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Review: Broadening horizons one note at a time: Faculty concert in King Concert Hall showcases the new organ

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSHENECA SHARPE Staff Writer   With the addition of the new organ in King Concert Hall, the only way to celebrate Fredonia’s new renovation was, of course, providing a concert for community members and students. The performance featured  faculty members such as Dr. Ji Hyun Woo, Dr. David Cowell, Natasha......
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Whimsy and Chicken McNuggets: Notes from a study abroad program to Galway, Ireland

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Reading Time: 2 minutesCLAIRE O’REILLY Staff Writer   Rain drops splash on the ground, and the cobblestone streets glisten. A soft glow of light spills out of a local pub and laughter fills the air. Welcome to Galway, Ireland. For the next three and a half months, I will be fully immersing myself......
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Pokémon Club catches attention at Activities Night

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer On Aug. 31, the semesterly Activities Night in Dods Hall was filled with familiar faces, with fraternities and sororities stomping through the lanes looking for pledges and a cappella groups decked in matching t-shirts advertising auditions. Among the regular proceedings, however, the just-formed, temporarily recognized......
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‘What does it mean to be human?’: Wade Davis and the spirit of diversity

Reading Time: 4 minutesMEGHAN GUATTERY Managing Editor   From Christopher Columbus and Hernando Cortes to the fictional likes of Captain Nemo and Indiana Jones, explorers have been sharing their stories for centuries. And after a year-long series of lectures, film screenings, conferences and more, this year’s Convocation ended with a little bit of......
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An award-winning ‘queer, disabled femme of color’ WSU presents Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

Reading Time: 2 minutesMARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   Lambda Award-winning author Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha — who identifies as a queer, disabled femme of color — served as the third annual Women’s Herstory Month keynote speaker on the evening of April 6. Lakshmi is a winner of a Lambda Literary Award for her poetry......
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‘Diversify’ your surroundings: Panel discusses studying abroad as a member of the queer community

Reading Time: 4 minutesCAMRY DEAN Special to The Leader               On March 30, the LGBT+/MOGII Study Abroad Panel was held, with members of the community sharing their stories and advice while living abroad and within other cultures.             The panel was moderated by Bridget Doyle, a junior history and political science double......

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