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From left, sophomores Noel Foster and Andrew DeGeorge are currently roommates and had hoped to live in an on- or off-campus apartment for the 2021-22 academic year.

Rising juniors frustrated by housing process

By Arleigh Rodgers, Senior Writer
April 28, 2021
From left, seniors Tom Peyton and Lily Hoffman, along with junior Mary Crawford, view the photographic work by junior Freesia Capy-Goldfarb in the Handwerker Gallery on April 22.

Seniors display their artistic abilities at showcase

By Arleigh Rodgers, Senior Writer
April 28, 2021
From left, freshman roommates Allie Barbaro and Lauren Lubenow enjoy their favorite Taylor Swift song "All Too Well" outside Tallcott Hall. Swift is releasing her album "Fearless" on April 9.

Taylor Swift is back and better than ever

By Arleigh Rodgers, Senior Writer
April 7, 2021
The Ithacan’s Life & Culture section has compiled a list of stories, terms and traditions that students should know about the college’s culture as they settle into campus life.

The abbreviated encyclopedia of Ithaca College student culture

By Antonio Ferme, Arleigh Rodgers, Avery Alexander, and Maddy Martin
February 25, 2021
On Feb. 19, shoppers lined up outside the store at 744 S. Meadow St. to scour the newly installed, tightly packed shelves.

Trader Joe’s has docked ship in Ithaca

By Arleigh Rodgers, Senior Writer
February 24, 2021
Review: Crime thriller lacks genuine suspense

Review: Crime thriller lacks genuine suspense

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer
February 9, 2021
“The White Tiger” is a striking film that takes place in India and that depicts a man's desperate rise from poverty to opulence. The lives of the wealthy and impoverished are brilliantly contrasted throughout the film.

Review: “The White Tiger” is a sharped clawed dark comedy

By Arleigh Rodgers, Senior Writer
February 3, 2021
Review: Singles for the week 12/11

Review: Singles for the week 12/11

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
December 13, 2020
Review: Singles for the week of 12/4

Review: Singles for the week of 12/4

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
December 6, 2020
Review: Singles for the week of 11/20

Review: Singles for the week of 11/20

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
November 21, 2020
Patricia Rodriguez, associate professor and chair of the Department of Politics, speaks at the "Open the Books" rally Nov. 14 at the main entrance of Ithaca College.

IC community holds protest against upcoming faculty cuts

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
November 15, 2020
Review: Singles for the week of 11/13

Review: Singles for the week of 11/13

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
November 14, 2020
Ariana Grande’s latest album “Positions” is an OK listen but is not up to par with the artist’s usual work.

Review: ‘Positions’ fools around with frisky lyrics

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
November 12, 2020
Review: Singles for the week of 11/6

Review: Singles for the week of 11/6

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
November 8, 2020
Ithaca College senior Karly Masters is learning two new instruments, trombone and French horn in F, this semester. She said that this has been difficult over Zoom because her professors cannot hear her play as much.

Virtual classes fall flat for music students and faculty

By Arleigh Rodgers and Emily Lussier
November 6, 2020
The funk band Quail performs at VIC Radio’s virtual benefit concert Oct. 30. The indie-alternative radio station, run by students at Ithaca College, hosted the benefit concert in anticipation of VIC’s 34th annual 50-hour radio marathon, set to run in April 2021.

VIC benefit concert highlights local organization

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
November 3, 2020
Review: Singles for the week of 10/30

Review: Singles for the week of 10/30

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
October 31, 2020
Review: Singles for the week of 10/23

Review: Singles for the week of 10/23

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
October 24, 2020
Review: Singles for the week of 10/16

Review: Singles for the week of 10/16

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
October 17, 2020
Sophomore Laney Sodoma is one of five winners of YouTuber David Dobrik's Tesla giveaway, a collaboration between Dobrik and HeadCount, an organization that promotes voter registration.

