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Stress relief is only one brushstroke away

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Reading Time: 2 minutesALYSSA BUMP Special to The Leader There is one thing that college students universally experience: stress. Between exams, internships and the buildup of student loan debt, it is common for students to feel anxiety. In fact, according to the American Psychological Association, 41 percent of college students struggle with anxiety.......
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Life & Arts

2019 Miss America Nia Franklin pays visit to Fredonia for arts advocacy

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKATIE LENDA Special to The Leader Composer, arts advocate and Miss America 2019 Nia Franklin was proudly welcomed to Fredonia on Jan. 28 by the student organization, Ethos New Music Society. Earlier that day, Franklin taught a master class for student composers, and later gave a lecture which was preceded......
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Fredonia’s clubs show their stuff at spring Activities Night

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Reading Time: 3 minutesOlivia Beilein Special to The Leader For students returning to Fredonia after a much needed winter break the new semester can be a fresh start for many. Aside from new classes, there is the opportunity to look into new interests or discover people who share the same ones. Activities night......
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Senior art students display pieces at ‘Processus Imperium’

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKATIE LENDA Special to The Leader From graphic design to bronze statues, some of Fredonia’s senior art students presented their work at “Processus Imperium” on its opening night — Friday, Dec. 6. The show features work from Adanna Akams, Anais Cantres, Kai Ellsworth, Kristin Johnson, Katherine Williamson and Stephen Williamson.......
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‘The Wolves’ kicks into gear this weekend in Bartlett Theater

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB Staff Writer Opening on Thursday, Dec. 5, Fredonia’s Department of Theater and Dance is putting on “The Wolves” in Bartlett Theatre inside of Rockefeller Arts Center. “The Wolves” is an all-female cast play that centers around a girls soccer team and their pre-game warm-ups every week. It is......
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Culturefest brings together students of all backgrounds

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMADDIE LITTLE Special to The Leader On Monday, Nov. 18, the Intercultural Center (IC) at Fredonia hosted their annual Culturefest in the Williams Center, MPR. This is the fifth year this event has been put on. However, it wasn’t always called Culturefest or designed for all cultures. Culturefest was first......
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Life & Arts

Journalist Carl Hoffman to answer: Who is Michael C. Rockefeller?

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Reading Time: 2 minutesELIZABETH SUSKI Special to The Leader Did you ever think that one of the buildings on campus would be named after someone who disappeared off the coast of New Guinea? The Rockefeller Arts Center is named after Michael C. Rockefeller, Gov. Nelson Rockefeller’s son. This Thursday, author and journalist Carl......
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Life & Arts

Artist Dylan Miner speaks about ancestry, background and inspiration

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Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Life & Arts Editor For Dylan Miner, being an artist is a multi-dimensional experience. It’s bringing different sources, images, cultural and earthly references into one space to create a visceral realm. Miner is the director of an American Indian and Indigenous Studies program at Michigan State College and......
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Fredonia’s dancers and athletes compete for a good cause

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Asst. Life & Arts Editor Fredonia’s Student Dance Organization (SDO) makes the running joke of “twinkle toes in the NFL” somewhat a reality. Even with the lack of a football team, members of Fredonia’s variety of athletic teams will be participating in the organization’s yearly event, Dancing with......
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Fredonia alumni return to BJ’s stage

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKATIE LENDA Special to The Leader From dream pop to garage rock, BJ’s welcomes a diverse group of bands to their Wednesday night concert series. Bands Canetis, Laveda and Tooth will be taking the BJ’s stage on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Each band differs in style and sound, but they all......
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