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From the page to a public stage: Poet Adam Clay reads unpublished work

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJAINA BERARDI  Special to The Leader  Before the advent of written forms of communication, humans primarily communicated orally. The Mississippi poet Adam Clay brought his poetic written words to vocal life on Thursday, Nov. 3 at the Marion Art Gallery. He visited Fredonia as part of The Mary Louise White......
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From the shadows to the spotlight: Chris O’Dell on working with men of rock

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Reading Time: 3 minutesWILL KARR Staff Writer They say that behind every great man is a woman. These words rang true for Chris O’Dell, “The First Lady of Rock & Roll,” who has lived mostly in the shadows of men of rock.  “I worked with the Holy Trinity of rock and roll: The......
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Fredonia alumna Alyssa Morasco gives lecture, advice to students

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMARCIA HUNT Special to The Leader Do you ever wonder what careers are waiting for you after leaving Fredonia? SUNY Fredonia alumna, Alyssa Morasco, came back to her alma mater on March 5 to give a lecture on museum career paths. The presentation, which included exclusive photos from her various......
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Writers @ Work invites Fredonia alumnus Josh Schneider to discuss workplace success

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKATIE LENDA Special to The Leader Fredonia alumnus, Josh Schneider, will be paying a visit to his alma mater from March 4-6. Schneider’s residency will consist of four different events, sponsored by Fredonia’s School of Business and Writers @ Work. In 2009, Schneider graduated from Fredonia with a bachelor’s degree......
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Journalist Carl Hoffman to answer: Who is Michael C. Rockefeller?

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Reading Time: 2 minutesELIZABETH SUSKI Special to The Leader Did you ever think that one of the buildings on campus would be named after someone who disappeared off the coast of New Guinea? The Rockefeller Arts Center is named after Michael C. Rockefeller, Gov. Nelson Rockefeller’s son. This Thursday, author and journalist Carl......
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Artist Dylan Miner speaks about ancestry, background and inspiration

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Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Life & Arts Editor For Dylan Miner, being an artist is a multi-dimensional experience. It’s bringing different sources, images, cultural and earthly references into one space to create a visceral realm. Miner is the director of an American Indian and Indigenous Studies program at Michigan State College and......
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Pulitzer Prize winner lectures to aspiring journalists

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Reading Time: 4 minutesGIOVANINA VANCHERI Special to The Leader ANALYSIS Fredonia’s chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists hosted their annual conference this weekend. As usual, the event was composed of three special topic speakers and a keynote speaker. For the first time ever, the keynote speaker was a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist:......
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Writers @ Work visiting guest: L.A. Times journalist and Fredonia alumnus Scott Martelle

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Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Assistant Life & Arts Editor   My Skype interview with Scott Martelle from the control room on the third floor of McEwen felt like a flashback for him. The L.A. Times journalist and I made small talk about the radio news and podcasting class I was headed to......
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Accomplished Fredonia graduate returns to campus for Writers at Work series

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Reading Time: 3 minutesANGELINA DOHRE Photo Editor Jim Ranney, Fredonia alumnus and Director of Communications for New York State Senator Patrick Gallivan made a recent appearance at his alma mater. Ranney is a 25-year veteran of broadcast journalism and former station manager and news director of WBFO/WNED-TV in Buffalo. This past week he......
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Final Brown Bag tackles fake news and social media

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  [metaslider id=9141]   JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer On April 12, the final Brown Bag lecture of the year took place in the Williams Center, featuring communications professor Mike Igoe and computer science professor Michael Scialdone, both choosing to tackle the rise in fake news and media bias. “I decided......

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