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Adjunct Spotlight: Two passions, two different routes for Detenbeck

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Adjunct professor of Italian, Laurie Detenbeck is currently in her first semester of teaching at Fredonia. Photo courtesy of Melissa Rechin / Photo Editor . CARL LAM Staff Writer Graduation is around the corner for many and perhaps there are some students that are preparing to go back and study......
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FREDstock

David Neimanis, Matt Mincin and Bryan Williams, all FREDstock organizers, hope to host FREDstock at the Chautauqua County Fairgrounds. Photo courtesy of Courtney Gfroerer / Managing Editor MAGGIE GILROY Reverb Editor Judging by the way Matthew Mincin runs between meetings, fields phone calls and constantly updates his seemingly endless spreadsheet......
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GRAMMY win brings Fredonia alumnus praise, swag and Twitter trends

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MAGGIE GILROY Reverb Editor The cafeteria of Westfield Secondary School added a new addition to its decor Friday evening: a red carpet fit for a GRAMMY winner. Members of the Westfield community filled the quaint school’s cafeteria eager to greet Kent Knappenberger, recent winner of the first ever GRAMMY Music......
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What the frack is going on? The debate and impact of converting the NRG plant from coal to natural gas

Wendy Mahnk Special to The Leader What the frack is going on? If NRG’s Dunkirk facility is repowered as a natural gas refinery, the question that will be on many people’s mind is where is the natural gas coming from? More specifically, will it be coming from the controversial hydrofracking......
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Chris O’Dell on gender, drugs and rock ‘n roll

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EILEEN MOWREY Assistant Reverb Editor Last Tuesday, Chris O’Dell, author of “Miss O’Dell: My Hard Days and Long Nights with The Beatles, The Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and the Women They Loved,” shared with Fredonia students what it was like to work with some of the biggest rock and......
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Adjunct Spotlight: Musically and technically speaking, Yuen has it all

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CARL LAM Staff Writer Many who are not familiar with Mason Hall could attest that all that can be seen are doors. Gray doors, green doors, wooden doors — any type of door, really. And then there are the red doors, often filled with reminders, lesson schedules, concert information and......
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New College of Visual and Performing Arts off to a good start

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COURTNEE CESTA Special to The Leader On July 1, SUNY Fredonia opened its doors to the new College of Visual and Performing Arts as the first of its kind in the entire SUNY system of liberal arts schools. After months of planning, Fredonia combined the School of Music with the......

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