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Planned Parenthood funding reattributed to defense spending

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PHYLLIS T. CUPP Lampoonist   Much controversy has recently surrounded the decision to defund Planned Parenthood. The organization is well-known for its abortion services — though those services are only 3 percent of all that Planned Parenthood offers. Now that the almost $600 million organization has been defunded by the......
Life & Arts

Fredonia Radio Systems Rocks The Commons

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[metaslider id=3356] SCOTT DOWNEY Special to The Leader   It was a beautiful day in Barker Commons this past Sunday, where Fredonia Radio Systems (FRS) presented its 25th annual Rockin’ The Commons. The event ran from 11 a.m. until after 9 p.m. and all proceeds, which totaled over $4,500, benefited......
Life & Arts

Shanghai Quartet in Residency

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MARIA MELCHIORRE Special to The Leader   “The music is a language itself,” said Lily Li, International Recruiting Assistant for the School of Music. “It’s really a dual-lingual sound,” she continued, explaining the expressional and tonal differences between the Chinese and English languages and how these manifest in the quartet’s......
Life & Arts

Cleveland Jazz Orchestra to open the DFT Communication Pop Series

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CARLY KNASZAK Assistant Reverb Editor   The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra will make its Fredonia debut with “An Evening of Ella and Ellington” this Saturday opening for the DFT Communication Pops Series. The performance will pay tribute to jazz legends Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington.   The jazz orchestra is led......
Life & Arts

Grammy winner as keynote speaker at music education summit

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[metaslider id=3227] HOLLY BURDICK Special to The Leader “I’m really excited about this,” Dr. Vernon Huff, a professor in the School of Music, stated, talking about the Music Education Summit that occurred last Saturday. The ultimate goal, or the the goal “in the lights,” was to invite students to experience......
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New music pianist captivates audience Ethos presents Brianna Matzke

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AMBER MATTICE Special to The Leader   On Sept. 18, student-run Ethos New Music Society presented the Stockhausen Response Project, a commissioning project compiled and performed by Brianna Matzke on piano. This project is particularly interesting because it combined two very different styles of music into one coherent and beautiful......
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The votes are in Announcing the new class presidents

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AMANDA DEDIE Assistant News Editor   The votes are in, and the new Student Association presidents and representatives have been announced. The new class presidents for the 2015-2016 school year are Joshua Ranney, freshman class; Mary Kay Taylor, sophomore class; Eduvijez Sanchez, junior class and Stephanie Willis, senior class. A......

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