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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
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.
Minari focuses on a family overcoming the challenge of feeling alienated in a new environment. The film will most likely be on streaming services early next year.

Review: Vibrant film charts family’s evolving dynamics

By Antonio Ferme, Senior Writer October 28, 2020
"Minari" focuses on a family overcoming challenges of feeling isolated in a new environment. The film will likely be on streaming services next year.
Will Walberg, an Ithaca College cinema and photography major, used photo mode in video games to take photographs with a real-life quality. Photo mode is an aspect of video games that allows players to capture a picture of their adventure. This picture was taken inside “Red Dead Redemption 2,” a single-player western video game.

Student uses video games as medium for virtual photography

By Antonio Ferme, Senior Writer October 9, 2020
Walberg, a cinema and photography major, used photo mode in video games to take photographs with a real-life quality.
Ithaca College alum William Earl ’08 was named editor of Variety, the entertainment business news brand. In this role, he will oversee online editorial operations at Variety, which is owned by Penske Media Corporation (PMC).

Q&A: Ithacan alum named editor of Variety

By Antonio Ferme, Senior Writer October 4, 2020
Ithaca College alum William Earl ’08 was named editor of Variety. He will oversee editorial operations at the entertainment business news brand.
Dawn Pierce, assistant professor in the Ithaca College Department of Performance Studies, sings an operatic piece and plays the piano at “Fine Artists at Five,” an event hosted by the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) at 5 p.m. on Fridays this fall.

Ongoing artist series provides respite from weekly stress

By Antonio Ferme, Senior Writer September 25, 2020
Pierce was featured on the ongoing Zoom series “Fine Artists at Five,” an event at 5 p.m. on Fridays this fall.
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

The backbone of the Life & Culture section at The Ithacan is pop culture — and, by extension, Black culture that has influenced pop culture.
From left Mel Videto 20 poses with Anne Qu  19 M.A. 20. Since going online,  ICircus members have been practicing alone and recording videos of themselves for an online showcase.

Clubs carry on during COVID-19

By Antonio Ferme May 30, 2020
Although the COVID-19 pandemic halted campus life in March, some Ithaca College student organizations found new ways to keep students engaged. 
From left Abby Hauptman and Christina Ruivivar work on the set of The Friday Film Five, a student film directed by Hauptman for the Coca-Cola Refreshing Films program.

Student film becomes Coca-Cola Refreshing Films finalist

By Antonio Ferme May 28, 2020
Over the course of the six-month program, students are given the opportunity to bring their visions to reality — and possibly to the big screen.
The Ithaca ReUse Center is a nonprofit organization that showcases second-hand items. The shop is closed until further notice due to COVID-19.

At the ReUse Center, second-hand objects find a home

By Antonio Ferme April 5, 2020
The Ithaca ReUse Center is a nonprofit organization that showcases second-hand items. The shop is closed until further notice due to COVID-19.
Sarah and Rowan Catterall read a plaque at an exhibit in the History Center in Ithaca. The center focuses on the history of Tompkins County, and its goal is to connect with the history of the area.

Center dives into the history of Tompkins County

By Antonio Ferme February 5, 2020
The center focuses on the history of Tompkins County, and its goal is to connect with the history of the area.
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
"Marriage Story," "Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker," "Little Women" and "Cats" were statement films this winter season.
Anxiety-inducing cinematography carries 1917, a World War I film on a breathtaking and colossal scale.

Review: Film captures realistic panic of war

By Antonio Ferme January 17, 2020

Set during World War I, “1917” is a grand-scaled epic directed and co-written by Sam Mendes. Mendes based the premise of the story loosely on a tale his grandfather told him when he was a boy. The...

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