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Kenneth Meyer to perform new guitar solos

Christine Davis Mantai

Special guest artist Kenneth Meyer of the Syracuse University Setnor School of Music will perform in concert Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall on the SUNY Fredonia campus. The concert will feature a unique program of new guitar solos Mr. Meyer commissioned from five American composers

Math alum giving talk on robotics applications

Christine Davis Mantai

Friday, Nov. 3, at 4 p.m. in Fenton Hall Room 105, Fredonia graduate Erion Plaku (computer science, 2000) will return to campus from his studies at Rice University to discuss motion planning and how it applies to robotics. The lecture is open to the public.

Homecoming was a weekend to remember

Christine Davis Mantai

The Alumni Association honored stellar graduates, many athletes, and remembered deceased friends, as Fredonia celebrated its annual Homecoming Weekend Oct. 20, 21, and 22. The Class of 1981 came together for its 25th reunion, and the Communication Department celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding. Students elected Patrick Newell and Lisa Meyers as Homecoming King and Queen.

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Prevet and alumni are Hall of Famers this year

Christine Davis Mantai

Former Fredonia State coach and administrator Dr. Thomas Prevet, women’s soccer player Kristi (Buntich) Wiley, baseball player Joe Caso, and cross country and track and field athlete Todd Grady will be inducted into the SUNY Fredonia Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 21.

Grad speaking at Adams Art Gallery

Christine Davis Mantai

Christopher Grundner, founder of the Kelly Heinz-Grundner Brain Tumor Research Foundation, will appear at the Adams Art Gallery in Dunkirk on Wednesday, Sept. 20 at...

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Researchers shed light on behavior in sexual cannibalism

Christine Davis Mantai

Approaching a female for sex is tantamount to laying his life on the line, but male praying mantises aren't that willing to die for the chance to mate, Biology Professor William D. Brown and his former graduate student Jonathan P. Lelito reported recently in the The American Naturalist.