Kerry Tkacik

Articles by Kerry Tkacik

In the eyes of the beholder

From left,  junior Mackenzie Marotta, sophomore Victoria Tran and freshman Esther Kim model to show different eye shapes and structures on women.

A basic cosmetic surgery has become so popular that one part of the world calls it routine. But most Americans have never heard its name.

Speak for your self

Photo by Shawn Steiner. Design by Molly Apfelroth

Will Shishmanian is looking to find his voice, and he is not alone.

Author revisits Nixon with modern twist

Timothy Johnson, associate professor of music theory, composition and history, plays a piano Monday in Ford Hall. Johnson published an analysis of John Adams’ opera “Nixon in China.” Durst Breneiser/The Ithacan

While composer John Adams’ opera “Nixon in China” has been a theater favorite for more than 25 years, Timothy Johnson, associate professor of music theory, composition and history, is giving the old notes a new tune.

Stories from schizophrenics inspire novel

Terry Garahan, a sociology professor and mental health and counseling instructor, reads his new novel, “When Truth Lies: A Journey with Schizophrenia” at Tompkins County Public Library. Emily Park/The Ithacan

A man strolls happily down a back road near Ithaca, leading a large animal resembling a furry steer with pointed horns on a leash. He’s going home to open a petting zoo with his new friend.

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