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Soaking up the sun Inside the Solar Chautauqua campaign

Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Assistant News Editor   It looks like the residents of Chautauqua County may soon be able to enjoy the sunshine in more than one way as a result of the Solar Chautauqua campaign. The Solar Chautauqua campaign is an educational effort organized by various different local groups to......
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‘My foundation, my rock: EDP’ Many honored at Education Development Program Awards

Reading Time: 4 minutesCAMRY DEAN Special to The Leader                         Dozens of students were honored on March 15 at the 34th annual Educational Development Program (EDP) awards ceremony.             The program, which has been on SUNY campuses since the early 1960s, provides motivation, support and financial assistance to students who have the......
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Hardwork pays off Four seniors receive the Chancellor’s Award

Reading Time: 2 minutesJORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer   Although it may seem like putting in the maximum effort in school sometimes goes unnoticed, students do receive recognition for their hard work. On Feb. 22, the 2016 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence recipients were announced. Fifteen Fredonia seniors were nominated but only four seniors......
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From Lollapalooza to Steele Hall Sammy Adams likes playing colleges, Fredonia has mixed feelings

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  CLAIRE O’REILLY Staff Writer   Originally born with the name “Samuel Adams Wisner” in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the 28-year-old rapper, Sammy Adams, has spent the past few years making a name for himself in the music industry. He may be best remembered as the 22-year-old college kid who remixed Asher......
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‘A rollercoaster of emotions’ Opera Scenes promises to take audiences for a ride

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  LERON WELLINGTON Special to the Leader   While opera may not be for everyone, a whole new dynamic is added when it’s being performed by Fredonia students. The Student Opera Theatre Association (SOTA) will be performing its annual Opera Scenes, which will feature three operas that range in style......
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Fredonia Springs ahead with change Seitz and Karafa join Fredonia administration

Reading Time: 3 minutesJORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer   As the lopsided weather begins to change again, so will Fredonia’s campus — more specifically within the administration. Before Summer, two positions that had previously sat empty will be filled. A few weeks before the Spring equinox, on March 7, Kevin Seitz started his first......
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Dear students: Speak up! The League of Women Voters helps celebrate Women’s Herstory Month

Reading Time: 3 minutesCAMRY DEAN Special to The Leader   As election season unfolds, Women’s Herstory Month continues. Last Wednesday with a presentation by the League of Women Voters, those in attendance learned importance of voting and political campus engagement. With over 50 local Leagues across New York State, the organization has been......
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Life is a cabaret Vocal Point takes the Tim Hortons stage

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCLAIRE O’REILLY Special to The Leader             As many shuffled in and out of Tim Hortons on Tuesday night, students dressed in all black get-ups got ready to take the stage. The café buzzed with conversation and nervous-excited energy. It was time for Vocal Point’s annual Cabaret.             “It’s actually......
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‘Feeling the music’ Some Like it Hot presents AcaFest 2016

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Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=5993] EMMA SCHAIBLE Special to The Leader   A capella takes “feeling the music” to a whole new level. During a capella, singers create the beat, the rhythm and vocals for a song. On March 12, Some Like it Hot hosted AcaFest 2016 on campus. Six a capella groups......

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