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Drummer N’Camara Abou Sylla teaches traditional balafon workshop

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NERON SIMPSON  Special to The Leader  While many people march to the beat of their own drum, African musician N’Camara Abou Sylla is carrying on the rhythms of tradition that his father passed down to him.  These traditions were brought to SUNY Fredonia when Sylla hosted an open balafon workshop......
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Welcome to the Intercultural Center

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ALYSSA BUMPEditor in Chief On the second floor of the Williams Center, there lies several intercultural resources that are constantly adapting to the needs of SUNY Fredonia’s student body.  The Intercultural Center (IC) is essentially “a hub for programming that collaborates with various offices and community members with a focus......
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Interviews with some of Fredonia’s art community: “We are born into times we can handle”

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MARCIA HUNT Special to The Leader  SUNY Fredonia has officially switched to distance learning as New Yorkers find themselves practicing social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The complete switch to online classes has been particularly stressful for performing arts majors, who find that several of their hands-on classes......
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Black Student Union celebrates Black History Month at Fredonia

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BRENTON NEWCOMB Staff Writer This February marks the 44th annual Black History Month, and it’s being celebrated strongly at Fredonia. The celebration will be accompanied by Black Solidarity Week, a spirit week that will feature many interactive activities for students. Responsible for leading the festivities is Fredonia’s Black Student Union,......
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Senior art students display pieces at ‘Processus Imperium’

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KATIE LENDA Special to The Leader From graphic design to bronze statues, some of Fredonia’s senior art students presented their work at “Processus Imperium” on its opening night — Friday, Dec. 6. The show features work from Adanna Akams, Anais Cantres, Kai Ellsworth, Kristin Johnson, Katherine Williamson and Stephen Williamson.......
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Culturefest brings together students of all backgrounds

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MADDIE LITTLE Special to The Leader On Monday, Nov. 18, the Intercultural Center (IC) at Fredonia hosted their annual Culturefest in the Williams Center, MPR. This is the fifth year this event has been put on. However, it wasn’t always called Culturefest or designed for all cultures. Culturefest was first......
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Life & Arts

Artist Dylan Miner speaks about ancestry, background and inspiration

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ERIKETA COST Life & Arts Editor For Dylan Miner, being an artist is a multi-dimensional experience. It’s bringing different sources, images, cultural and earthly references into one space to create a visceral realm. Miner is the director of an American Indian and Indigenous Studies program at Michigan State College and......
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The Hillman Opera presents ‘Cendrillon’

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BRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader Opening this week, The Hillman Opera will present “Cendrillon” (Cinderella) in Marvel Theater, located in Rockefeller Arts Center. The opera is a collaborative project put on by many departments that will run Nov. 15 through Nov. 17. “Cendrillon” is an opera classic written by......
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‘Brown, White, Black’: Nishta Mehra speaks about identity

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HANNAH JOHNSON Special to The Leader Nishta Mehra, a wife, author and first generation daughter of Indian immigrants has a goal to promote dialogue across differences of culture identity through her book, “Brown, White, Black.” Born and raised in Memphis, T.N., Mehra is an alum of St. Mary’s Episcopal school......
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