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‘A Work in Progress’: Adinolfe, Campbell, Chattern, Gates and Sperling featured in senior art show

[metaslider id=4984] CARLY KNASZAK Assistant Reverb Editor     The annual senior art show will be on display until Dec. 11 at the Marion Art Gallery. The exhibit is called  “A Work in Progress” and shows pieces from graduating seniors. Dec. 4 was when the exhibit first opened, and family......
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The cost of being tobacco-free The unfunded mandate that got rid of cigarette receptacles

CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   When SUNY announced that all 64 campuses were required to adopt some form of a Tobacco-Free Policy, it created some problems for the various campuses. The main problem was that SUNY did not provide any money to schools to help implement these policies. Fredonia has......
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Inclusive Starbucks cup designs: The Lampoon leaves no religion behind

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  EMMO Staff Lampoonist   Starbucks’ decision to drop all Christmas-related symbols from its cup design has a certain kind of customer very unhappy. Enraged by the “politically correct” environment, devout Christians cannot fathom a Starbucks throw-away cup without candy canes, snowflakes, ornaments and all the festive, glittery nonsense that......
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A new president and vice president Burgos and Taylor win Student Association Executive Election

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SCOTT DOWNEY Special to The Leader   On Nov. 10 and 11, students voted for the president and vice president duo they think will serve the campus best. The polls closed Tuesday at 9 p.m. and with 142 votes Jason Burgos, a senior finance and business administration major, and Mary......
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Web Exclusive: Casey Springer: A conversation with a student veteran

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AMANDA DEDIE News Editor   Meet Casey Springer, a senior social work major. A lot of people have things about them that make them stick out from the rest, but Springer is of a very small minority on the Fredonia campus. From 2008-2011, Springer served in the United States Air......
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Fredonia celebrates National Smoke-Out Day Has the tobacco-free policy negatively impacted the environment?

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CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   On Nov. 12, Fredonia will be celebrating National Smoke-Out Day in honor of the second anniversary of Fredonia’s Tobacco-Free policy. The Student Health and Counseling Center will be setting up tables with information to help inform students of the dangers of smoking. Fredonia’s Tobacco Free......
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The persistence of Richard Williams Visiting artist Kevin Schreck presents award-winning documentary

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ALISSA SALEM Special to The Leader The week of Thursday, Nov. 5 a very special visiting artist was in store for Fredonia students. Young filmmaker Kevin Schreck presented his award-winning documentary titled “The Persistence of Vision.” “The Persistence of Vision” is an incredibly well-crafted documentary focusing on legendary animator Richard......
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Sneak peek: The Hillman in the making Hillman Opera to present “The Merry Widow” this weekend

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[metaslider id=4570] REBECCA HALE Reverb Editor       The word in the halls of Rockefeller is that this year The Hillman Opera will be an English-adapted version of Franz Lehar’s “The Merry Widow,” a lighthearted and comic operetta. With the help of over 100 instrumentalists, vocalists and technicians, the production will......

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