March 11, 2026
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News

Visual Arts and New Media Department looks to the future: New semester brings new chair and more

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesJAMES LILLIN Staff Writer Fredonia’s Visual Arts and New Media Department is facing numerous changes this year as it adapts to a new location in the $37 million dollar expansion added on to the Rockefeller Arts Center, an expansion which includes new areas for sculpting, drawing, animating, and illustrating. Leading......
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News

‘Growing into the future’: College of Education receives prestigious CAEP accreditation

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesJORDAN PATTERSON Assistant News Editor   After a long process, Fredonia has passed all of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation’s (CAEP) standards, becoming the first college to do so in New York. CAEP, the sole education accreditor in the nation, recently informed Fredonia that they had been......
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Opinion

Guest Op-Ed: It’s not okay

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutesPRESIDENT VIRGINIA HORVATH Special to The Leader Last weekend, I was alerted to several threads on social media about destruction of property in a yard on Temple Avenue. Most troubling to me, as threads continued to describe other acts of vandalism and disrespect, was a statement from a community member......
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Life & Arts

Review: Broadening horizons one note at a time: Faculty concert in King Concert Hall showcases the new organ

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutesSHENECA SHARPE Staff Writer   With the addition of the new organ in King Concert Hall, the only way to celebrate Fredonia’s new renovation was, of course, providing a concert for community members and students. The performance featured  faculty members such as Dr. Ji Hyun Woo, Dr. David Cowell, Natasha......
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Life & Arts

A ukulele in one hand, a coffee in the other: Kasia Coffee holds first *B-Side jam session

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutes  MOLLY VANDENBERG Special to The Leader Most Friday evenings are spent unwinding with friends and contemplating your weekend plans. For some of us, this includes checking out favorite local bars or restaurants in the area. However, if you’re ever bored of the typical downtown Fredonia scene, Kasia Coffee, located......
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Life & Arts

Legendary entertainer Moreno to give Convocation address

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesLERON WELLINGTON Staff Writer Fredonia is starting off the new year with a Convocation speaker with flair and gusto that you don’t find just anywhere. She is one of the handful of people in the world who can call themselves a Grammy-, Tony-, Emmy- and Oscar-winner, and she is here......
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Life & Arts

‘Harmony across the arts’: New WM Art Installation debuting soon

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutesSHENECA SHARPE Staff Writer   With a new semester taking place, it’s time to get back into the college routine, whether that be classes, clubs and maybe even work. Despite all of the things boggling every college student’s brain, an idea can spring up  in the most stressful of situations.......
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Life & Arts

Telling a story through movement: Scenes from the Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company’s lecture demonstration

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutesAMBER MATTICE Reverb Editor   From the ceiling to the floor, there are massive windows that look out over various parts of campus. The sun is setting. The room is full of natural light, and on the right side of the room, members of the Fredonia Dance Ensemble (FDE) are......
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Life & Arts

A summer well spent: Inside the ‘Arts of Italy’ summer study abroad program and its upcoming changes

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutesMOLLY VANDENBERG Special to The Leader   It’s typical for college students to spend their summer working to save some extra money or just relaxing with familiar hometown family and friends. However, many of us are craving a new and exciting experience that staying at home simply can’t offer. ‘Arts......
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