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Fredonia’s first Civic Engagement Night
ALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader SUNY Fredonia is putting in the extra effort this year to get students involved with off-campus issues, like climate change and public health. Fredonia’s first ever Civic Engagement Night took place last Thursday evening, Feb. 20, in the Williams Center, Multi-Purpose Room. The tabling......
A letter from Joseph Marciniak, Scallion Editor
The Scallion has been providing fine satiric news to the student body and general public for years. Our goal has always and will always be the same: to take a step back and laugh. We are not a real news section. Let me be clear on this: no matter how......
Buffalo natives take BJ’s stage for Halloween show
JESSICA MEDITZ Asst. Life & Arts Editor This week, the BJ’s stage will get a taste of Buffalo — and I’m not talking about chicken wings. Last Call Entertainment, along with BJ’s Fredonia, are adding three Buffalo-born groups to their concert series. Alternative rock group, Post Prom, will be accompanied......
Spooky Circus Cabaret to come to Dunkirk
ANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer What if the circus traded laughs for frights instead? After scaring a full house last year, Crash/Mat is returning for a new show this Saturday, Nov. 2. Hosted by the Adams, this Spooky Circus Cabaret will include dance trapeze, aerial contortion and other unique performances. The......
Twilight the campus dog: A lovable four-legged companion
BRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader Are you a dog person? Because after hearing about the story of Karen O’Connell and her dog, Twilight, it’s difficult not to be. O’Connell, 59, is a Fredonia art alumna who has recently been taking pottery classes on campus. She can describe how the......
Fredonia professor Armand Petri writes score for local horror film
ERIKETA COST Life & Arts Editor You may be familiar with the recent local horror film “Widow’s Point,” that was shot at the Dunkirk Lighthouse. Fredonia professor Armand Petri wrote the musical score for the film and recently took part in a discussion panel at the premiere. Petri, born in......
Local horror film set at Dunkirk Lighthouse premieres Friday, Sept. 13
ERIKETA COST Life & Arts Editor An indie horror thriller movie is coming to Fredonia for Friday the 13th. More than that, it was filmed at the Dunkirk lighthouse. The film, “Widow’s Point,” will premiere at the Fredonia Opera House on Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. “Widow’s Point” is based......