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Culture

Life & Arts

The Hillman Opera presents ‘Cendrillon’

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Reading Time: 2 minutesBRENTON 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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Life & Arts

‘Brown, White, Black’: Nishta Mehra speaks about identity

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Reading Time: 2 minutesHANNAH 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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Opinion

From the desk of Christie Fils-Aimé, Business Manager

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Reading Time: 2 minutesLife is short. Life is long. This might sound contradicting, but it is true. Time flies when you’re having fun. Time drags when you’re bored. This ideology made me realize that I either go for things in life or let the opportunity pass. Last J-Term, I had the chance to......
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Life & Arts

New Music Listening Club promotes diversity in music taste

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader The new Music Listening Club (MLC) might have something for you, despite your listening tastes or preferences. The club is for everyone with a thirst for hearing music that they generally wouldn’t listen to or just new music that they would listen to. In......
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Life & Arts

Get ready to HoliSLAY: Everything you need to know about the Fall Drag Show

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Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Life & Arts Editor Some people are arguing it’s Christmas time. Others say the Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé tunes can wait until after Thanksgiving. The Fredonia Fall Drag show says who cares, it’s every holiday wrapped into one glitzy night. This year, you can expect a focus......
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Life & Arts

Keep campus a respectful place this Halloween: The conversation on cultural appropriation continues

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSHENECA SHARPE Special to The Leader Halloween is coming soon, and with that means an array of costumes from cute to funny to scary. Sadly, Halloween is known for its use of cultural appropriation as costumes for trendy or comedic effects. For people who aren’t sure what cultural appropriation means,......
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Life & Arts

Latinos Unidos honors Hispanic Heritage Month

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Asst. Life & Arts Editor Hispanic Heritage Month is often a period of recognition, celebration and pride for many Latinos across the country. Fredonia hasn’t forgotten about it, either. Latinos Unidos, one of Fredonia’s clubs, has arranged several events to honor the month. Their most recent event, known......
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Life & Arts

Brews under review: Fall-themed beers at EBC

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Reading Time: 3 minutesELIZABETH SUSKI Special to The Leader Apple cider, pumpkin spice and autumn beers, oh my! With the fall season in full swing, there’s an abundance of seasonal beers at your local breweries. If you decide to look up ‘fall beers’ online, you’ll find a couple of different lists that contain......
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Life & Arts

Cinema Alternatives: The club that takes cinema from ‘Hollywood’ to ‘Hollyweird’

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Staff Writer Since we as college students are often focused on our academics, it’s important to find outlets for expression that are outside of our majors. Among Fredonia’s wide variety of clubs is Cinema Alternatives — a film-based club that allows students to do so. Cinema Alternatives’ main......
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Life & Arts

Trav S.D. visits campus for Freedonia Marxonia

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Reading Time: 3 minutesSAMUEL LEWANDOWSKI Special to The Leader Trav S.D., a performer, playwright, journalist and author, has spent a great portion of his career drawing people’s attention to vaudeville and the works of the Marx Brothers. He will be coming to Fredonia for a lunchtime interview on Friday, Oct. 4 at 12......
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