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Person arrested after tweeting senior semi-formal bomb threat

Students wait Thursday outside Phillips Hall after police officers evacuated the building due to a supposed bomb threat.

The class of 2012 semi-formal was evacuated late Thursday evening after a student posted a tweet saying there was a bomb in Phillips Hall.

Police report downtown power outage

There are power outages in the downtown and East Hill areas of the City of Ithaca, according to a press release issued earlier tonight by the Ithaca Police Department.

IC student featured on “Conan”

Perry Koenig

An Ithaca College freshman received national media attention in a humorous light on April 23, when Perry Koenig was featured on a “Fan Corrections” segment on “Conan,” a late night TBS talk show hosted by Conan O’Brien. In his YouTube response that aired on “Conan,” Koenig pointed out O’Brien’s mistaken acknowledgement of the upcoming Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises” as “The Dark Knight Rising.”

Swidjit to fully launch May 1

Alex Colket

For Alex Colket, the inspiration to create the hyperlocal social media platform Swidjit was, quite fittingly, close to home. After developing an interest in sustainability and creating his own online meal-sharing program, Colket was driven to take community currency to the next level.

Crews extinguish morning fire

A porch on 132 University Ave. by Cornell University caught on fire early this morning, but crews were able to quickly extinguish its flames, according to a press release penned by IFD assistant fire chief Daniel Tier III.

IC squad wins Adirondack Cup

Adirondack Cup

A team of Ithaca College students has won a mock stock portfolio management competition, according to an Intercom release penned by Paul Deamer, marketing communications manager in the Office of Marketing Communications.

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 1984.


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