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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......
Life & Arts

Legendary entertainer Moreno to give Convocation address

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Reading Time: 3 minutesLERON WELLINGTON Staff Writer Fredonia is starting off the new year with a Convocation speaker with flair and gusto that you don’t find just anywhere. She is one of the handful of people in the world who can call themselves a Grammy-, Tony-, Emmy- and Oscar-winner, and she is here......
Life & Arts

Telling a story through movement: Scenes from the Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company’s lecture demonstration

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAMBER MATTICE Reverb Editor   From the ceiling to the floor, there are massive windows that look out over various parts of campus. The sun is setting. The room is full of natural light, and on the right side of the room, members of the Fredonia Dance Ensemble (FDE) are......
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Making Kaepernickuragua great again: Quarterback turns conquistador, gets own country

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Reading Time: 2 minutesPATRICK BENNETT Staff Lampoonist   Lately, all the rage and the subject of American grandmothers’ posts have revolved around San Fransisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick, a Scorpio from birth, sat during the national anthem during a pre-season NFL game. People at the stadium were enjoying their day at the......
Life & Arts

All that jazz at EBC Fredonia Jazz Ensemble and Weapons of Jazz Destruction host big band bash

Reading Time: 3 minutesMARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   On April 29, EBC West was transformed into a jazz-age speakeasy through the jazz big band stylings of the Fredonia Jazz Ensemble and Weapons of Jazz Destruction. The Fredonia Jazz Ensemble started as a dance band at the Fredonia Normal School in 1934. The University......
Life & Arts

Sam Kenney takes the stage as new Theatre and Dance Department chair

Reading Time: 3 minutesLERON WELLINGTON Staff Writer With the end of the semester approaching, students and faculty can only look forward to future changes for the University. One of the changes Fredonia can expect is that Sam Kenney, who is currently an associate professor of dance, will take the position of chair of......
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Rockefeller renovations part 2: inside TADA’s fight for growth

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Reading Time: 3 minutesREBECCA HALE Reverb Co-Editor   The Rockefeller Arts Center (RAC) project promises big changes for students at Fredonia but also some difficulties as the Department of Theatre and Dance adjusts to its new space. The RAC project, upon its completion, will allow the Department of Theatre and Dance to add......
Life & Arts

10th annual BJ’s Fest brings a barrage of bands

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   Today and tomorrow will see the 10th annual BJ’s Fest. BJ’s, the Fredonia downtown staple, has been slinging drinks, serving greasy food and hosting great local bands since 1933. This 10th anniversary event will feature seven bands from the western and central New York areas.......

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