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Fredonia alumnus accepts fellowship with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer In hopes of promoting and reflecting the diverse communities and audiences that orchestras embody, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has implemented a Diversity Plan. The EQT Orchestra Training Program for African American Musicians, a program of the plan, was created in 2007 to work to prepare African......
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Life & Arts

Musical theatre students prepare to work with Jason Robert Brown Tony-winning composer to hold lecture, master class and recital

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MAGGIE GILROY Editor in Chief “When I was little, my oldest sister had all these musical CDs, and I remember the first one was ‘RENT’ and then another one that she got was ‘The Last Five Years,’ and that was when it first came out,” said Alanna Henriquez, a senior......
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Bakken crude part 2: Faculty research Why Dr. Tracy Marafiote went on sabbatical last Fall

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AMANDA DEDIE Staff Writer Last semester, while communication majors and more were celebrating over the absence of Dr. Tracy Marafiote’s hour-and-a-half-long 8 a.m. classes, she was utilizing that time on her sabbatical, researching a topic that affects us, without us even realizing it. Most people in Chautauqua County are aware......
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Life & Arts

Meet the Chancellors and Lanford Award winners

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AMANDA DEDIE Staff Writer Three Fredonia seniors were awarded the prestigious SUNY-wide honor of the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. Kaitlyn Crossan, Meghan Devine and Courtney Loiacono, students who major in three completely different studies, were recognized at the Empire State Plaza in Albany on April 2 for their academic......
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Life & Arts

Music Industry Club hosts another successful Life is Art festival

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KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Mother Nature was on Music Industry Club’s side last Saturday as they held their sixth annual Life is Art festival in Barker Commons. Though the air was cold, what looked to be a rainy day turned into a sunshine filled afternoon, allowing Fredonia’s local musicians, vendors......
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HAIL! Fredonia Records partners with WhyHunger to fight poverty and hunger

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KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer   New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently called SUNY campuses to contribute to their local communities’ economic development and communal engagement.   Renowned for their ability to combine the power of community and music to benefit not-for-profit organizations, Fredonia’s student-run record label, HAIL! Fredonia Records, responded......
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Music Director of ‘Kinky Boots’ visits Fredonia

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KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Broadway’s most sought-after musical, “Kinky Boots,” is a story of finding friendship, inspiration and passion where you least expect it. It has won six Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Score, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album. Its raging success......
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Sports

Teammates, friends reflect on alumnus who was more than just another teammate

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SEAN MCGRATH Sports Editor “Loyal.” “Humble.” “Outgoing.” “Charismatic.” “Bucketz.” Look at any of these words in the dictionary, Amir Billups is sure to be listed as a synonym. Yes, even ‘Bucketz’ would be in the dictionary if the men’s basketball team had their way. This past Saturday, Billups lost his......
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