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Dump truck careens off road and into building »

A dump truck rolled off E. State Street today. The driver was transported to a hospital in Pennsylvania. No other injuries were reported. GRAHAM HEBEL/THE ITHACAN

A driver lost control of a dump truck this afternoon at the intersection of E. State St. and Seneca Way,…

Sep 2 2010 / Read More »

Bridge to open after prolonged closure »

The Clinton Street Bridge is scheduled to reopen tomorrow after being closed to vehicles since July 14, assistant civil engineer…

Sep 1 2010 / Read More »

Falsely reported robbery linked to self-inflicted injury »

Freshman Daniel Halliday has been issued an appearance ticket for the Town of Ithaca court and charged with falsely reporting…

Sep 1 2010 / Read More »
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High hopes »

A not-so-new “miracle drug” is getting increased attention from Poughkeepsie to Plattsburgh, from Brooklyn to Buffalo. MICHELLE BOULÉ/THE ITHACAN

A not-so-new “miracle drug” is getting increased attention from Poughkeepsie to Plattsburgh, from Brooklyn to Buffalo. Results from the 2010 Empire State Poll, an annual lifestyle survey conducted by Cornell University, showed that more than six in 10 New Yorkers support legalizing marijuana for medicinal…

Sep 2 2010 / Read More »

Seven players suspended from game »

From left, senior captains Dan Ruffrage, Tom Vossler and Dan Higgins take a break at practice Tuesday at Allen Field. They are three of the seven players suspended from Saturday’s game against St. Lawrence University. KELSEY O'CONNOR/THE ITHACAN

The Ithaca College football team has suspended its four senior captains and three additional players from Saturday’s game for violating team rules.…

Sep 2 2010 / Read More »

Sustainability efforts reap big savings »

The Office of Facilities is currently renovating the Dillingham Center fountains to save money on utilities and make the motors more energy-efficient. JAMES EARL/THE ITHACAN

Electrical consumption at Ithaca College has been on a steady decline over the past few years, and the college saved more than $1 million in utilities for the 2009-10 academic year, Carl Sgrecci, vice president of finance and administration, said.…

Sep 2 2010 / Read More »
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Behind the Lens »

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Last Saturday at the end of Garden Apartment 26, junior Mitchell Murdock methodically set up his tripod and 35 mm film camera to take a…

Sep 1 2010 / Read More »

Pulitzer Prize winner offers wisdom to writers »

During his college years, Jeffrey Eugenides said he focused on writing “a decent sentence, and then a decent story.” Now he is looking to teach…

Sep 1 2010 / Read More »

Language dorms’ presence grows »

From left, Mark Hall and James Pfrehm, faculty fellows for the language communities, eat at the groups’ cookout Aug. 24 in the Terrace 7 lounge. Kelsey O'Connor/The Ithacan

“Buenos días,” “Bon après-midi” and “Gute Nacht” — or good morning, good afternoon and good night in Spanish, French and German, respectively — are greetings…

Sep 1 2010 / Read More »
Sports Young takes time to read the green before a putt at practice. MICHELLE BOULÉ/THE ITHACAN

Driving forward

For sophomore Jackie Young, her golfing career began in a pool. When Young was a junior in high school, her mother, Margaret de Koning, pulled her out of the Edison Club pool in Rexford, N.Y., where…

Sep 1 2010 / Read More »
Senior quarterback Rob Zappia, center, searches for a receiver at practice Aug. 18 at Allen Field. Zappia was named the starting quarterback for the season opener against St. Lawrence University on Saturday at Butterfield Stadium. MICHELLE BOULÉ/THE ITHACAN

Filling the void

Chants of “Let’s go machine” echoed the sidelines at Butterfield Stadium Saturday as the football team held a Blue and White scrimmage. One week before their first regular season home game against St. Lawrence University, the…

Sep 1 2010 / Read More »
Editorials Lauren DeCicca

Working out a new vision

Before Ithaca College’s newest vision, “IC2020” is finalized, President Tom Rochon’s administration must be on the same page regarding task forces for the college’s future. …

Sep 1 2010 / Read More »

Learning links

The Ithaca College Integrative Curriculum (IC2)will be linking students and curriculums across campus this year, acting as the initiative it was intended to be when it was first announced. …

Sep 1 2010 / Read More »
Guest Commentary Melanie Breault

Generation Y encouraged to break tradition

Why are 20-year-olds taking longer to grow up? This is what Robin Marantz Henig asked readers of the New York Times Magazine, while citing that we 20-somethings are traveling and avoiding commitments instead of starting careers…

Sep 1 2010 / Read More »
Catherine Kirchhoff

Students can help improve college’s LGBT resources

Ithaca College was recently ranked with five stars for being lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender-friendly. The college was one of 19 universities in the country to receive five stars, but I wasn’t too surprised by the…

Sep 1 2010 / Read More »
Reviews

‘Piranha’ remake gnaws original film

Blood, beer and naked girls are what Alexandre Aja had in mind for his remake of the 1978 creature flick “Piranha.” The film is exactly what it was meant to be — a disgusting, B-grade party…

Sep 1 2010 / Read More »

Lingering story stifles potential

“God dwells in me, as me,” claims Elizabeth Gilbert, the main character in “Eat Pray Love,” who seems to reach incredible insights without understanding how. The movie attempts to follow Gilbert (Julia Roberts) as she travels…

Sep 1 2010 / Read More »

Bateman’s delivery saves trite script

While “The Switch” may come across as a typical and cliché movie about best friends who fall in love with each other, the film’s father-and-son interplay makes it more endearing. …

Sep 1 2010 / Read More »
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