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Fredonia on ice: A look into how campus deals with winter weather

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHELSEA ANN BARON Special to The Leader   What’s the deal with all the ice around campus? If you haven’t seen it, you’ve probably heard about students slipping in parking lots and on the sidewalks. Alex Wagner, a sophomore international studies and Spanish major, has experienced the ice firsthand. She’s......
Life & Arts

Ethos NewSounds coordinates festival with Latitude 49

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Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=10776] STEPHEN SACCO Special to The Leader   Latitude 49, a six-person band originating from the University of Michigan, payed Fredonia a sonic visit. On Wednesday, Jan. 31, the band arrived at Mason Hall offering students a master class focusing on music composition. The next night, Latitude 49 performed......
Life & Arts

A Tale of Two Artists

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Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=10777] MELISSA FUCHS Special to The Leader   Last Thursday saw one of the first public showings of the documentary “Moods, Mountains and Masterpieces. A Portrait of an Artist: Marcia Merrins.” Showcased at the historic 1891 Fredonia Opera House, before a showing of “David Hockney at the Royal Academy......
News

Boosted enrollment could re-extend dining hall hours

Reading Time: 2 minutesALEXANDRIA NIEVES and DAN ORZECHOWSKI Special to The Leader and News Editor   This year’s number of incoming students has made a major impact in Fredonia’s Faculty Student Association’s (FSA) decision-making. Last semester Tim Hortons and Centre Point saw their hours trimmed, but now that student enrollment has bounced back,......
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Houghton Hall undergoes major renovation project

Reading Time: 3 minutesJACOB SANTOS Special to The Leader   Since 2015, a series of changes began to take place at Houghton Hall as the physics and geosciences departments were temporarily moved to Jewett Hall. The building was briefly used for fine arts students while the Rockefeller Arts Center was nearing the completion......
Opinion

From the Desk of Quintin James, Assistant Sports Editor – Caution: Fredonia’s campus

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Reading Time: 4 minutesQUINTIN JAMES Assistant Sports Editor   Going to school five minutes south of Lake Erie has it perks for sure. The water is beautiful in the summer and there are plenty of beaches to play and lay on. In the winter, though, these perks turn into problems. Winter means snow,......
Life & Arts

Percussion Guild brings Ghana to Fredonia

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Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=10659] MELISSA FUCHS Special to The Leader   Wednesday night brought a taste of Ghana to Rosch Recital Hall on the Fredonia campus as students, community members and faculty were treated to the sights and sounds of the Saakumu Dance Troupe. While Saakumu is Ghanaian for tradition, the performance......
Life & Arts

Step into Enrique Chagoya’s world: Aliens Sans Frontières on display in Marion Art Gallery

Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=10645]MOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer   There’s nothing like art touched by the traces of history that helped preserve it. Enrique Chagoya, a current professor of art at Stanford University, spoke at a Visiting Artist Program lecture in Fredonia on Jan. 25 regarding his artwork. Hailing from Mexico City, Chagoya......
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Police Notter

Reading Time: 2 minutesAVRIL KING Social Media Manager and Assistant Sports Editor   Monday, Nov. 27 A student was seen drawing a large pen­tagram in the middle of the quad. When questioned, the student explained that they were attempting to summon Satan to write their final paper for them. Chegg’s servers went down......
Sports

Athletic director search comes to a close: Jerry Fisk named next Fredonia athletic director

Reading Time: 3 minutesAVRIL KING Social Media Manager Assistant Sports Editor   After several months of seeking potential candidates, Fredonia has chosen its next athletic director, Jerry Fisk. The announcement came on Nov. 9, but the search itself began long before this. The national search to replace former Athletic Director Greg Prechtl began......

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