Q&A: Sophomore wins David Dobrik’s Tesla giveaway

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
October 14, 2020
Ithaca College junior football player Michael Roumes prepares to lift while working out with his roommates and teammates in their at-home gym

Athletes find creative ways to grow stronger during pandemic

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
October 11, 2020
Without any students on Ithaca College’s campus, Jason Hamilton, professor in the Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, is left to take care of the apiary on his own. No extra help means possible hive losses.

Bees stay busy through campus closure

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
October 11, 2020
Review: Singles for the week of 10/9

Review: Singles for the week of 10/9

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
October 10, 2020
Review: Singles for the week of 10/2

Review: Singles for the week of 10/2

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
October 3, 2020
From left, seniors Seth Ormsby and Nina Ng sit in front of the greenhouse. Due to remote learning this semester, students in the aquaponics research group led by Paula Turkon, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Studies and Science, will not have access to hands-on learning in the greenhouse.

Remote fall semester delays student greenhouse research

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
October 1, 2020
Review: Singles for the week of 9/25

Review: Singles for the week of 9/25

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
September 26, 2020
As lovers of art and pop culture, the Life & Culture section wishes to highlight Black creators whose intentions were not solely to inform. Creative work can often have just as much of an impact on those wishing to diversify their media consumption.

Spotlight on films, TV, books and music by Black creators

By Antonio Ferme, Arleigh Rodgers, Avery Alexander, Dariene Seifert, Eva Salzman, Frankie Walls, Liam Conway, Lucas Jafet, and Maddy Martin
September 20, 2020
Review: Singles for the week of 9/18

Review: Singles for the week of 9/18

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
September 19, 2020
Review: Singles for the week of 9/11

Review: Singles for the week of 9/11

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
September 12, 2020
“Cook Like an Ithacan” was a YouTube series created to connect the Ithaca College community to campus while away for the semester. The first episode of the series features Omega Hollies, assistant director of the Center for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Social Change (IDEAS), making kimbap, a rice and seaweed Korean dish.

Cooking series dishes out summer recipes and fond memories

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
September 8, 2020
Phoebe Bridgers is exceptional as ever in "Punisher," her second album following the fantastic "Stranger in the Alps" from 2017. She pairs her trademark confessional lyrics to limited instrumentals, highlighting her high, soft voice.

Review: Bridgers is faultless in soul-bearing second album

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
June 29, 2020
From top left, Joel Oliver '20, Mariah Lyttle '19, Chandler Bryant and Dakarai Brown '20 perform at the Juneteenth Cabaret on June 19. The show was hosted by Black Fems United of Ithaca College and raised money for three organizations in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement. By the time the event began, attendees had raised $7,316.

Black Fems United honors Juneteenth with cabaret

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
June 26, 2020
Spike Lee's latest film, "Da 5 Bloods" strings together fact and fiction to create a documentary-like film. The film is real and relevant.

Review: Spike Lee film combines past and present

By Arleigh Rodgers, Life & Culture Editor
June 20, 2020
In her photo series for the showcase, Alisha Tamarchenko's '20 captured the mudpots at Yellowstone National Park in 2018. Every spring, the Handwerker Gallery hosts a showcase for seniors at Ithaca College, this year held digitally.

Online showcase celebrates graduated seniors’ artwork

By Arleigh Rodgers
May 17, 2020
At 2019's New Voices Festival, attendees gathered in person to celebrate seven visiting writers of different genres. While student guides continued to play a role in this year's festival, the event was held virtually through Zoom.

Literary festival connects students with emerging writers

By Arleigh Rodgers
May 13, 2020
Michael Watson '13 teamed up with Lisa VillaMil ’13, Theresa Chiechi, and Lucas Gattoni to create "Ithaqa," an Ithaca-based, Lovecraftian-inspired comic book series.

Alum to host digital book tour for Ithaca-inspired comic

By Arleigh Rodgers
March 24, 2020
Review: Singles for the weeks of 2/28

Review: Singles for the weeks of 2/28

By Arleigh Rodgers
March 4, 2020
Senior Lily Dickinson works with Paloma Barhaugh-Bordas, assistant professor in the Department of Art, during the Ithaca College Introduction to Print Media class.

