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Reading Time: 9 minutesDavid Neimanis, Matt Mincin and Bryan Williams, all FREDstock organizers, hope to host FREDstock at the Chautauqua County Fairgrounds. Photo courtesy of Courtney Gfroerer / Managing Editor MAGGIE GILROY Reverb Editor Judging by the way Matthew Mincin runs between meetings, fields phone calls and constantly updates his seemingly endless spreadsheet......
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GRAMMY win brings Fredonia alumnus praise, swag and Twitter trends

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Reading Time: 5 minutesMAGGIE GILROY Reverb Editor The cafeteria of Westfield Secondary School added a new addition to its decor Friday evening: a red carpet fit for a GRAMMY winner. Members of the Westfield community filled the quaint school’s cafeteria eager to greet Kent Knappenberger, recent winner of the first ever GRAMMY Music......
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Cornell pulls double duty

Reading Time: 4 minutesCARL LAM Staff Writer Our adjunct faculty come from a wide variety of backgrounds and places. Some travel from Buffalo, others from Erie and places in between. Then there are the few that come from this very campus and do what’s considered “double duty.” Charles Cornell is an adjunct professor......
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Arturo Sandoval, Cuban Jazz trumpeter, supplies soul to SUNY Fredonia

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Reading Time: 4 minutesCOURTNEE CESTA Staff Writer Nine-time Grammy winner and protégé of Dizzy Gillespie Arturo Sandoval will join SUNY Fredonia students and faculty on Monday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall. Sandoval is a distinguished musician in both the jazz and classical worlds, and performs regularly with some of......
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Safe Halloween: a positive tradition

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Reading Time: 2 minutesKORI BARKLEY Special to The Leader Halloween may be seen as one of the most fun and exciting holidays of the year, but, in Fredonia, it is highly regulated. Children of the area are only allowed to trick-or-treat for a couple of hours and — unfortunately, sometimes — not even......
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Operation Breakfast Rescue works to help families in need

Reading Time: 2 minutesANNE RITZ Staff Writer With the holidays quickly approaching, it’s the time of year when many think of what they can give back. From Wednesday, Nov. 7 to Friday, Nov. 9, Operation Breakfast Rescue will be collecting breakfast food items for families in need. The food drive is sponsored by......
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Rock the Vote: Political debacle

Reading Time: 3 minutesALEXANDER STONE Special to The Leader Last Saturday a copious amount of bands and a cappella groups came together in Steele Hall to perform with guest speakers preaching the importance of voting. The event was organized and sponsored by the Student Association along with others that volunteered. But the event......

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