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Fall fun for all: First Harvest Fest is a hit

Reading Time: 3 minutesMOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer It may have been a gloomy weekend in downtown Fredonia, but that didn’t stop Fredonia’s Habitat for Humanity club from putting on their first annual Harvest Fest this past Saturday, Oct. 8. Despite the rain, club members had to deal with during set up, the weather......
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Fall is in full swing: A preview of Habitat For Humanity Club’s first ever Harvest Festival

Reading Time: 2 minutesKRIS HARRIS Staff Writer This weekend the residents of Fredonia can enjoy all the benefits of fall while helping the community, as Fredonia’s Habitat for Humanity Club will be hosting the first ever Harvest Festival this Saturday, Oct. 8 from 11 a.m to 6 p.m. in downtown Fredonia. The Harvest......
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Pokémon Club catches attention at Activities Night

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer On Aug. 31, the semesterly Activities Night in Dods Hall was filled with familiar faces, with fraternities and sororities stomping through the lanes looking for pledges and a cappella groups decked in matching t-shirts advertising auditions. Among the regular proceedings, however, the just-formed, temporarily recognized......
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Music Industry Club breaks records Life is Art garners highest fundraising total to date

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Reading Time: 3 minutesAMBER MATTICE and CLAIRE O’REILLY Assistant Reverb Editor and Staff Writer   It was a gloomy day for most in Fredonia, but that didn’t stop the high energy in Steele Hall last Sunday afternoon. Music Industry Club’s Life is Art event brought in a great deal of local talent from......
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‘The fun won’t stop’ University anticipates another festival weekend

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer   It has been over a year since FREDFest was cancelled. For students just attending these last few semesters, the concept of FREDFest is one that is only whispered and talked about in past tense. But those that remember, remember the infamous letter Vice President of......
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Mark Twain’s hidden Fredonia history Award-winning journalist Sean Kirst returns to alma mater

Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer   From April 7-9, Fredonia’s alumni-in-residence series “Writers@Work” continued its successful run with award-winning Syracuse Post-Standard columnist Sean Kirst visiting a number of classes and hosting three events for students, faculty and interested community members. “This man has been a journalist for a very long time,”......
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The rule is there are no rules — except innovation and style Fredonia Dance Ensemble to have theme-less show

Reading Time: 3 minutesAMBER MATTICE Assistant Reverb Editor   With pieces varying from classical ballet to comical theater, this year’s Fredonia Dance Ensemble (FDE) is sure to be a show featuring beautiful and unique performances. The show will take place on April 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and April 10 at 2......
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Spectrum Spring Concert to go ‘All Night Longer’ Sammy Adams announced as headliner

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer   With FREDFest no longer on the table, Spectrum has gone to great lengths to bring some end-of-the-year entertainment to Fredonia. Do the songs “All Night Longer” or “L.A. Story” ring a bell? “We used to do FREDFest, which consisted of … outdoor activities,” President of......
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Entertain mom and pop during Family Weekend

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJORDYN HOLKA Reverb Editor Moving out and escaping the watchful eye of parents has become an American rite of passage for college students. But just as soon as we embrace the true amazingness of freedom, those feelings of longing for home, mom’s cooking and one’s childhood bed that were formerly......

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