June 5, 2026
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Being ‘professional with professionals’ WYNCO/Women’s Choir collaboration delights on all fronts

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Reading Time: 3 minutesEMMA 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......
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A nude, blank canvas Alumna exhibits art gallery featuring the human body

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  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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Soaking up the sun Inside the Solar Chautauqua campaign

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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