life and arts

A first for the Music Industry Club, Fredchella, a two-day festival

Contributor to The LeaderMay 11, 2024May 10, 2024

May 11, 2024May 10, 2024

ELENA FITZGERALD Staff Writer The Music Industry Club put a spin on their yearly spring event, which was known as Soulstice Jam, and is now Fredchella. Soulstice Jam was a Music Industry Club event that was primarily held during the spring semester for one day. The winning band of Battle......

Opinion

[OPINION] New townhouse policy has residents fed up

Contributor to The LeaderApril 24, 2024April 24, 2024

April 24, 2024April 24, 2024

AISLINN EDMUNDS Special to The Leader It’s no secret that SUNY Fredonia is in financial disarray from program cuts to most extracurricular club budgets being cut in half. But I fear that Fredonia is beginning to think that the solution to these economic problems is to squeeze even more pennies......

Life & Arts

Fredonia Feminists provides space for supporting women’s rights

Chloe KowalykApril 11, 2024April 11, 2024

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024

CHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief With the rise of changing legislation surrounding bodily autonomy and women’s rights, feminism stands as a relevant topic across the United States today. However, feminism isn’t just a national topic — it’s also a local topic, as Fredonia has its own club on campus dedicated......

Life & Arts

History of the Fredonia Guitar Quartet

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 30, 2024March 26, 2024

March 30, 2024March 26, 2024

LUKE VILLAVICENCIO Asst. Life & Arts Editor With the countless student performance groups that exist here on campus, it can be easy to go through your college career and miss out on a heaping handful of them. The Fredonia Guitar Quartet (FGQ), organized by distinguished Professor James Piorkowski, is one......

Life & Arts

Students behind the art: Jasper Glow

EJ JacobsMarch 27, 2024March 26, 2024

March 27, 2024March 26, 2024

EJ JACOBS Life & Arts Editor Every student has personal and unique experiences and feelings towards the 13 programs up for potential discontinuation. With the changes to Fredonia’s academic offerings, some students are thinking about what got them to the SUNY Fredonia campus in the first place. “I actually originally......

Art Life & Arts

The students behind the art: Henry Domst

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 7, 2024March 7, 2024

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024

DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor Every student at Fredonia whose major has been proposed to be cut is upset about it. But very few of them, if any, are doing more about it than Henry Domst. Domst is a senior double major in graphic design and art history with a minor......

Life & Arts

An Afternoon with the Improv Collective

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 24, 2024February 23, 2024

February 24, 2024February 23, 2024

LUKE VILLAVICENCIO Asst. Life & Arts Editor Have you ever, in a bout of boredom, started tapping a beat on your desk or humming a tune to yourself? The tune or rhythm wasn’t from anything in particular, just the ramblings of your inner mind, waiting for something or someone in......

Life & Arts

The Horse on Central Ave

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 7, 2023December 6, 2023

December 7, 2023December 6, 2023

MITCHELL HORUCY Asst. Sports Editor When creating sculptures in 1992 for a Boston, M.A. sculpture show, Marcia Belliotti had no idea one of her creations would lead to almost 30 years of local fame. Belliotti, a resident of Fredonia, crafted a total of 15 sculptures for a sculpture show she......

Life & Arts

Battle of the New Bands brings another three acts into the music scene

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 6, 2023December 6, 2023

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023

ELENA FITZGERALD Special to The Leader The Music Industry Club is back at it with another Battle of the New Bands. This event exists as a tradition that has brought many bands together that are now integral to the Buffalo music scene. The event was planned mainly by Ahmani McKoy,......

Life & Arts

Ethos New Music Society offers student composers a platform to perform

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 8, 2023October 3, 2023

October 8, 2023October 3, 2023

DAN QUAGLIANA News Editor As a university with a high population of music students, it comes as no surprise that there are a multitude of music-focused clubs on campus. One of the most prolific of such clubs is the Ethos New Music Society (Ethos, for short). Ethos is a student-run......

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A first for the Music Industry Club, Fredchella, a two-day festival

[OPINION] New townhouse policy has residents fed up

Fredonia Feminists provides space for supporting women’s rights

History of the Fredonia Guitar Quartet

Students behind the art: Jasper Glow

The students behind the art: Henry Domst

An Afternoon with the Improv Collective

The Horse on Central Ave

Battle of the New Bands brings another three acts into the music scene

Ethos New Music Society offers student composers a platform to perform