars at Red, White and Blues Festival

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Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=3056] MARIA MELCHIORRE Special to The Leader   Eleven local blues bands, one big shot headliner, a dozen different venues and one small village reverberating with blues music just about sums up the Red, White and Blues Festival. The annual two-day music festival, which blocked off a section of......
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Organizations to debut at Community Service Fair

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Reading Time: 2 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   The Office of Volunteer and Community Service will be holding its 12th annual Community Service Fair  on Wednesday, Sept. 23 in the Williams Center Multi-Purpose room from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.         Joyce Harvard Smith, the coordinator of Volunteer and Community Services, is in......
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Scientist impressed with College Lodge forest

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCOLIN PERRY Staff Writer Many students know about the College Lodge, just a few miles away from campus, but most of them would never guess just how valuable the forest surrounding it is. This is what brought Joan Maloof to Fredonia last week to call for its preservation. Maloof is......
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How to get “free money” Workshops aim to help students apply for study abroad scholarships

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer For the first time ever, the Office of International Education is holding its a series of workshops aimed at helping Fredonia students apply for study abroad programs, and more specifically, at applying for the Gilman Scholarship. The first workshop was September 4 at 3 , and......
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Goodbye, “drunk bus” The Campus and Community Bus has stopped running after 11 p.m.

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCOLIN PERRY Special to The Leader It’s a Friday night in downtown Fredonia, when some students begin their weekend at one or more of the many bars the village has to offer. For the most part, nothing has really changed from last semester, with one big exception. The crowds of......
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Freedonia Marxonia’s call for art

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAMANDA DEDIE Assistant News Editor Freedonia Marxonia, the annual Fredonia village and campus event highlighting the lives and accomplishments of the Marx brothers, is now accepting art submissions for the event’s art contest. Students are welcome to submit art pieces of any medium, from paint and clay to twigs and......
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A “D’Vine Experience” for all ages

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Reading Time: 3 minutesAMANDA DEDIE Assistant News Editor Enactus and the United Way of Northern Chautauqua County have partnered to hold the second annual D’Vine Experience. The student group, which uses entrepreneurial skills to teach and aid the community, and the non profit organization have made sure this event will be entertaining for......
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