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Multicultural film festival to explore Israeli customs

By Mary Ford, Contributing Writer • February 26, 2014
Hillel at Ithaca College, the Jewish Studies Program, the Roy H. Park School of Communications and the Center for Academic Excellence will put on the Israel Film Festival March 1–2. The festival will feature three Israeli films: "The Flood," "The Ballad for Weeping Spring" and "Garden of Eden."
Seniors Eric Flyte, Shelley Attadgie and junior Rachel Ozols play King Ouf, Laoula and Lazuli, respectively, in the Main Stage Theater production of "L'etoile." In the opera, Laoula and Lazuli are lovers.

Quirky French operetta hits Main Stage Theater

By Alyvia Covert, Contributing Writer • February 19, 2014
The Ithaca College Main Stage Theater production of "L'etoile" comically explores the topics of love and faith.
A found object structure made of cardboard and wood sits in the Handwerker Gallery. The piece is a part of the exhibit "Your Margins, Your Rivers, Your Diminutive Villages" by Patte Loper, who will give a talk at 6 p.m. Feb. 20 in the gallery.

Artist blends found objects with traditional painting

By Evin Billington, Accent Editor • February 19, 2014
Boston- and Brooklyn-based artist Patte Loper's work is featured in the Handwerker Gallery until March 7 in an exhibit titled "Your Margins, Your Rivers, Your Diminutive Villages." She will give a talk at 6 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Handwerker Gallery.
Anne Marie Cummings and Evan Stewart Eisenberg star in the Readers' Theatre production of "In A Forest, Dark And Deep" as Betty and Bobby, respectively, two feuding siblings.

Through the woods: The Readers’ Theatre to present intense thriller

By Tylor Colby, Staff Writer • February 19, 2014
From March 7–9, the Readers' Theatre will stage a performance of Neil LaBute's "In A Forest, Dark And Deep," directed by Cynthia Henderson, associate professor of theater arts at Ithaca College.
IC Pay It Forward passed out cards with compliments and friendly messages written on them during its rush night Feb. 5. The club aims to influence the community with acts of kindness.

New club aims to spread happiness with good deeds

By Alyvia Covert, Contributing Writer • February 12, 2014
IC Pay it Forward, a new club on campus, strives to positively influence the community by helping others and encouraging them to pass it on.
Footage from 1967 shows the Textor Disc being built.

Textor Disc creator explains sculpture’s history

By Noreyana Fernando, Staff Writer • February 12, 2014
Get an inside look at the construction of Ithaca College's most famous sculpture.
Senior Joshua Condon conducts a rehearsal for “Disney in Concert: Tale as Old as Time.”

Conducting magic: Senior brings Disney to life with concert

By Vicky Wolak, Chief Copy Editor • February 12, 2014
Senior Joshua Condon is putting together a concert of Disney music on Feb. 15.
Chris Kirby squirts paprika oil on top of his hummus. Kirby sells his hummus at GreenStar Natural Foods Market, Ithaca Bakery and Collegetown Bagels.

Taste of success: Hummus company takes Ithaca by storm

By Samantha Cetrulo, Contributing Writer • February 5, 2014
Ithaca Hummus Company, owned and run by Chris Kirby, has been gaining popularity in Ithaca.
Eleanor Henderson, assistant professor of writing, signs first-edition copies of her book “Ten Thousand Saints” in June of 2011 at the Harvard Book Store’s Signed First Edition Club. Henderson’s book is currently being turned into a film.

Professor’s debut novel converted into motion picture

By Austin Gold, Staff Writer • February 5, 2014
"Ten Thousand Saints" by Eleanor Henderson, assistant professor of writing, is being turned into a feature film.
Amy Bertram ’12 stands with a cardboard model of her retail truck, which will be on the streets of Los Angeles in May. Her truck will sell music products, like records and turntables.

Alumna to sell records and music paraphernalia out of retail truck

By Meagan McGinnes, Senior Writer • February 5, 2014
Amy Bertram '12 will open a retail truck selling music paraphernalia in Los Angeles.
A study from Morgan Stanley predicted that the world is headed toward a shortage of wine, reporting that production fell by 5 percent in 2012. However, members of wineries in Ithaca are not concerned about the findings.

Local vineyards unconcerned by wine shortage

By Max Gordon, Contributing Writer • February 5, 2014
Despite a report from Morgan Stanley that said there will be a global wine shortage, vineyards in Ithaca remain optimistic.
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Fashion statements: Well-dressed professors share style tips

By Evin Billington, Accent Editor • January 29, 2014
The college's best dressed professors give some insight into their daily fashion.
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