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Review: Committed to the characters: Summer of ’42 showcases great acting start to finish

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Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=5657] LERON WELLINGTON Special to The Leader   A musical about adolescence and all the awkwardness along with it may not sound very enjoyable, but the Performing Arts Company’s production of “Summer of ‘42” was a light-hearted comedy that left audiences with a few chuckles and smiles from ear......
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A sneak peak of ‘St. Matthew Passion’ in Rosch School of Music hosts sixth Intercollegiate Choral Festival

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Reading Time: 3 minutesEMMA SCHAIBLE Special to The Leader   Three conductors, two schools and one theater. The talent in Rosch Recital Hall was overflowing with the many sounds of collegiate choir students. On the sunny afternoon of Feb. 20, the Sixth Annual Intercollegiate Choral Festival was hosted by the Fredonia School of......
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‘The Force Awakens’ a ‘New Hope’ A gyp or a well-formulated crowd-pleaser?

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  GRIFFIN JONES Special to The Lampoon   On Dec. 18, 2015, something happened — the likes of which the world has seen before: “Star Wars Episode IV: The Force Awakens” was re-released in American theaters to universal, unquestionable acclaim. Fans turned out in droves, dressed head-to-toe in the same......
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Schumer introduces #InTheRed: Senator launches campaign to make college more affordable

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  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......
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A percussion and flute partnership: Ethos presents A/B Duo

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Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=5484] EMMA SCHAIBLE Special to The Leader   It was a cold and snowy evening outside, but inside the cozy theatre of Rosch Recital Hall the audience was embraced in the warm and musical sounds of percussion and flute.                                                                                                   On Feb. 12, the duet ensemble A/B Duo came......
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‘The Laramie Project’ A message of activism, peace and acceptance

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  Preview AMBER MATTICE Staff Writer   There has always been a stigma around the call for activism because activism means acknowledging that something in society needs to be fixed. What not many people realize, however, is that activism can occur through any medium. The upcoming performances of “The Laramie......
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‘The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later’ Show highlights lack of legislation and growth

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCLAIRE O’REILLY Special to The Leader   Kidnapped, tied to a fence, beaten and left to die. This describes the murder of former student of The University of Wyoming, Matthew Shepard. He was gay. “This is the landmark gay hate crime in the U.S., and it happened in our lifetime,”......
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Nervous, excited, well-prepared: Fredonia hopefuls Audition Day at the School of Music

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  HOLLY BURDICK Special to The Leader   “Auditions today were actually especially strong,” junior music education major Michael J. Maroney said. “The students coming in all seemed pretty attracted to what Fredonia had to offer, specifically the school of music.” Audition days are the days when young music students......
Life & Arts

The ‘360 experience’ ‘Summer of ’42’ to be performed in MPR

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCLAIRE O’REILLY Special to The Leader   It’s summer in 1942, and 15-year-old boys have gotten their hands on an anatomy book describing the female body. The mystery of the woman is solved. These boys have just unlocked every secret, every bit of knowledge about their opposite gender. One of......

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