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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...

The Ithacan was invited to observe a behind the scenes shooting for “In Fading Light” at Ithaca Farmers Market Aug. 20. At the film set, student production assistants stayed busy by taking and giving directions into their walkies and aiding in the scene setting process.

Independent sci-fi film beams with student talent

By Sheelagh Doe, Life and Culture Editor • August 27, 2025

Since July 28, through summer rain or sunshine, Ithaca College students have been darting through town with walkies, filming equipment or makeup supply bags slung over their shoulders. Science fiction...

The Cherry Arts produces Saviana Stanescu's play 'Ithaca Fever,' later to be awarded NEA grant funding for its world premiere. Since the grant's termination, The Cherry Arts has been asking for donations to cover the costs of the project.

NEA grant cancellations hit local arts spaces in Ithaca

By Sheelagh Doe, Life and Culture Editor • May 15, 2025

In November 2024, The Cherry Arts — a local arts hub in Ithaca whose art spaces host multidisciplinary arts and performances — received an official award letter from the National Endowment of the Arts...

From left, Wen-Do self-defense instructor Kristi Taylor demonstrates a move called eagle claw on reporter Haley Meberg. This technique utilizes the pads of your fingers to claw an attacker's eyes.

Wen-Do self-defense class empowers women in Ithaca

By Haley Meberg, Contributing Writer • May 1, 2025

Kristi Taylor, the instructor of Wen-Do Women’s Self Defence program in Ithaca, gave advice I never expected to hear. “If you are ever in danger, scream ‘fire’ instead of ‘help,’” Taylor...

On April 26, community leaders and Goodwill officials gathered outside of the new retail location in Ithaca to mark its opening. Each participant cut a piece of the blue ribbon in front of a crowd.

Goodwill opening adds to the sustainable thrift scene in Ithaca

By Jackie Vickery, Contributing Writer • April 30, 2025

Goodwill of the Finger Lakes officially opened its first Ithaca location April 25. The new store, located in the former Ollie’s Bargain Outlet at 723 S. Meadow St., became Goodwill’s 13th retail establishment...

Scircle apartment hosts band shows in their living space, highlighting the diverse array of campus bands.

Final band show of the semester is a full ‘Scircle’ moment for the IC band scene

By Parker Anne Devine, Staff Writer • April 24, 2025

Scircle, the apartment affectionately nicknamed by Ithaca College junior roommates Sophia Spring, Alex Blakely, Zoe McCartney, AJ Preston and Sarah Bonner, has hosted three band shows during the 2024-25...

From left, professor Daniel Gwirtzman and Sarah Hillmon perform a set in their latest rendition of "e-Motion," capturing the complexity of potential artificial intelligence.

‘e-Motion’ raises awareness for growing artificial intelligence use today

By Mariana Contreras, Newsletter Editor • April 17, 2025
“e-Motion” will take stage at the 20th anniversary of the La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival, presented by Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company, in New York City from April 18 to 20. Alongside Gwirtzman, performer and assistant professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance Performance, is Saviana Stănescu, playwright and associate professor and chair of the Department of Theatre Studies, whose script forms the conceptual backbone of the dance-theater duet.
From left, graduate students Sam Abrasion, Meredith Westfield, Stephanie Tokasz and Gus Genova partnered with Angry Mom Records to sell "Retro/Active," a compilation EP of Ithaca artists.

IC students produce EP ‘Retro/Active’ to showcase college bands

By Parker Anne Devine, Staff Writer • April 16, 2025

On April 4, “Retro/Active,” an EP created by graduate students Gus Genova, Sam Abramson, Stephanie Tokasz and Meredith Westfield, was released on all streaming platforms.  Genova, Abramson, Tokasz...

First-year student Glenda-Avril Galloway, member of Sister 2 Sister, hosted a dress competition at the Lotus Banquet. After contestants showed off their dresses on the runway, they cheered as Galloway and co-host junior Noeline Luyindula took the reins in a mock-runway.

Lotus Banquet ignites unity amid DEI attacks

By Gianna Izzo, Staff Writer • April 16, 2025

Now in its fourth year, the Lotus Banquet returned to Emerson Suites on April 12, offering women of color at Ithaca College a space to celebrate their identities at a time when national discourse continues...

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