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Coaches Corner: Astrid Escobar on swimming and her journey to Fredonia

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CAROLYN MULLARKEY Staff Writer It was a cold and early morning in the Steele Natatorium the Friday before Thanksgiving Break, and there was definitely no one more excited to be at their job more than Coach Astrid Escobar. This is Escobar’s first year coaching at Fredonia for both the men’s......
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Open forums to be held for presidential search

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AIDAN POLLARD News Editor As SUNY Fredonia prepares the confidential search for a new university president, they’ve hired the presidential search firm Storbeck/Pimentel. In November, the firm successfully aided in searches at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Penn State Brandywine and the University of the Pacific. A piece of the firm’s......
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Igoe recognized for instructional video

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CHRISTOPHER ELKINS Special to The Leader It’s always rewarding whenever something coming out of Fredonia gets recognized by the outside world. This is nothing new for department of communication Assistant Professor Michael Igoe. Igoe’s video, “Interviewing: Getting the Facts the Feelings, and the Focus” has won another award and is......
Life & Arts

Fredonia professor Armand Petri writes score for local horror film

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ERIKETA COST Life & Arts Editor You may be familiar with the recent local horror film “Widow’s Point,” that was shot at the Dunkirk Lighthouse. Fredonia professor Armand Petri wrote the musical score for the film and recently took part in a discussion panel at the premiere. Petri, born in......
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Changes in Academic Affairs leads to merging departments

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ALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader As we all get into our new routine for this school year, various changes have also been made behind the scenes. The division of academic affairs have applied multiple organizational changes to their system and programs. These include College of Education, Liberal Arts and......
Life & Arts

Soulstice Jam Preview

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BRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader   The Fredonia communication department is offering a special opportunity to students and community members.  Diane and Bernard Block, multi-faceted artists from New York City, will be giving a performance and workshops on Friday, April 26.   Diane Block, who doubles as a musician......
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2019’s Recipients of The President’s Awards for Excellence: Michael Igoe and Carmen Rivera

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ALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader   Michael Igoe, assistant professor of Communication and Carmen Rivera, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, are being recognized for their charismatic efforts they have put into the campus and surrounding community. Through demonstrating a distinct willingness to make an......
Life & Arts

Visiting Artist presents academic and gay activist Jonathan Katz

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ERIKETA COST Assistant Life & Arts Editor   How did queer artists express themselves in past generations, in times where it wasn’t accepted in dominant culture? According to art historian Jonathan Katz, these artists expressed themselves in subtle, nuanced ways that now give us insight into what it was like......

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