The Ithacan

This June, the Ithaca College community received a new addition to its scenery: a vibrant mural of soaring birds on the wall next to the Free Speech Rock.

In July, an estimated over 130,000 people attended San Diego Comic-Con at the San Diego Convention Center.

History has the potential to be highly interactive and relatable given the right circumstances — Renaissance fairs are one way to bring history to life.

Across the street from Ithaca College at the Creative Space Gallery (CSG), art students are preparing for the chance to showcase the work they’re proudest of.

On a dreary Sunday afternoon, approximately 3,400 brightly colored rubber ducks tumbled over Cascadilla Falls, racing to reach the end of their long journey along Cascadilla Creek.

It’s a spring day and students are out lounging in their hammocks, balancing on their tightropes and sitting on blankets or benches.

Cathy Crane, associate professor in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences and Studies at Ithaca College, started producing her first feature-length fiction film, “The Manhattan Front,” approximately three years ago.

As students shuffle into room 302 in Friends Hall, Powerpoint slides referencing the “hiragana,” or Japanese writing, of the week are screened on to the projector.

Cyndy Scheibe, professor in the Department of Psychology, said that when observing move-in day, it is always interesting for her to observe the relationships between parents and their kids.

Cups of paint and collections of work consume the floors and walls of the South Hill Business Campus’ Creative Space Gallery as students put the finishing touches on their final art projects of their undergraduate studies.

As the establishing shot fades in, Max, a high school junior, is doodling in a page of her notebook, complete with the face of President Abraham Lincoln pasted in the corner.

Violet Karl, on a journey about pain and healing, sings that she wishes to look like anyone but herself.