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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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Ian Clarke shares concepts of creativity with Fredonia musicians

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KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Ian Clarke, a leading musician and composer in the flute world, spent this past Tuesday at Fredonia. This was a “marvelous treat” for Susan Royal and Fredonia’s flute studio. While in Fredonia, Clarke presented a lecture sharing his concepts for the development of a creative idea......
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‘The Vagina Monologues’ takes strides towards gender equality

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MO SADEK Staff Writer Over the Valentine’s Day weekend, Fredonia hosted its 12th annual production of “The Vagina Monologues.” The performance, written by Eve Ensler, is a collection of monologues encapsulating various aspects of the feminine experience ranging from the miracle of birth to the mistreatment of women in society.......
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New policy to change child-centric events NYSSMA music camp, little siblings weekend amongst affected events

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MEGHAN GUATTERY Assistant News Editor Changes are coming to Fredonia in the upcoming Fall semester that will affect many clubs and annual Fredonia-affiliated activities that work with minors. The Fredonia Child Protection Policy (CPP), while currently a working draft, is a 24-page document that covers the ins and outs of......
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International Education Week: spotlight on study abroad

AMANDA DEDIE Staff Writer International Education Week brought a variety of different cultures to campus in order to help expand the worlds and enlighten the lives of students and faculty alike. But for many, the whole point of experiencing the world of another culture is not having it be brought......
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State of the Union address: a recap How do Obama’s points affect the average college student?

SEAN PATRICK Distribution Manager In Washington, D.C. last week, President Barack Obama gave his sixth State of The Union Address on Jan. 20. The President provided evidence that “middle-class economics works,” and that “expanding opportunity works.” With politics for working class Americans, under Obama’s administration “we’ve seen the fastest economic......
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A musical collaboration: the Gray-Antonacci duo

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COURTNEE CESTA Managing Editor For School of Music professors Casey Gray and Tim Antonacci, there’s power in numbers. “We want to go somewhere where we can make a difference together — use our skills together,” said Gray, to which Antonacci added, “That’s the key.” As partners, the two finish each......

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