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Ray Stewart records with Natalie Merchant

Christine Davis Mantai

The next CD to be released by Natalie Merchant, former lead singer of 10,000 Maniacs, will become the newest link between SUNY Fredonia and the beloved alternative rock group founded in Jamestown, N.Y. Raymond Stewart, associate professor of Music and member of Meridian Arts Ensemble, spent a day-long recording session this fall with Merchant in September.

William Graebner's new book examines Patty Hearst case

Christine Davis Mantai

William Graebner (History, emeritus) just published (October 15) a book, Patty's Got a Gun: Patricia Hearst in 1970s America (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008). The book has been discussed or reviewed in the Atlantic Monthly, the Economist, and Newsday. It is the first substantial reconsideration of Patty Hearst’s story in more than twenty-five years, William Graebner vividly re-creates the atmosphere of uncertainty and frustration of mid-1970s America.

Alumni christen Marvel lobby in memory of von Tornow

Christine Davis Mantai

A half-century after the death of beloved teacher Dr. Georgiana von Tornow, alumni returned to christen the lobby of the 400-seat Marvel Theatre in memory of the former speech and drama teacher who is considered the founder of SUNY Fredonia's theatre arts program.

Hopes expressed as Tech Incubator breaks ground

Christine Davis Mantai

“In a time when we’re surrounded by negative news about the economy, it’s so encouraging to be a part of a project like this that could potentially have such a positive and significant impact on our region.” President Dennis L. Hefner spoke these words Monday at the ground-breaking ceremony for SUNY Fredonia's highly-anticipated Technology Incubator in Dunkirk, N.Y.