‘Tis the season to be spooky!
Reading Time: 3 minutesGood evening, Gals and Ghouls! It's that time of the year once again. Spooky season is here!...
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Movie review: ‘Resident Evil’
Reading Time: 3 minutesBased on the hit video game, Zack Cregger’s “Resident Evil” hit theaters last weekend just in time for Halloween season....
Drummer N’Camara Abou Sylla teaches traditional balafon workshop
Reading Time: 3 minutesNERON 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......
Welcome to the Intercultural Center
Reading Time: 5 minutesALYSSA 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......
Interviews with some of Fredonia’s art community: “We are born into times we can handle”
Reading Time: 3 minutesMARCIA 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......
Closing Black History Month: Thank you BSU
Reading Time: 3 minutesALYSSA BUMP Special to The Leader February may only have been 29 days, but Fredonia’s Black Student Union made each one count. February is Black History Month, a month that celebrates and remembers people of African descent. This month reminds people to dig deeper, celebrate their race and remember the......
Black Student Union celebrates Black History Month at Fredonia
Reading Time: 3 minutesBRENTON 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,......
Senior art students display pieces at ‘Processus Imperium’
Reading Time: 3 minutesKATIE 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.......
Culturefest brings together students of all backgrounds
Reading Time: 2 minutesMADDIE 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......
Artist Dylan Miner speaks about ancestry, background and inspiration
Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA 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......