Politics meets Introduction to Print Media class

By Arleigh Rodgers
February 27, 2020
Review: Singles for the week of 2/21

Review: Singles for the week of 2/21

By Arleigh Rodgers
February 26, 2020
Alexa Tarantino has been playing the saxophone and piano since she was a child.Now, Tarantino is a performer in multiple ensembles and works as a music educator.

Q&A: Saxophonist to perform with Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble

By Arleigh Rodgers
February 24, 2020
Review: Singles for the week of 2/14

Review: Singles for the week of 2/14

By Arleigh Rodgers
February 18, 2020
Review: Singles for the week of 2/7

Review: Singles for the week of 2/7

By Arleigh Rodgers
February 11, 2020
Review: Singles for the week of 1/31

Review: Singles for the week of 1/31

By Arleigh Rodgers
February 4, 2020
Review: Singles for the week of 1/24

Review: Singles for the week of 1/24

By Arleigh Rodgers
January 29, 2020
Composer Sarah Hennies focuses on psychoacoustics in her music. Psychoacoustics is how sound behaves in a space. Hennies will be delivering a lecture called “A Persistent Obsession with Identity” at 5 p.m. Jan. 31 in the Iger Lecture Hall in the James J. Whalen Center for Music.

Identity inspires work of experimental composer

By Arleigh Rodgers
January 29, 2020
Freshman Delia Vaisey preforms "Yoü And I" by Lady Gaga with Ithaca College's all female a cappella group, Premium Blend in November 2019 in Emerson Suites.

Student performance groups shine in annual a capella competition

By Arleigh Rodgers and Avery Alexander
January 28, 2020
Press Bay Alley and Press Bay Court have a focus in micro-retail, small shops and business with more affordable rent. Businesses there include Mama Said Hand Pies, Press Café and Circus Culture.

Press Bay area offers specialized retail experience

By Arleigh Rodgers
January 23, 2020
Review: Singles for the week of 1/17

Review: Singles for the week of 1/17

By Arleigh Rodgers
January 22, 2020
"Marriage Story," "Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker," "Little Women" and "Cats" were statement films this winter season. Each movie in the selection is relevant in varying ways — through their excellent scripts, pitiful CGI or superb acting, for example.

Review: Movies from the winter season

By Antonio Ferme, Arleigh Rodgers, Liam Conway, and Sarah Diggins
January 22, 2020
Caffeine Fix: Review of select drinks

Caffeine Fix: Review of select drinks

By Arleigh Rodgers
December 12, 2019
Senior wins local “best barista” award

Senior wins local “best barista” award

By Arleigh Rodgers, Assistant Life and Culture Editors
December 12, 2019
Junior Graham Johnson, an EDM DJ who goes by the stage name Ivy., performed an original electronic dance mix Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, for a set at the Ithaca College Student Showcase at The Haunt.

EDM DJ balances school with music aspirations

By Arleigh Rodgers
December 11, 2019
Review: Singles for the week of 12/6

Review: Singles for the week of 12/6

By Arleigh Rodgers
December 11, 2019
Review: Singles for the week of 11/29

Review: Singles for the week of 11/29

By Arleigh Rodgers
December 4, 2019
Review: Singles for the week of 11/15

Review: Singles for the week of 11/15

By Arleigh Rodgers
November 20, 2019
Review: Singles for the week of 11/8

Review: Singles for the week of 11/8

By Arleigh Rodgers
November 13, 2019
Review: Singles for the week of 11/1

Review: Singles for the week of 11/1

By Arleigh Rodgers
November 6, 2019
The visionary director behind “Okja” and “The Host” returns with “Parasite,” a pitch-black comedy that sharply becomes an intense thriller. The acting, cinematography and narrative are all stellar.

