May 6, 2010 | The Senate Bill 1070 was signed into Arizona State Legislation less than two weeks ago. The bill outlines the procedures of law enforcement in cases involving illegal immigrants.  Using vague language, the bill allows in any lawful contact, a law enforcement officer to ask anyone they suspect of being in the country unlawfully for documentation. I sit here and wonder how such a bill that dehumanizes people was passed?
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May 6, 2010 | I came to Ithaca College at 22, after a frustrating year of odd jobs and that sinking feeling that I was no longer in control of my life.

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Apr 29, 2010 | It is seldom in our lives that we experience “defining moments” — times that put into perspective the exact reasons that we, individually and collectively, are living. Rarely, if ever, do we have people who share these moments with us.
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Apr 29, 2010 |   Inside Look is a unique orientation program in the sense that it caters to ALANA and minority students. With this in mind, it is quite obvious in whatever limited time one spends on campus as a prospective student that the experience will pale in comparison to the experience of a full-time student.
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Apr 22, 2010 | Hip-hop is routinely criticized for its explicitly sexist, misogynistic and homophobic environment, particularly evident in its lyrics. In one song, Eminem declares, “Bitch I’ma kill you … you ain’t nothing but a slut to me,” while in another song, raps, “You faggots keep eggin’ me on till I have you at knifepoint …Hates fags? The answer’s yes.” Lyrics about “bitches and hoes” dominate mainstream hip-hop, and artists who have recorded homophobic music include Cypress Hill, DMX, Ice Cube, Ja Rule and Jay-Z.


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Apr 22, 2010 | Following up on journalist Naomi Klein’s visit to Ithaca College and her mention of the recent earthquake in Chile and problems with “shock” therapy-style reconstruction, it may be timely to discuss in greater depth what the presence of American and other foreign corporations in Chile have meant to the country and its people.
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Apr 15, 2010 | There is a growing distance between civilians and U.S. military service members. When soldiers come home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, they are likely to be plagued with feelings of haste to redeploy, homelessness, divorce, drugs, alcohol, depression and suicide. I analyzed nine films, both documentary and fictional, and determined that they are realistic representations of what our soldiers live with based upon the research conducted on said topics.



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Apr 15, 2010 | For many of the country’s colleges and universities, March represents a time to watch alma maters compete on the national stage thanks to March Madness. But for Ithaca College, it represents a time to cheer for other people’s alma maters.

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Apr 8, 2010 | The Anthropology of Music and the World Music Labs are two courses in the area of ethnomusicology (the study and practice of all musics) now offered in anthropology at Ithaca College. Ethnomusicologists study culture through music and sound.

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Apr 8, 2010 | With two months left in my four-year stretch at Ithaca College, I have taken classes that were time well spent and some that I have forgotten about. But, I can’t help feeling a little regret for not making the most out of each semester. With the mandatory major requirements, we lose our freedom to choose. The least I can do before I leave is help out those who still have a lot of time left by offering underclassmen a mock schedule.
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