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Nike’s new NFL jerseys

By Andrew Kristy • April 6, 2012

Is this story even news? If I wrote for the New York Times should I cover Nike's branding of the NFL? How the whole set up of revealing the jerseys was fueled by PR and after watching SportsCenter I felt like I was watching the unveiling of a flying car? I'd answer all those questions…

Song of the Week: “Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)”

April 3, 2012

Indie rockers Silversun Pickups have broken their three year silence since 2009’s Swoon with the introduction of their new track, “Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings).” The song is slated to be the leading single off their forthcoming LP, Neck of the Woods, which drops on May 8th. I’m sure Al Roker’s making some royalties off that…

One and done needs to be done

By Andrew Kristy • April 2, 2012

"There are only two solutions to it: Either I can recruit players who are not as good as the players I'm recruiting or I can try to convince guys that should leave to stay for me." - John Calipari We're talking about the rule that says a teenage basketball player must attend one year of…

Sadness to the madness

By The Ithacan • March 30, 2012

One of the biggest spectacles in college sports will take place Saturday when the Final Four tips off from New Orleans. Kentuckians and the national media are already dubbing the first game between University of Kentucky and University of Louisville as the Final Four Civil War. But outside of niche areas such as the Bluegrass…

Division III sports matter

By Andrew Kristy • March 30, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvi5og1jdw0 Some people have asked me why I play a Division III sport. They say it's kind of like this blog in that no one cares outside of my parents. They ask me why I put in hours and hours for a game that matters as much as that game you play with your grandma…

I ate this (and did not throw up)

By Michelle Boulé, Blogger • March 29, 2012

There comes a time while traveling when you are confronted with food that you are not used to. The vast majority of the time, the food looks normal, is actually very common and you have just never come across it before. That was not the case with smiley. Smiley is one of those food that…

Shawco

By Michelle Boulé, Blogger • March 27, 2012

This semester i have become very involved with an organization named Shawco. Through this organization, i go to Manenberg Township and teach fourth graders english twice a week at Manenberg Primér School. Here are some portraits of some of the kids i work with:  

In Memoriam: Jet

March 27, 2012

We knew this day would come eventually. This week, Aussie rockers Jet announced their termination as a musical entity. The group had been producing some unabashedly shallow—and catchy—tracks since 2001, but even the greatest bands finally call it a day. Jet had been laying low since the release of their 2009 album, Shaka Rock.  …

Marriage market for college graduates creates further class divisions

By The Ithacan • March 26, 2012

I'd like to think that I'm part of a majority of millenials when I say my parents first met while they were in college — even if they are both alumni of Ithaca College's biggest football rival SUNY-Cortland. But a recent study by Cornell University and UCLA researchers shows that going to college actually lowers…

Getting rosy…coral trending for spring!

By Cady Lang, Staff Writer • March 26, 2012

Spring has finally come to Milan, and I've been keeping tabs on the South Hill - goodbye Ithaca cold and hello sunshine! It's time to start embracing the spring and one of the easiest ways to do that is a few wardrobe updates, starting with color! Things will be getting rosy this spring with the…

Rebranding The Morning Benders

March 26, 2012

What we have here is a classic case of branding failure in the global market. What happens when your brand—or band—name means something in one cultural context and a completely different thing in another one. This is what happened to American indie rock band The Morning Benders.   Last night, the band posted to their…

Bored? Have Netflix? Watch Senna

By Andrew Kristy • March 26, 2012

It doesn't matter if the biggest race you've ever watched are raindrops as they slide down your window. Doesn't matter if you think racing isn't a sport. Doesn't matter if you care more about who that girl is in Hunger Games than you do about actual sports. "Ayrton Senna" is a mixture of 11 letters…