EVENTS

Tonight in Mason Hall, Rosch Recital Hall from 5pm to 6:15pm, visiting violinist Ambroise Aubrun will be hosting a master class sponsored by Stamell String. Aubrun is an Associate Violin Professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, and Artistic Director of the Henry Bruman Chamber Music Festival at UCLA. The master class will be followed by a performance from the visiting violinist at 8 pm.

If you are in need of new clothes, the rugby team is hosting a thrift sale today starting at 12pm. The rugby team will be set up in the middle of the Williams center till 4pm.

If you are interested in something else besides shopping, tomorrow march 27th, fredonia honors students are welcome to stop by for Mug Cakes and A Movie, in Grissom Hall 122, Honors Smart Classroom starting at 6 and ending at 8.

Jazz performers Miranda Wilcox, The Tetris Effect, and The Ed Croft Trio will be playing tonight in the Williams Center G138, Blue Lounge starting at 7 for a jazz night. This event is open to the public.

LOCAL MUSIC UPDATES

Last Call Entertainment TOMORROW, March 27th, is hosting Bone Machine, Hundred Plus Club, and So Perfect (from Canada!) at BJ’s, 51W Main Street in Fredonia. Doors at 9, music is at 10.

Campus News Updates with London Nickolai

SUNY Professor Phil Hastings To Screen Around The World:
Getting the wheel spinning, The VANM is proud to announce associate professor Phil Hastings is screening two films, all around the world. And what more? He’s scoring himself some honorable awards. The films mentioned are I Dreamed of Things Forbidden and was Afraid which had initially debuted in 2024 and is now on its way to be screened this week in London and next week in Kazakhstan. The other film is With Love and Sincerity which had been screened in the UK Animations and Music Festival back in February, winning the silver award to bring back here to the big blue area. Hastings tells interviewers that “I hope that others may come away from watching my work with a renewed sense of power and self-worth.” Congratulations Phil. We at FRS and in the Fredonia Community are proud of your stellar achievements.

Day Of Giving:
Moving forward we want to draw your attention to a Fredonia tradition, that being the day of giving. This is an opportunity to give back to your community and support future generations of students. From April 2nd at noon up until April 3rd were calling upon you to bring your donations, no matter how big or small, from money, supplies, clothing, equipment and so much more. Each donation can go a long way to support the scholarships, faculty and staff, programs, athletics, and all things Fredonia. Donors have opportunities to receive plenty of amazing things in return including new this year, the swagger of some Fredonia branded socks. Sign up today and get more info at Fredonia.EDU online or on instagram, facebook and LinkedIn. Remember that one small effort goes a long way.

Qatar Stars Director To Be The Focus Of Brown Bag Talk:
For all our aspiring filmmakers, be sure to check out this coming edition of brown bag talk with our special guest being the director behind the film Qatar Stars on April 2nd. The talk will focus on the film and its creative process and storytelling. A film screening will be included the previous day with a Q&A session at Fredonia Darwin Bakar Historical Hall all of which is open to the public.

Chautauqua county News updates with Maisie Strader

Sherman Woman Charged With Arson

On Sunday night march 23rd, a Barn fire started around 10:40 p.m. on Bailey Hill Road. A Sherman town woman, 21-year-old Susan Hostetler has been arrested on accusations of Arson. The post journal says, “Deputies allege that 21-year-old Susan Hostetler intentionally set the fire following a dispute. She was transported to the Chautauqua County Jail for Centralized Arraignment and was charged with third-degree arson and second-degree criminal mischief in the 2nd degree. She will appear in the Town of Sherman court at a later date.”

County law offices eyeing move to former Mayville medical building

Chautauqua county is looking to move multiple departments to 95 E. Chautauqua St., in Mayville, which happened to be the old medical buildings. The Post Journal wrote, Should they relocate, they will be joined with the attorneys from the Department of Social Services. Once that happens, the county’s Office for the Aging would be moved and the county’s Public Defender’s Office will expand. The county would be leasing the old medical building for 10 years, paying $8,750 a month. The full legislature will vote this Wednesday, however authorizing the lease was already approved by multiple legislature committees.

International and National news coverage written by Maisie Strader

At least 24 dead as wildfires ravage southern South Korea and force thousands to evacuate

South Korea is under flames, as journalists write that they are experiencing the ‘worst ever fires’, at least 24 people are dead from the wild fires blazing the south-east region.

The fires started on Friday, in Sancheong county, spreading to Uiseong county. With the winds, neighboring counties, Gyeongbuk, Uiseong, Andong, Cheongsong, Yeongyang and Sancheong were not out of the clear and have been hit by the wild fires

Yesterday, Tuesday March 25, the national fire agency raised the crisis to the highest fire response level.

South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo, said about 4,650 firefighters, soldiers and other personnel were working Wednesday with the help of about 130 helicopters, adding that “a small amount” of 5-10 millimeters (0.1-0.3 inches) of rain was expected Thursday.

BBC news suggests,“Most of the victims are in their 60s and 70s, authorities say, adding that some 26 people are injured – with 12 in critical condition. More than 23,000 people have been forced to flee their homes.” BBC also destroyed a 1,300-year-old temple in Uiseong city, where many cultural relics were removed and transported to safer ground. Adding to the damages, About 17,000 hectares (42,000 acres) of forest have also been destroyed.

The fires are not over because wind and dry conditions are allowing them to spread again.

Middle East latest: Israeli military orders evacuation of parts of Gaza City

In other shorter updates, Heading into the middle east, On wednesday israeli military ordered the evacuation of parts of Gaza City, after breaking the ceasefire last week. The evacuated portions are Zeitoun, Rimal, Tel-al-awa and other areas.

AP news says, “Israel vows to increase military pressure until Hamas returns the remaining 59 hostages — 24 of whom are believed to be alive. Israel also demands Hamas disarm and send its leaders into exile. Hamas says it won’t release the remaining hostages without a lasting ceasefire and full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.”

FACT CHECK TIME

The fact check was taken from AP news writer MELISSA GOLDIN.

There was a claim suggesting An ICE van in Philadelphia seen ablaze in a video spreading online was intentionally set on fire by left-wing extremists.

However this accusation is false. Although the cause of the fire is unknown, foul play is not suspected, according to the Philadelphia Fire Department and ICE

Sports news with Mitch Hurocy

The women’s lacrosse team looks to stay hot to start the season, winning 5 of their last 7, as familiar foe Oswego will make the trip to the unfortunately snowy, university stadium here at Fredonia. First draw is scheduled for 4 p.m. The baseball team is in action tomorrow as they will be traveling to Oswego for a game tomorrow, and a double header friday. In track news, junior Cara Pellichia won SUNYAC women’s field athlete of the year after winning her fifth consecutive pole vault championship. Congrats Cara. The sabres welcomed back Dylan Cozens as the Senators came to town last night. Cozens recorded an assist, but the sabres got the 3-2 win. Jack Quinn, Tage Thompson, and Jacob Bernard-Docker, who was a part of the Dylan Cozens trade, scored for the team. James Reimer had 30 saves on 32 shots in net. They are back in action tomorrow against the Penguins.

Pop Culture news with Julia Klement

‘The Studio’, Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg’s Creation

This morning, Apple TV premiered the first two episodes of The Studio, a comedy series about the movie and TV industry. Created by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the show follows Rogen’s character, a newly appointed head of Continental Studios, trying to save the company while simultaneously poking fun at the Hollywood system that they have been a part of for so long. NYT states, “When “The Studio” is funny, it is funnier than most anything on TV now. It has a doomed momentum, each episode accelerating toward disaster like a golf cart toward a craft-service table.” Episodes will come out Wednesdays weekly on Apple TV.

Conan O’Brien Back to Host the Oscars

If you enjoyed Conan O’Brien’s hosting of the Oscars this year, then you’re in luck: he is slated to host next year’s Oscars, which will be held on March 15th, 2026. Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said in a joint statement that they are excited for O’Brien to work with the same team as they had this year, saying, “This year, they produced a hugely entertaining and visually stunning show that celebrated our nominees and the global film community in the most beautiful and impactful way. Conan was the perfect host — skillfully guiding us through the evening with humor, warmth and reverence.” This past Oscars had an estimated 19.7 million people watch it, which is its biggest audience they’ve had in 5 years. NBC News states, “The show also succeeded in social media metrics, outperforming both the Grammy Awards and the Super Bowl, according to Oscars organizers. This was the first time that the show was streamed live simultaneously on Hulu, which was not without its glitches.”

Political News updates with Daniel Quagliana

The Atlantic releases entire Signal chat

On Monday, Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, was accidentally added to a group chat on the messaging app Signal that including such government officials like SecDef Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Vice President JD Vance, where those officials were talking about plans to bomb the Houthi rebels in Yemen. Goldberg didn’t think the chat was real until, in his words, “the bombs started falling.” In the last two days, Trump officials such as Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard have sat before the United States Senate and both answered and avoided questions given to them. According to The Hill, “At one point, being questioned by Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), Gabbard said she’d defer to Hegseth and the National Security Council on that answer. “You’re the head of the intelligence community. You’re supposed to know about classifications,” King replied.” This morning, The Atlantic made the decision to publicly release the Signal chats. The Hill wrote that, “The published chat offers details about the attack that the initial article did not contain, including the specific timeline of the airstrike and what weapons would be used.” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “As we have repeatedly stated, there was no classified information transmitted in the group chat. However, as the CIA Director and National Security Advisor have both expressed today, that does not mean we encourage the release of the conversation. This was intended to be a an [sic] internal and private deliberation amongst high-level senior staff and sensitive information was discussed. So for those reason [sic] — yes, we object to the release.”

Behind the scenes, Trump blasts Waltz

According to Politico, President Trump was fuming at National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, the person who added Goldberg to the Signal group chat — but not for potentially revealing classified information. Reportedly, Trump was upset that Waltz has Goldberg’s phone number saved in his phone. “The president was pissed that Waltz could be so stupid,” an anonymous source told Politico. Another anonymous source, according to Politico, “said the incident has strained Waltz’s relationship with Trump’s inner circle.” Trump has held a grudge against The Atlantic ever since they used an anonymous source to report that he called Americans who died in war “suckers and losers” during his first term. Politico said, “Waltz, in an interview with Fox News Tuesday night, said a staffer wasn’t responsible and that he was taking “full responsibility” and that he made a “mistake.” But he insisted that Goldberg’s number had been erroneously added to someone else’s contact.” Leavitt stated that the White House continues to have “the utmost confidence in Mike Waltz and his entire national security team.”