Review: Movie is thrillingly unpredictable

By Arleigh Rodgers
November 6, 2019
Review: Singles for the week of 10/25

Review: Singles for the week of 10/25

By Arleigh Rodgers
October 30, 2019
Ithaca College sophomore Brooke Bernhardt cosplays as the character Lup from the Adventure Zone. Last year, Bernhardt attended Wizarding Weekend and competed in the annual cosplay competition at the event.

Wizarding Weekend fosters rich costuming culture

By Arleigh Rodgers
October 23, 2019
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Review: Singles for the week of 10/18

By Arleigh Rodgers
October 23, 2019
Review: Singles for the weeks of 10/4

Review: Singles for the weeks of 10/4

By Arleigh Rodgers, Assistant Life & Culture Editor
October 9, 2019
Review: Singles for the week of 9/27

Review: Singles for the week of 9/27

By Arleigh Rodgers, Assistant Life & Culture Editor
October 2, 2019
Review: Singles for the week of 9/20

Review: Singles for the week of 9/20

By Arleigh Rodgers, Assistant Life & Culture Editor
September 25, 2019
Review: Singles for the week of 9/6

Review: Singles for the week of 9/6

By Arleigh Rodgers, Assistant Life & Culture Editor
September 11, 2019
Review: Singles for the week of 8/30

Review: Singles for the week of 8/30

By Arleigh Rodgers, Assistant Life & Culture Editor
September 4, 2019
R&B artist Raphael Saadiq shines in "Jimmy Lee," a heartfelt album that focuses closely on drugs and how they impact people and their families. The album is emotional and deeply moving.

Review: Loss and pain explored in moving R&B album

By Arleigh Rodgers, Assistant Life & Culture Editor
September 4, 2019
Anna Gardner ’19 is taking over the Handwerker Gallery as interim manager. The usual director, Mara Baldwin, is on parental leave until November. Gardner will manage three events and a few smaller projects on campus.

Alumn Anna Gardner temporarily takes over Handwerker

By Arleigh Rodgers, Assistant Life & Culture Editor
September 3, 2019
Duo Electric Youth offers a pleasant, yet predictable album with "Memory Emotion." The content of the music never diverges from the group's standard and leaves the music feeling uninspired.

Review: Repetitive album is disappointingly unmemorable

By Arleigh Rodgers, Assistant Life & Culture Editor
August 29, 2019
Review: Singles for the week of 8/23

Review: Singles for the week of 8/23

By Arleigh Rodgers, Assistant Life & Culture Editor
August 28, 2019
As a whole, Cage the Elephant's new album "Social Cues" is a disappointment. However, the individual tracks in the record are all well-composed and performed. The organization of the album leaves much to be desired.

Review: “Social Cues” disappoints as a whole

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer
April 29, 2019
Review: Singles for the week of 4/28

Review: Singles for the week of 4/28

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer
April 28, 2019
"The Dirt" is an inaccurate, indulgent look into the lives of Mötley Crüe. The characters and situations feel laughable but not in a good way and everything the movie has to offer falls into a drag of monotony.

Review: Netflix film “The Dirt” is a messy retelling

By Arleigh Rodgers
April 1, 2019
"Triple Frontier" fights to make characters and relationships seem relatable and genuine, yet falls short of that goal. The movie feels shallow and scattered, leaving it disappointingly far from achieving its true potential.

Review: “Triple Frontier” lacks ingenuity and sincerity

By Arleigh Rodgers
March 24, 2019
"Patty Griffin" is a gentle commentary on the state of the world with confident vocals and humble instrumentals. Patty Griffin has been battling cancer and this album is a powerful return to the music scene for her.

Review: “Patty Griffin” is sensitive and worldly

By Arleigh Rodgers
March 19, 2019
Ty Segall's voice is charming in "Freedom's Goblin" and is accompanied by sweet acoustics and swinging trumpets.

Review: “Freedom’s Goblin” is free of faults

By Arleigh Rodgers
February 4, 2019
An ice sculpture stands in front of shops on The Commons during last year's Ice Fest. The 2018 Ice Fest will last from Dec. 6 to 7 and coincides with a Chowder Cook-off.

