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VAP presents Rainy Lehrman: The woman behind ‘Stockpiles’ sculptures

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JESSICA MEDITZ Asst. Life & Arts Editor If you’ve ever wondered about the meanings behind those pink sculptures between Maytum and Mason Halls, look no further. The abstruse shapes you pass on your way to class, called “Stockpiles,” are the works of artist and educator, Rainy Lehrman. With the help......
Sports

Coaches Corner: Astrid Escobar on swimming and her journey to Fredonia

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CAROLYN MULLARKEY Staff Writer It was a cold and early morning in the Steele Natatorium the Friday before Thanksgiving Break, and there was definitely no one more excited to be at their job more than Coach Astrid Escobar. This is Escobar’s first year coaching at Fredonia for both the men’s......
Life & Arts

The Hillman Opera presents ‘Cendrillon’

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BRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader Opening this week, The Hillman Opera will present “Cendrillon” (Cinderella) in Marvel Theater, located in Rockefeller Arts Center. The opera is a collaborative project put on by many departments that will run Nov. 15 through Nov. 17. “Cendrillon” is an opera classic written by......
Life & Arts

Spooky Circus Cabaret to come to Dunkirk

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ANGELINA DOHRE Staff Writer What if the circus traded laughs for frights instead? After scaring a full house last year, Crash/Mat is returning for a new show this Saturday, Nov. 2. Hosted by the Adams, this Spooky Circus Cabaret will include dance trapeze, aerial contortion and other unique performances. The......
Life & Arts

SUNY’S Got Your Back: Students volunteer to help survivors of violence

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MADDIE LITTLE Special to The Leader According to www.theHotline.org, “24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States.” SUNY’s Got Your Back Started in 2016. It’s an initiative to provide comfort bags with personal hygiene products to local domestic......
Life & Arts

Walter Gloor Mainstage Series presents ‘The Grapes of Wrath’

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BRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader The department of theater and dance will present a stage production for the American novel, “The Grapes of Wrath” in Marvel Theater. The stage production, which holds very true to the novel by John Steinbeck in themes and plot, was written by Frank Galati......
Life & Arts

Cinema Alternatives: The club that takes cinema from ‘Hollywood’ to ‘Hollyweird’

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JESSICA MEDITZ Staff Writer Since we as college students are often focused on our academics, it’s important to find outlets for expression that are outside of our majors. Among Fredonia’s wide variety of clubs is Cinema Alternatives — a film-based club that allows students to do so. Cinema Alternatives’ main......
Life & Arts

New WNYF-TV Show: The Fred Effect

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SHENECA SHARPE Special To The Leader WNYF-TV is debuting its new show, “The Fred Effect.” This show has a direct purpose of emulating the popular late-night talk shows such as “Saturday Night Live” with satirical humor that focuses on Fredonia student life. According to Giovanina Vancheri, senior journalism major, “It’s......

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