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From Pompeii to Fredonia: Worldwide showing of 2016 David Gilmour concert includes the Fredonia Opera House

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMORGAN HENDERSON Staff Writer   Last Wednesday night, David Gilmour, former guitarist of Pink Floyd, had his live concert movie played in over 2,000 movie theatres worldwide for one night only. The movie was filmed during his two July 2016 concerts played in the ancient Pompeii ampitheatre.   The movie......
Life & Arts

Breaking the stigma: The National Alliance of Mental Illness comes to SUNY Fredonia

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBailey Kuzma Special to The Leader   This year there is a new club on campus: NAMI. NAMI stands for the National Alliance of Mental Illness. It was started by Tyler Gross, a junior biology major. “I wanted to start the club because I’ve always been passionate about helping people......
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Sparking the much needed conversation: The Netflix original movie “To The Bone” sheds light on eating disorders

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Reading Time: 4 minutesAMBER MATTICE Managing Editor   Whenever a movie or tv show is made about something as sensitive as mental health disorders and struggles, there is a lot of apprehension surrounding it. There is concern for lack of sensitivity, empathy, truthfulness and potential glorification of things that are far less glamorous......
Life & Arts

Curtain Up: A preview of the upcoming Opera House events

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMELISSA FUCHS Special to The Leader   The arts are alive and well in Fredonia both on and off campus. From the variety of arts majors to off-campus concerts at the bars downtown, it’s undeniable the role art plays in Fredonia. One art-oriented point of interest in Fredonia, often not......
News

Activities Night 2017

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Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=9533] JACOB SANTOS and AMBER MATTICE Special to The Leader and Managing Editor   On Aug. 30, hundreds of new and returning students attended Activities Night, an event hosted by Spectrum Entertainment every semester. There are currently over 170 organizations recognized under the Student Association (SA), with each encompassing......
Opinion

From the Desk Of Colin Perry, Editor in Chief

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  From the Desk Of Colin Perry, Editor in Chief The other day, I was having class outside in the amphitheater, where other students and I debated the complex ethics of (among other topics) self-plagiarism, personas versus people and public shaming. Behind us, some students from Mason Hall were practicing......
Life & Arts

Hollywood producer Sama discusses reality of entertainment industry

Reading Time: 4 minutes        ZOE KIRIAZIS Staff Writer   Making it in the entertainment industry is not easy, but it’s not impossible to achieve. Franco Sama, an independent film producer in Los Angeles, spoke at Fredonia’s Technology Incubator on Wednesday, April 5. He discussed the financial business of being a......
Life & Arts

Cancelled Callaway masterclass back on

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Reading Time: 2 minutesZOE KIRIAZIS Staff Writer   Once upon a January, Liz Callaway, a veteran Broadway actress, was scheduled to conduct a vocal masterclass composed by School of Music and Department of Theatre and Dance students. However, after an unexpected snowstorm, her initial appearance was cancelled. The masterclass has been rescheduled and......

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