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Conservative Corner: The U.S. should act as the world leader it is What to do about ISIL

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   The recent Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attacks on Paris are definitely a tragedy, and something must be done to reprimand these terrorists. This does not seem to be the end of ISIL’s attacks, and ISIL has actually threatened to attack Washington,......
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Diversity in a small town First International Dinner raises money for international students

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  COLIN PERRY Assistant News Editor International Education Week concludes on Nov. 19 with singing, dancing and every college student’s favorite: a whole lot of food. The first International Dinner will be held in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room to benefit scholarship funds for Fredonia’s international students. The event is......
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Web Exclusive: Casey Springer: A conversation with a student veteran

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Reading Time: 7 minutesAMANDA DEDIE News Editor   Meet Casey Springer, a senior social work major. A lot of people have things about them that make them stick out from the rest, but Springer is of a very small minority on the Fredonia campus. From 2008-2011, Springer served in the United States Air......
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Student’s 40-page proposal turns into reality Campus garden to be developed behind Science Center greenhouse

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer   It took two years of work. It was proposed many, many times by different people. But time and again, it was turned down. Finally, though, a garden is coming to Fredonia and the student who spearheaded the event couldn’t be happier. Zachary Beaudoin is......
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Life & Arts

Girl power Women’s Student Union hosts Women, Rock and Soul

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Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=4106] MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   On Oct. 21, Women’s Student Union held its annual Women, Rock and Soul event. This year’s event theme was “I Stand With Planned Parenthood.” It included an informational speech by a Planned Parenthood educator, framed by poetry and musical performances by many of......
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Life & Arts

Double the reeds, double the learning Robert Sorton leads Double Reed Day

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Reading Time: 3 minutesHOLLY BURDICK                       Special to The Leader   Double Reed Day was Sunday Oct. 25. It was a day to celebrate the unique double reed instruments and the many people who play them. This event held master classes for students of all ages for their instruments. Middle school, high school......
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Life & Arts

‘Two words that make the magic’ Broadway star conducts master class

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Reading Time: 3 minutesHOLLY BURDICK Special to The Leader   “What if” — two words that can imply many things. “What if” — two words that permit the imagination to run wild. “What if” — two words that Tony Award-nominated, Karen Akers used many times to explain what she wanted to teach. “What......
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Life & Arts

Shanghai Quartet in Residency

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMARIA MELCHIORRE Special to The Leader   “The music is a language itself,” said Lily Li, International Recruiting Assistant for the School of Music. “It’s really a dual-lingual sound,” she continued, explaining the expressional and tonal differences between the Chinese and English languages and how these manifest in the quartet’s......
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Life & Arts

A night of poetry Beat Poetry Festival showcases variety of topics

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Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=3323] CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer The National Beat Poetry Festival at Fredonia kicked off this past weekend; a number of poets from out-of-state came, shared their work and interacted with the young poets on campus. The Festival, which, as one of the poets pointed out, is actually an international......
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