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Jericho Brown visits for first Visiting Writers event of the semester

KORTNEY YOUNG Special to The Leader   Aimee Nezhukumatathil, professor of English and director of the Mary Louise White Visiting Writers Series for fourteen years, introduced the first writer for the Spring semester of 2015 to Fredonia on Thursday, March 26, in McEwen Hall.   Nezhukumatathil has given several readings......
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Faculty Spotlight: Professor’s original work performed at Carnegie Hall Harmonia Chamber Singers performed Deemer’s composition in Weill Recital Hall

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MEGHAN GUATTERY Assistant News Editor If you had asked college-aged Rob Deemer what he thought he would do when he finished his studies, he would have told you he would be teaching band at a suburban Chicago high school. College-aged Deemer could not have been more wrong. Today, he is......
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‘Porntopia’ sparks discussion on porn culture Event held as part of Women’s Herstory month

S. L. FULLER News Editor Porn. Does that word make you uncomfortable? Does that word incite some type of negative reaction inside of you? Does it peak your interest and excite you? However you may feel about pornography, there are not many people in the college-age demographic, or older, that......
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New class spotlight: Global Change Biology Class focuses on the effects of global change on the past, present and future

AMANDA DEDIE Staff Writer Global change — the topic everyone talks about but no one can agree on. Is it real? Are we over-exaggerating? Does it really matter if, most likely, none of us will be alive to see any catastrophic effects? It is well-known that what has happened in......
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Annual Intercollegiate Choral Festival features Eastman Chorale

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REBECCA HALE Reverb Editor Last weekend’s annual Intercollegiate Choral Festival ended with a resounding bang after a two-hour concert that featured performances by four choirs, including the Eastman Chorale; multiple pieces guest-conducted by Eastman’s Choral Director, Dr. William Weinert; and a new twist — a live Twitter feed in which......
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Music review: Lady Lush and the Vinyls at Ellicott Brewing Company

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VERONICA PENOYER Special to The Leader Saturday, Feb. 3 was an eventful night at Ellicott Brewing Company for music buffs all around. Lady Lush and the Vinyls, a band consisting of Fredonia alumni that identify themselves as soul-pop, played an incredible four-hour set full of pop covers and their creations......
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Extreme weather conditions pose obstacles for students with disabilities part two Administration makes effort in ensuring grounds are handicap accessible

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S. L. FULLER News Editor This winter has been cold and snowy with an emphasis on “cold.” The chill has been undeniably felt by everyone on campus, and the Fredonia staff is doing everything it can to keep any negative environmental effects to a minimum. Sometimes, wintry precipitation accumulates so......

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