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Life & Arts

Twilight the campus dog: A lovable four-legged companion

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Reading Time: 2 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB Special to The Leader Are you a dog person? Because after hearing about the story of Karen O’Connell and her dog, Twilight, it’s difficult not to be. O’Connell, 59, is a Fredonia art alumna who has recently been taking pottery classes on campus. She can describe how the......
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Life & Arts

Cameron Kasky’s convocation speech is all about taking action and staying true to self

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Reading Time: 3 minutesERIKETA COST Life and Arts Editor Cameron Kasky’s convocation speech involved a lot of self-care advice, thoughts on activism and references to his African American history class. The Marjory-Stoneman Douglas shooting changed his life. He and his younger brothers survived one of the most tragic mass school shootings in US......
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Life & Arts

Fernway, Ever Elsewhere and Young Animals rock Fredonia’s world

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJESSICA MEDITZ Staff Writer BJ’s Fredonia and Last Call Entertainment casually turned what would have been an otherwise boring Wednesday evening into a night of fun, friends and quality live music. Bands Fernway, Ever Elsewhere and Young Animals took the stage last week, presenting a variety of headbanging, good tracks......
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News

Monica Manney to receive Lanford Prize at May commencement, Fredonia to receive an all-around distinguished alumna

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Reading Time: 5 minutesJOSH RANNEY News Editor   Every higher education institution has a mission of making professionals and well-rounded individuals of their students. With that being said, Monica Manney is the embodiment of that mission. Manney is a super-senior, journalism major and earlier this month was told she would be the recipient......
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Life & Arts

Club Highlight: Black Student Union celebrates Black History Month

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Reading Time: 2 minutesELIZABETH SUSKI Special to The Leader   The Spring semester has officially started, and with that comes Activities Night, club meetings and opening events. Clubs like Black Student Union (BSU) have already begun doing events. BSU held their opening ceremony on Feb. 2 in the Williams Center MPR. Black Student......
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Life & Arts

Club Spotlight: Sister Circle

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Reading Time: 2 minutesERIKETA COST Staff Writer Building friendships and making a difference through community is one way to create empowerment for women. Sister Circle is a club on the Fredonia campus that does just that, in a safe and open environment. With an emphasis on women empowerment, the group’s primary goal is......
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Life & Arts

Fredonia club highlight: Much More Chill

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Reading Time: 2 minutesELYSE GRIECO Life & Arts Editor   With more than 170 student organizations offered on campus, Fredonia has a club for every student with every interest. Much More Chill is one of the many a capella groups open to the student body. The club has been performing together for the......
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Life & Arts

From wanting to skip recess to read, to becoming a writer: A profile of Dr. George David Clark

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSTEPHEN SACCO Special to the Leader   Dr. George David Clark was born in Savannah, Ga., but moved from time-to-time while growing up in the southeast of The United States. He was raised by his father, a pastor, and his mother, a teacher just like himself. Clark talked about his......
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Life & Arts

‘ . . . Sometimes I have to take a moment and look around at everyone in the [radio] station and remind myself how lucky I am to be where I am’: A profile of senior Amy Gruttadauria, program director of WCVF-FM

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Reading Time: 4 minutesMELISSA FUCHS Staff Writer   Amy Gruttadauria is a senior at Fredonia, and her schedule is anything but empty. She is captivating in her ability to seemingly do it all without showing evidence of faltering. When you first meet Gruttadauria, you will notice her lengthy chestnut-brown hair with one side......
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