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From a side angle, students sit at tables looking towards a speaker with a microphone on a small stage, some of the students are raising their hands.

The IC band community encourages first-year students to get involved

By Parker Anne Devine, Staff Writer • October 9, 2025
While Ithaca College’s community of bands is easy to navigate for sophomores, juniors and seniors, many interested first-year students might not know where to start when it comes to joining a band.
From left, IC Sketch Club members Cormac Abbey '26, Will Delaney '26, Sander Markley '27 and Riley Freedman '27 collaborate on a sketch during a rehearsal for their show.

Comedians in Ithaca create community through laughter

By Abbi Puckett, Contributing Writer • October 7, 2025
At Ithaca College, student comedians create community among themselves by working together on material, but they also create a larger connection with their audiences through laughter.
Four students on the e-board for the South Asian Student Association sit on a couch smiling for a photo.

South Asian Student Association returns revitalized

By Tyler Rustyak, Contributing Writer • September 26, 2025

The South Asian Student Association, which was reestablished as a club in Spring 2025, is returning to campus after a hiatus. SASA will be making its debut once again as a community that will teach others...

Three student band members of Lost Mary's play guitar in Angry Mom Records in front of a wall of CD's. The lead singer, Margaret, sings into the mic.

Ithaca band upholds its legacy with a new drummer

By Parker Anne Devine, Staff Writer • September 25, 2025
Lost Mary’s band, with members Margaret Harper ’24, Gerard Allen ’25, seniors Zach Ryan and Christopher Tassone, has become a staple of this community since its formation in Fall 2023. In Fall 2025, Lost Mary’s announced in an Instagram post that Mike Lomino, a senior at Five Towns College, would be joining the band as its drummer.
Gabriela Medina, Buffalo Street Books employee, peruses the bookstore's diverse fiction collection that aims to reflect the interests of the community while also introducing new perspectives.

Indie bookstores in Ithaca create hubs for thought

By Ally Dheeradhada, Contributing Writer • September 25, 2025
Bookstores have long been a place of inclusion, comfort and community, and the independent bookstores in Ithaca are no different.
R. Scott Gemmill stands holding the trophy for outstanding drama series with cast and crew surrounding him clapping and cheering on stage.

The 77th Primetime Emmys rundown

By Abbi Puckett, Contributing Writer • September 20, 2025

The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards took place on Sept. 14 and it was a night to remember in the world of Hollywood with celebrated reunions, acceptance speech countdowns and distinguished awards.  Nate...

Jesse Eisenberg walks out on stage at Ithaca College's Ford Hall to a sold out auditorium of students, staff and faculty awaiting to hear his conversation with Jack Powers.

Ford Hall frenzy for Jesse Eisenberg conversation

By Brendan Tomaszewski, Staff Writer • September 19, 2025

The Roy H. Park School of Communications held its 2025 Park Distinguished Visitor Series on Sept. 15 in Ford Hall with Oscar-nominated actor, writer and director Jesse Eisenberg. Eisenberg is known for...

Stephen Henhawk, member of the Indigenous Gayogo̱hó:nǫʼ Nation and research associate of the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program at Cornell University, talks at the Standing Forest: A Gayogo̱hó:nǫʼ Perspective event on Sept. 8.

Education on native agriculture takes root at Ithaca College

By Sheelagh Doe, Life and Culture Editor • September 18, 2025
Ithaca’s ecosystem is defined by its rushing waterfalls and gorges, trees planted along residential blocks and the bunnies that hop along at their hooves. But there is one part of this ecosystem missing: its indigenous people. 
Student musicians play trumpet, trombone and drums during their first run-through of salsa song “Tu con El” by Frankie Ruiz at Latin ensemble rehearsal on Sept. 6.

New ensemble showcases Latin sounds and culture

By Georgie Gassaro, Staff Writer • September 11, 2025

Word choice when talking about community-oriented campus organizations is important. Ithaca College is getting its first Latin — and not Latino — Ensemble.  The founders of this new music ensemble...

Concert series raises legal aid money for immigrants

Concert series raises legal aid money for immigrants

By Eva Leon, Assistant Life and Culture Editor • September 10, 2025

In solidarity with immigrants in the area, a group of local volunteers is hosting Busking for Justice, a series of concerts to fundraise for legal aid and bail for immigrants who have been wrongfully detained....

Student bands reunite over the summer to record new EPs

Student bands reunite over the summer to record new EPs

By Parker Anne Devine, Staff Writer • September 10, 2025
Ithaca College student bands awdam and All Nine Bite made a name for themselves as members of the IC music scene. In Fall 2025, each band returned to campus with something new to debut: studio recorded extended plays or EPs.
2025 Hangar Theatre Performance Fellows perform in the Hangar's KIDDSTUFF production of Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: A Rock Experience.

Theater in Ithaca perseveres and flourishes amid financial uncertainty

By Eva Leon, Assistant Life and Culture Editor • September 4, 2025

A series of National Endowment of the Arts cuts have impacted the arts nationwide since May 2025. Amid funding uncertainty, Ithaca College theater students and faculty have not been discouraged, and Ithaca...

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