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IC students celebrate Lunar New Year amid lack of college events

By Sheelagh Doe, Life and Culture Editor • February 12, 2025

Fireworks, parades and huge dinner reunions with family and home-cooked meals usually mark an important holiday for Asian students: the change into the new year. This year it was difficult for Ithaca College...

Q&A: Jeremy Noel’s journey from Ithaca to NYC

February 5, 2025

Jeremy Noel ’21 has built a promising career on Broadway. Noel is currently an ensemble member and Simba understudy in “The Lion King” North American tour, which was performed Dec. 4–15 at the...

IC alum presents original play, ‘Calling Bluffs’ at The Cherry Arts space

By Eva Leon, Staff Writer • February 4, 2025

As the lights come up at The Cherry Arts space, the audience will be immersed into an intense card game between four friends. These friends are played by Ithaca College students: senior Sylvia Grosvold,...

MLK tribute concert brings students together in more ways than one

By Nolan Sheehan, Life and Culture Editor • January 30, 2025

Packing into the hundreds of chairs lined up in Ford Hall, members of the community came to watch several combined music groups celebrate the life and message of Martin Luther King Jr. This tribute...

Ithaca garners national praise on U.S. Arts Vibrancy Index

By Sheelagh Doe, Life and Culture editor • January 22, 2025

SMU DataArts, the national center for arts research, ranked Ithaca No. 2 for most arts vibrant medium sized communities in 2024. The downtown art scene in Ithaca flourished in public support of the arts...

Sophomore students dial up the downtown DJ scene

By Tess Ferguson, Senior Writer • December 4, 2024

What started as a dorm room hobby turned sophomores Maddie Schnitzlein and Ari Klein into a dynamic duo at the helm of Ithaca nightlife. The pair began DJing at the local venues Moonies Bar & Nightclub and Lot 10 Bar and Lounge in October and have since made a name for themselves on and off campus. Despite beginning their practices solo, Schnitzlein and Klein have been perfecting their craft together and performing most Thursday nights all semester.

Stress beyond finals season: travel logistics prove difficult close to holidays

By Mariana Contreras, Life and Culture Editor • December 4, 2024

Though Thanksgiving break has come to an end, Ithaca College’s next break creeps right around the corner as students prepare for their last weeks of classes and finals. In addition to studying for finals, many students have to deal with the extra stress of traveling. From finances and logistics to weather conditions, there are various factors they need to consider when getting ready for the holiday break.

Q&A: Local author and Tompkins County Legislature’s guide to Ithaca’s unique charm

By Liam McDermott, Staff Writer • December 3, 2024

Amanda Jaros Champion released her new book “100 Things to Do in Ithaca Before You Die” Sept. 1. This marks Champion’s second published book after “Labor of Love: A Literary Mama Staff Anthology” released Jan. 26. Champion has lived in Ithaca for about 24 years and has been serving on the Tompkins County Legislature since 2018. Staff writer Liam McDermott spoke with Champion about her new book and the inspiration behind it, including her history with the City of Ithaca.

Local events for students to visit as campus grows quiet over the break

By Nolan Sheehan, Staff Writer • November 23, 2024

As the majority of students prepare their bus tickets, check over their boarding passes and fill up the gas tanks of their family cars, Ithaca College prepares to close down campus for Thanksgiving break. The college’s classrooms will go dark, and with them, any major presence of a student body for the week. Despite most students returning home for the interim, some students are here to stay. The remaining students will find there is very little to do on campus once the break begins. With Dining Services and academic buildings closed, the minuscule numbers of students and staff result in a low amount of entertaining and community-bonding events.

Press Bay Alley & Court: Launchpads for first-time small-business owners

By Matthew Telyczka, Staff Writer • November 22, 2024

What used to be a production center of Ithaca Journal –– the first newspaper in Ithaca –– has been home to Press Bay Alley since 2014 as a springboard for first-time small-business owners. For them, the space represents a support system built upon a shared experience. This sense of community is fostered in part because of John Guttridge, the founder and managing partner of Urban Core LLC, the real estate development company behind Press Bay Alley & Court.

Fake blood leads to very real conversations about safety protocols

By Sheelagh Doe, Staff Writer • November 14, 2024

Kevin Conover, a senior cinema and photography major at Ithaca College, embarked on the filming of an especially bloody scene for his senior film thesis titled “What Simon Said.” Numerous fake, blood-covered props were discarded in dumpsters across Ithaca, which spurred a serial killer investigation by the Ithaca Police Department.

Prelude 13 brings BA students into annual showcase

By Eva Leon, Contributing Writer • November 14, 2024

Starting Nov. 14, the Rotunda Gallery in the Handwerker Gallery will be covered with an innovative and diverse selection of artwork created by the seniors majoring in art at Ithaca College. The exhibit, titled Prelude 13, will open with a reception on the evening of Nov. 14 and be available to viewers through Dec. 12. For over 10 years, seniors in both the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts programs have taken the course Theories and Practices: Professional Practices at the college that allowed them to explore professional life as an artist beyond graduation.

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