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Professor balances IC and LA

Stephen Tropiano

Stephen Tropiano had plans to enter the film industry when he began his double B.S. in cinema and photography and television-radio at Ithaca College. Halfway through his college career, though, he discovered another passion in teaching and decided to become a professor after graduating in…

Apr 25 2012 / Read More »

Room for debate

Sage Hall

The Cornell Historical Society will weigh past vs. present in a discussion panel about renovations to Sage Hall, the first women’s dormitory at Cornell University, which is now home to the Johnson Graduate School of Management, this Saturday.…

Apr 18 2012 / Read More »

Spirit of the rave

Junior Sallie Robinson twirls a light up hula hoop Friday at a local rave.

  Leading the way down uneven stairs, junior Sallie Robinson carries a stack of folded red and white sheets to the spacious, empty basement. Exposed pipes hang from the low ceiling, where off-white paint is chipped and exposing worn cement. To Robinson, it is the…

May 2 2012 / Read More »

Dusting off the curtains

Sophomore Ashton Muniz rehearses “Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet” with the members of the Kuumba Repertory Theatre, a recently revived Ithaca College theater company, on Monday.

  A double major in drama and sociology, sophomore Brittany Carey has always believed in using theater as a vehicle for social change. But when she joined the cast of Kuumba Repertory Theatre’s upcoming production “Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet,” she realized just how…

May 2 2012 / Read More »

Continuing the battle

From left, Ed Vorbach, his son Kyle Vorbach and his wife Denise Vorbach stand at Kyle’s high school graduation in 2009. Two days after this photo was taken, Kyle began treatment for cancer.

After his wife was diagnosed with cancer in 2008, Ed Vorbach worked to keep life as normal as possible for his son, who was a senior in high school. His wife would win her battle the following summer, but the family was far from done with…

Apr 25 2012 / Read More »

Ballerina Mother

Cindy Reid, center, rehearses a dance number from “Swan Lake” with a group of dancers at the Ithaca Ballet studio Monday.

  Cindy Reid, artistic director of the Ithaca Ballet, gets up and bends her knees into a low squat. She laughs as she holds onto the bench for support, recalling a time when such movements came more easily. “I was jumping around in my sister’s…

Apr 25 2012 / Read More »

Lights, camera, act

Senior Denzel Edmondson, a musical theater major, performs in the Ithaca College Main Stage production of “Illuminated Bodies.” Edmondson is one of 24 seniors to participate in the Senior Showcase in May.

For the past month, 24 seniors have spent their scarce free time between classwork and shows looking over old acting review scenes, searching plays for their ideal monologue and listening to countless Broadway soundtracks in the hopes of finding the perfect character to play. This…

Apr 25 2012 / Read More »

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