Ice sculptors compete for prizes on The Commons

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer
December 4, 2018
Mumford & Sons combine alternative rock with folk roots in "Delta," the band's newest record.

Review: Alternative folk band goes back to roots

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer
November 26, 2018
Mickie Quinn plays the character Cherry Bomb "La Cerise Noire," a performance hosted by the Cherry Artspace that is inspired by old-school vaudeville acts.

Cherry Artspace pays homage to vaudeville performances

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer
November 13, 2018
The five-person a cappella group Pentatonix released another Christmas album, "Christmas Is Here!"

Review: A capella pop adds cheer to Christmas carols

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer
November 5, 2018
Mike Skvarla, a producer for Ithaca Fantastik horror film festival, poses with a poster in the lobby of Cinemapolis.

Ithaca Fantastik film festival celebrates horror genre

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer
October 30, 2018
Danish singer songwriter MØ released her album "Forever Neverland," which combines pop melodies with her experimental vocals.

Review: MØ brings indie influences to pop melodies

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer
October 28, 2018
Blaze Foley's life is dramatized in Ethan Hawke's hazy biopic, "Blaze."

Review: ‘Blaze’ captures melancholy of country musician

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer
October 8, 2018
"Madeline's Madeline" is a dizzying film about 16-year-old Madeline (Helena Howard) slowly losing her sanity as the star of an experimental theater troupe.

Review: Metaphors in ‘Madeline’s Madeline’ lack lucidity

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer
September 19, 2018
Rock legend Paul McCartney released his latest album, "Egypt Station," which showcases his impressive instrumental and vocal talent.

Review: McCartney is inimitable in ‘Egypt Station’

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer
September 11, 2018
Real life skaterboarders play the main characters "Skate Kitchen" — a group of powerful girls who skate through the streets of New York City.

Review: Nuanced characterization carries ‘Skate Kitchen’

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer
September 10, 2018
"Deadpool 2," "Hereditary," "Sorry to Bother You" and "Solo: A Star Wars Story" are some of the most significant movies released in 2018. Either culturally or artistically, these four films are represent a diverse range of ideas and tones.

Reviews from the summer season

By Antonio Ferme, Arleigh Rodgers, and Jake Leary
August 30, 2018
Bo Burnham's directorial debut offers an honest, realistic and loving look at growing up in the age of social media.

Review: Bo Burnam’s directorial debut dazzles with depth

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer
August 28, 2018
Aaron Smith (Aaron Moorhead) and Justin Smith (Justin Benson) escape from a cult when they were young. Years later they receive a mysterious video tape that draws them back to Camp Arcadia, where the cult is located.

Review: Visceral and creepy cult thriller is visually vivid

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer
April 30, 2018
Blumhouse's "Truth or Dare" takes the classic game of truth or dare and adds a horror twist. A group of college students take a spring break vacation to Mexico and start a game of truth or dare with supernatural and deadly consequences.

Review: Blumhouse’s ‘Truth or Dare’ squanders its scares

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer
April 26, 2018
Known for his role as Jim in the workplace comedy "The Office," John Krasinski wrote, directed and starred in the horror film "A Quiet Place."

Review: Slow-paced panic permeates “A Quiet Place”

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer
April 10, 2018
In this Netflix original action comedy, three hotel housekeepers team up to rescue a group of guests taken hostage by terrorists.

Review: Infantile, ineffective humor hurts Netflix original

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer
April 4, 2018
“Love, Simon” is based on the young adult novel “Simon vs. the Homo Sapien Agenda.” It follows teenager Simon Spears (Nick Robinson) as he comes out as gay, and is the first major studio rom-com to feature a gay protagonist.

Review: ‘Love, Simon’ is shallow but sufficiently sweet

By Arleigh Rodgers, Contributing Writer
March 21, 2018
“The Insult” is a Lebanese courtroom drama that illustrates post-civil war tension in Beruit, Lebanon.

Review: ‘The Insult’ captures courtroom tension

By Arleigh Rodgers, Contributing Writer
February 27, 2018
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