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Conservative Corner: The War on Drugs won’t be won

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CONNOR HOFFMAN Assistant News Editor   America declared war on drugs in 1970 with the passage of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Ever since that fateful date, we’ve been embroiled in one of our country’s biggest failures in its history. The War on Drugs started during the Richard Nixon administration......
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Seniors signoff singing Vocal Point presents semi-annual showcase

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SHENECA SHARPE Staff Writer   Once again Vocal Point came back with a killer performance this semester. Vocal Point performed its semi-annual showcase with choreography by Liana Kaplan. It was a wonderfully displayed show in which the audience was enthralled. The songs varied from classics, such as “Somewhere Out There”......
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An award-winning ‘queer, disabled femme of color’ WSU presents Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

MARIA 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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Fredonia and the Goo Goo Dolls HAIL! Fredonia Records and Voices for Autism prepare for ‘Not so Different’

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CAMRY DEAN Staff Writer   Coordinator of the Fredonia music industry program and award-winning producer Armand Petri brought together three big names in music to bring awareness to autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) during World Autism Awareness Month this April. Solo artist Cassandra Kubinski, Fredonia alumna Mary Ramsey of......
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The new 17-meals-per-week plan FSA to offer lower point plans with more meals

CONNOR HOFFMAN Assistant News Editor The Faculty Student Association (FSA) has decided to make several changes to student meal plans for next year in order to deal with inflation and decreasing enrollment. Darin Schulz, the executive director of FSA, explained that FSA’s financial situation this has had an effect on......
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Being ‘professional with professionals’ WYNCO/Women’s Choir collaboration delights on all fronts

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EMMA SCHAIBLE Special to The Leader   Inside the immaculate King Concert Hall, the audience was surrounded by the peaceful and splendid musical sound of orchestra and choir. On a snowy April afternoon, the Western New York Chamber Orchestra’s (WNYCO) “Chords and Cords” concert, conducted by Glen Cortese, seemed as......
Life & Arts

A nude, blank canvas Alumna exhibits art gallery featuring the human body

  MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   Fredonia alumna Cecelia Ivy Price will be exhibiting her work at the Sensory Winery & Art Gallery in Ripley, New York, through May 8. Price, who graduated from Fredonia in 2015, creates paintings that address human nature and vulnerabilities. Price paints sensuous, undulating lines......

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