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Education and expression through spoken word: Button Poetry aims to popularize slam poetry

AMBER MATTICE Assistant Reverb Editor   Words are pretty incredible on their own, but add in the intense and emotional tones that characterize slam poetry, said words become something new entirely. Button Poetry, a Minnesota-based organization, is dedicated to bringing slam poetry to the forefront. The organization takes poets from......
Sports

Record-breaking season ends with 30-point loss: Women’s basketball ends season 19-8

MICHELLE HALE and QUINTIN JAMES Sports Editor and Special to The Leader   The Fredonia’s women’s basketball team made history four times in one week. Last Tuesday, the Blue Devils did something they’ve never done before at home — win their first round conference tournament game.The Blue Devils also tallied......
News

Schumer introduces #InTheRed: Senator launches campaign to make college more affordable

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  CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer   The burden of student debt is one of the biggest issues faced by Americans today. Across New York State, the average student graduates almost $28,000 in debt, while the nationwide total has passed 1 trillion dollars. However, New York’s own Sen. Charles E. Schumer......
Life & Arts

‘Color ’til you’re calm’ Adult coloring books becomes global stress-reliever

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RIANNA SEELIG Staff Writer   Fact: Most college students are stressed out of their minds. Between school, work, family, friends and extracurricular activities, it seems like there is no room for downtime in everyday life. However, a new trend may be making peace a bit more possible. Adult coloring books......
Life & Arts

This semester in the School of Music

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  Staff Report   As Fredonia buckles down for the Spring semester, students can be happy knowing there are some treats from the music department on the way. After hits from last semester like the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra’s “An Evening Ella and Ellington” and the Shanghai Quartet, some might think......
Life & Arts

‘A Work in Progress’: Adinolfe, Campbell, Chattern, Gates and Sperling featured in senior art show

[metaslider id=4984] CARLY KNASZAK Assistant Reverb Editor     The annual senior art show will be on display until Dec. 11 at the Marion Art Gallery. The exhibit is called  “A Work in Progress” and shows pieces from graduating seniors. Dec. 4 was when the exhibit first opened, and family......
Life & Arts

Stayin’ alive during dead week Fredonia upperclassmen give tips for surviving dead and exam week

NAOMI LYNCH Social Media Manager   Dead week. No, we aren’t literally dead, but nearly all of the students resemble animated corpses as finals week looms ahead in a rush to cram information in their heads. While most of us are practicing our zombie shuffle, freshman students are filled with......

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