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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, Life and Culture 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, Contributing 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...

From left, Grace Ann Mattair and Sam Zaslow-Braverman are the first and second place winners, respectively, of the David R. Ames Film Award. Their films use kaleidoscopes as the central theme.

David Ames films: from inspiration to the big screen

By Matthew Telyczka, Contributing Writer • March 27, 2025

Each year since 2007, Ithaca College’s Roy H. Park School of Communications holds the David R. Ames Film Award to recognize student scriptwriters and filmmakers across a range of disciplines. With the...

From left, Meaghan Burke and Riley Rhoder, student leaders of GNAB community efforts, stand in front of one of the many bookshelves in GNAB's personal closet.

The Graphic Novel Advisory Board returns to ITHACON with rich history

By Gianna Izzo, Staff Writer • March 27, 2025

Graphic novels are more than just entertainment — they are a gateway to literacy, creativity and diverse storytelling. At this year’s ITHACON on April 5 and 6, students from Ithaca College’s Graphic...

Amanda Rodewald, senior director of Cornell University Lab of Ornithology and professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at Cornell, talks at Cinemapolis about the role of birds in conservation efforts.

Pro-Wildlife efforts are taking flight across Ithaca

By Sadie Evans, Contributing Writer • March 27, 2025

Technological innovations like eBird, as well as work done at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology are working to tackle climate change through bird conservation in Ithaca. Jake Brenner, Ithaca College Natural...

February Shneck, student employee at the Center for LGBT Education, magnifies trans student's voices with their idea for the annual Trans Visibility Exhibition.

Trans Visibility Exhibition promotes joy and resistance in annual display

By Mariana Contreras, Life and Culture Editor • March 22, 2025

Joy is resistance. That’s the theme of the 2025 annual Trans Art Exhibition at Ithaca College, an exhibit that will take place from 5-7 p.m. March 28 in the Campus Center lobby. The exhibit provides...

Linda Muir shares time for a Q&A with the New York Film and Television Student Alliance (NYFTSA). The questions were directed by NYFTSA's social media director, Zoe Ennis.

Linda Muir shares her industry experience at NYFTSA Q&A

By Brendan Tomaszewski, Staff Writer • March 20, 2025

The New York Film and Television Student Alliance held a Q&A via Zoom on March 17 with Oscar-nominated costume designer Linda Muir, most known for her work with film director Robert Eggers. Muir described...

Emerging magazine's new ink promotes marginalized voices

Emerging magazine’s new ink promotes marginalized voices

By Eva Leon, Staff Writer • March 6, 2025

Three new student-led magazines are emerging at Ithaca College this semester to highlight underrepresented voices, issues and subjects: Tinta Libre, ETRNL Magazine, and Her Campus.  Junior April Cascante...

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