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The Highwaymen tries desperately to take the heart-pounding excitement of classic film Bonnie and Clyde but fails to deliver a truly perilous, nail-biting plot. The story drags and it is hard to root for the bland characters on screen.

Review: “The Highwaymen” is a drag

By Tyler Obropta, Staff writer April 7, 2019

Few images have been burned into the American consciousness like the young robbers’ violent demise in Arthur Penn’s “Bonnie and Clyde.” Bullets punch through the car into Bonnie and catch Clyde...

WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? is a powerful record full of dynamic instrumentals, vocals and themes. Billie Eilish stakes her claim in the music industry with this album, placing herself as a talented and capable young artist.

Review: Billie Eilish’s record is a spectral dream

By Dariene Seifert, Staff Writer April 7, 2019

Two years after Billie Eilish catapulted onto the indie-alternative scene with her EP “dont smile at me,” the 17-year-old artist released her magnum opus of a debut album: “WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP,...

From left, junior Amber Ward, sophomores Courtney Long and Jaden Boyd and junior Sushma Saha rehearse a number for Little Shop of Horrors.

Students perform classic musical in Bool’s Flower Shop

By Alex Hartzog, Staff Writer April 4, 2019

Ithaca’s historic Bool’s Flower Shop will be the stage for a site-specific production of “Little Shop of Horrors,” complete with the fresh scents of blooming roses and fertilizer. In this kind...

Mens lacrosse narrowly defeats Vassar College 15–14

Men’s lacrosse narrowly defeats Vassar College 15–14

By Mikayla Rovenolt, Staff Writer April 3, 2019
The Ithaca College men's lacrosse team defeated Vassar College 15–14 in a Liberty League contest March 30.
Rocío Núñez Shea gave a brief presentation March 31 during an event for the Roy H. Park School of Communications’ final event in a series of events for Women in Media Month. At the same event, Lisbeth Perez presented her short documentary about a Puerto Rican youth living in New York City.

Women in Media event highlights dual identities

By Hannah Fitzpatrick, Staff Writer April 3, 2019

The Ithaca College Roy H. Park School of Communications wrapped up a series of programs for Women in Media Month, held in conjunction with Women’s History Month, with an event March 31 that featured...

Senior third baseman Vanessa Brown attempts to advance to second base after an errant throw from the Red Dragons.

Softball wins and ties in doubleheader against SUNY Oneonta

By Ty Cunnington, Staff Writer April 3, 2019
The Ithaca College softball team defeated and tied SUNY Oneonta in a doubleheader March 27 at Kostrinsky Field.
Sophomore midfielder Dillon Fitzpatrick cradles the ball while Saints sophomore midfielder Alex Mapstone looks to steal the ball. The Bombers would win 12–11 in overtime.

Ithaca College defeats St. Lawrence in overtime

By Lauren White, Staff Writer April 2, 2019
The Ithaca College men's lacrosse team defeated No. 18 St. Lawrence University 12–11 in double overtime March 27 in Higgins stadium
Pamela Drix, lecturer in the Department of Art is teaching a class in which students use printmaking  techniques to create moth prints. These prints will be part of an international art installation in Australia.

Art students’ prints migrate to global exhibit

By Vivian Goldstein, Staff Writer April 2, 2019

Though moths are often associated with contaminated food, clothing damage and lamp memes, Ithaca College’s Intermediate Printmaking-Lithography class students are reimagining them as beautiful creatures...

Womens lacrosse defeats Union 15–7 in Liberty League game

Women’s lacrosse defeats Union 15–7 in Liberty League game

By Ariel Dowdy, Staff Writer April 2, 2019
The Ithaca College women's lacrosse team defeated Union College 15–7 in a Liberty League matchup March 30.
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

One question plagues the audience throughout “The Dirt”: At what point in the movie is the audience supposed to accept sweet and baby-faced Douglas Booth as the hard-rocking, heroin-shooting, Jack-Daniels-bottle-smashing...

LP3 reflects emo band American Footballs newfound maturity in recent years. The band has been on hiatus for years and this most recent album is a powerhouse, featuring guest artists and charmingly interesting instrumentals.

Review: Emotional LP twinkles

By Hannah Fitzpatrick April 1, 2019

If Illinois-based emo group American Football’s debut album, “LP1,” was an introduction to the band and their second album, “LP2,” a reintroduction about 17 years later, its latest release, “LP3,”...

“Us” mixes a government conspiracy, well-balanced blood and gore, impressive acting and nuanced characters to create a strong commentary on cultural, societal and racial tension in the United States like xenophobia.

Review: Horror movie ‘Us’ reflects cultural tension

By Jake Leary April 1, 2019

“Us” is at once familiar and foreign — it’s a traditional slasher turned and twisted into something radical and bizarre.   The film follows the Wilson family on their annual summer vacation:...

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