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From left, junior Achille Vann Ricca and first-year student Jaimie-Kae Smith perform for audience members during Harmony Theatre Collective’s first ever production, Cabaret of Color on April 16 in Dillingham Center Studio 4.

College Briefs April 20

April 26, 2023
From left, senior Zoe Johnson and first-year student Nick Williams venture into the Unknown in Macabre Theatre's stage adaptation of "Over the Garden Wall."

Audiences return to familiar cartoon with stage production

April 12, 2023
From left, Cory Young, associate professor in the Department of Strategic Communication and director of the Honors Program; Chee Ng, assistant professor in the Department of Finance and International Business; and Jonathan Ablard, professor in the Department of History, discuss academic freedom, mental health and misconduct policies at the Faculty Council meeting April 4.

Faculty Council discusses mental health and academic processes

April 5, 2023
From left, Belisa González, professor and dean of Faculty Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging and outgoing director of the Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity; Diana Dimitrova, director of International Student and Scholar Services; Elyse Nepa, assistant director for the Clery Act and Prevention Education in the Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management; and Erienne Roberts, deputy director of athletics and senior woman administrator, were presented with Women of Distinction awards.

Women's Leaders Series recognizes four Women of Distinction

April 5, 2023
Junior Sarah Flynn hangs up a flyer for her recital, "The High C's." The poster was created to highlight Flynn's interest in marine biology and sea life while also reflecting her personality.

Recital posters highlight the spirit of the performers

March 22, 2023
The winners of the “Bomber Belt” pose with the WWE-style championship belt. The Ithaca College men’s basketball team awards one player who made a big impact with the belt after each win.

Men's basketball motivates team with "Bomber Belt"

February 1, 2023
Provost Melanie Stein discussed a retreat in early January attended by members of the Board of Trustees, Faculty Council and President's Cabinetin where they talked about major challenges facing the college.

All-College Gathering discusses challenges at IC and solutions

January 29, 2023
Venerable Namgyal, a visiting buddhist monk, works on a mandala in the lobby of the Campus Center. The intricately designed mandala was created with colored sand and represents Chenrezig, which is recognized by Tibetan Buddhists as the bodhisattva of compassion.

IC celebrates compassion with Tibetan monks

November 8, 2022
Delaware Valley University sophomore wrestler Greg Croce flips IC first-year student wrestler Brian Bienus at the Ithaca Invitational on Nov. 5.

Wrestling welcomes fans back with strong Ithaca Invitational showing

November 9, 2022
The event began with an introduction from Yasin Ahmed, director of the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life.

College community gathers to discuss acts of hate on campus

November 8, 2022
From left, seniors Sarah Marshall, Briana Lenna, and sophomores Laura Arias and Khayla Robinson perform a dance routine during the Moving Together charity event for Ballet & Books on Nov. 4.

Student dance organizations boogie for books

November 7, 2022
From left, Patricia Zimmermann, Charles A. Dana professor of Screen Studies in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences and Studies; Andrew Utterson, associate professor in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences and Studies; and Jennifer Jolly, Charles A. Dana professor in the Department of Art, Art History, and Architecture.

Roundtable event examines film's relevance to war in Ukraine

November 2, 2022
From left, Ithaca Police Department officers Chance Vancleef and Mary Orsaio gave candy to trick-or-treaters during the downtown celebrations Oct. 28.

Ithaca community members celebrate Halloween

November 2, 2022
From left, pianist Colleen Countryman, vocalist Ariel Arbisser and bassist Andy Adelewitz perform at the Apple Harvest Festival on Oct. 2, taking inspiration from soul, 90s and 2000s pop music.

Professors make music together with local artist

October 19, 2022
From left, senior Ben Vajdos, junior Juliann Vadney and sophomore Eleanor Wester hold a workshop for the Ithaca College Outing Club about what things to pack for a hiking trip Oct. 4.

Club aims to offer all students respite in nature

October 5, 2022
From left, sophomore defender Madeline Goodman passes the ball as sophomore midfielder Meara Bury trails the play during Ithaca College field hockey team 1–0 victory over Vassar College.

Last-minute goal propels field hockey to victory

October 2, 2022
From left, Margot Brinn, founder of Trees Up Tompkins, and volunteer Bridger Worlton, plant trees together. The organization works with the community to reforest areas of Tompkins County.

Community members work to plant seeds of change

September 28, 2022
From left, sophomore Rheanna DeCrow, senior Cristea Park, first-year student Annika Michel and senior Mary Gersec of the Ithaca College golf team. The team competes at a few tournaments in the fall before taking a few months off during the cold Ithaca winter.

Hot start has golf team chipping away at the fall season

September 28, 2022
“[At Ithaca College, the] president, provost, general council, chief of staff, vice president for student affairs and campus life, vice president for marketing and enrollment strategy, vice president of human resources, athletic director, and four of five deans are women,” President La Jerne Cornish said at the Women in Leadership Panel on Sept. 27. 

Panelists discuss the importance of women in leadership roles

September 28, 2022
The Diana Leich quartet performs at Porchfest on Sept. 25 as crowds of people walk by, taking in the sound of various music genres from different porches.

Porchfest happily returns to the Ithaca live music scene

September 28, 2022
Senior Khami Auerbach selects from an assortment of bagels at the Bi Bagel Brunch, hosted by the Center for LGBT Education, Outreach and Services.

Students celebrate bisexuality with bagel party

September 28, 2022
First-year student Claudia Homiski, a member of Ithaca Hex Quidditch, holds the quaffle while teammates and opponents surround her. Her goal is to throw it through one of the three hoops, while her opponents, called beaters, try to block it.

Quidditch team flying high to start new year

September 21, 2022
On Sept. 20, Annette Levine, professor in the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures and Jewish Studies coordinator at Ithaca College, gave a lecture in the Klingenstein Lounge in Campus Center on the impacts of generational trauma in second-generation Holocaust survivors in Argentina.

Professor gives talk on generational trauma from the Holocaust

September 21, 2022
From left, co-presidents sophomore Jasmine Williams, junior Achille Vann Rica and sophomore Sydney Wilson, secretary of Black Artists United, meet in the library to discuss the club.

New theater clubs push diversity into the spotlight

September 21, 2022
Chaplin Yasin Ahmed, director of Religious and Spiritual Life at Ithaca College, presided over the memorial service that was held for sophomore Shea Colbert Sept. 13 in Muller Chapel. Colbert's friends, sophomores Paige Turcotte and Liam Whelan, spoke at the memorial and encouraged those who were grieving Colbert's passing to not be sad because Colbert would not have wanted that. 

College community mourns death of student at memorial

September 14, 2022
From left, sophomore Jordan Orlando and first-year student Lee Moran perform the first play of the evening, "Merry Murder," featuring a dark and comedic tone.

Macabre puts on ghost-themed 24 Hour Festival

September 14, 2022
Senior striker Elizabeth Pillow tallied her second goal of the season, helping lead the team to a 4-1 victory against St. John Fisher on Sept. 4 to start their season 2—0.

Field Hockey defeats St. John Fisher University in home opener

September 5, 2022
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