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Chasing Ice

By Lewis Kendall • December 12, 2012

In case you haven't heard, "Chasing Ice" is the next big thing in environmental film.

A week in photos — Dec. 6, 2012

By Ithacan Staff • December 6, 2012

Every week we have a lot of great photography being produced by The Ithacan’s photography staff. Here are some the images you may not have seen.

Take some time to rethink stress

By Kari Beal • December 6, 2012

Some students stress like maniacs during the end-of-semester crunch, while others manage to keep calm. The reason for this may be brain chemistry.

Annual List of “Power Women in Entertainment” Released

By Chloe Wilson • December 5, 2012

"The Hollywood Reporter" has released its annual list of the top 100 women in the entertainment industry. On the 21st edition of the list, released this morning, five of the top ten spots are held by women who work in television. Topping the list for the third year in a row is Anne Sweeney. She…

A week of photos — Nov. 29, 2012

By Ithacan Staff • November 29, 2012

Every week we have a lot of great photography being produced by The Ithacan’s photography staff. Here are some the images you may not have seen.

US must rethink alliance with Israel

By Rachael Hartford • November 29, 2012

If you are a bit confused as to what has been in the news about Gaza lately, you are not alone. And it’s probably because the prevailing US media narrative of what is going on over there is fundamentally skewed. We are being provided news sans the historical context necessary to understand why Hamas and…

“Girl Meets World” gets its “Boy” back

By The Ithacan • November 28, 2012

The upcoming “Boy Meets World” sequel “Girl Meets World” plans have been viral for a while now, but news broke this week that the main couple from the "Boy Meets World" are officially signed on to “Girl Meets World” — making it sound more and more promising. Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel, who respectively played Cory…

Fireman Ed is what’s wrong with sports media

By Andrew Kristy • November 28, 2012

We are all wasting time on Fireman Ed.

The End of Bieber Fever

By Chloe Wilson • November 26, 2012

Last night, Justin Bieber performed during the half-time show of the 100th Grey Cup in Toronto, Canada. Maybe it was because he wasn’t performing to his usual crowd of preteen girls, but when Beiber asked the crowd to make some noise, he got something he wasn’t expecting. Boos. Outwardly, Bieber didn’t react, but he had…

Over/Under: 50 years until professional football is extinct

By Andrew Kristy • November 26, 2012

If you never visually saw football, would you like it? And, will football be around forever?

Seed Is Sacred wants you to repent

By SB Kasulke • November 15, 2012

Perhaps I’m jaded, because at first glance I figured @SeedIsSacred was some sort of atheist-created parody account. Who else would hop on Twitter and command other users to “repent” for making offhanded twitter comments about pleasuring themselves? Turns out, this guy. Seed Is Sacred has just over a hundred followers, but I couldn’t resist being…

BP to pay for spill

By Lewis Kendall • November 15, 2012

BP has agreed to pay $4.5 billion in damages – the largest criminal fine in U.S history – for its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion.