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From left, Erica Weiss, Melissa Dhundale, Jill Mayer, Mary Taylor and Kathleen Besemer host a fundraiser at Coltivare to raise money for the trip.

Q&A: Healthcare group to provide medical care in Malawi

By Celisa Calacal, Life & Culture Editor • May 4, 2016
A team of Ithaca College healthcare professionals will be traveling to Malawi at the end of May to provide medical care.
From left, senior Natalie Dionne, junior Sean Phillips Junior and senior Brendan Davis wear clothes from Goodwill during a Habitat for Humanity trip during the group’s winter break trip this year.

Q&A: Ithaca College senior receives award for service work

By Celisa Calacal, Life & Culture Editor • May 4, 2016
Senior Brendan Davis was recently recognized as a 2016 Newman Civic Fellow, an award given to college students and leaders dedicated to service work focused on seeking solutions for challenges faced by communities across the country.
YouTube artist J.R. Aquino performs an acoustic song during his performance at Ithaca College April 21.

Asian-American YouTube singer discusses music career

By Celisa Calacal, Life & Culture Editor • April 25, 2016
Famous YouTuber and singer/songwriter J.R. Aquino visited Ithaca College on April 21 for a performance as part of Asian American Alliance's Focus Asia Month.
Age on Stage project brings together young and old

Age on Stage project brings together young and old

By Celisa Calacal, Life & Culture Editor • April 20, 2016
Age On Stage, an intergenerational project founded by Ithaca College associate professor Elizabeth Bergman, brings students and older adults together through plays written by Titus Towers resident, Jim Tyler.
Senior Nicolas Rocco has seasonal affective disorder, better known as seasonal depression, a mood disorder that can cause feelings of depression and a lack of energy during the winter months.

Winter Blues: How students cope with seasonal depression

By Celisa Calacal, Life & Culture Editor • April 6, 2016
The gray winter and the lack of consistency in the weather has notably impacted students such as senior Nicolas Rocco who struggle with Seasonal Affective Disorder, also known as seasonal depression.
Center, participant Louis Gershon and Civic Ensembles Sarah Chalmers rehearse for the companys upcoming production as part of the Civic Ensembles ReEntry Theatre Program. Gershon wrote one of the plays for the show, Bahrain Blues.

Former inmates create plays through Civic Ensemble program

By Celisa Calacal, Life & Culture Editor • March 23, 2016
Civic Ensemble's ReEntry Theatre Program gives those who were recently incarcerated the opportunity to create their own plays.
Review: Deeper themes spell success for Disney

Review: Deeper themes spell success for Disney

By Celisa Calacal, Life & Culture Editor • March 21, 2016
The decision of directors Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush to tackle issues of prejudice through the animal world was a gutsy move — one that ultimately paid off.
The essay for Groundhog Day was written by the Pendleton Endowed Chair of Ithaca College’s JB Pendleton Center in Los Angeles, Steven Ginsburg.

Ithaca College professors contribute to National Film Registry

By Celisa Calacal, Justin Henry, Kalia Kornegay, and Silas White • February 17, 2016
The National Film Registry chooses films each year for preservation because of their historical significance to American society, and nine Ithaca College professors have written essays for some of these films.

Presentation to explore new musical instruments

By Celisa Calacal, Life & Culture Editor • February 4, 2016
Cornell University Trevor Pinch will be hosting a presentation about new sounds and new instrument on Feb. 9.
The WASPs receive the Congressional Gold Medal from President Barack Obama for their service during World War II.

Fly Girls: The Harmon family fights for the rights of WASPs

By Celisa Calacal, Life & Culture Editor • January 27, 2016
Elaine Danforth Harmon served as a WASP during World War II, and when she passed away in 2015, she was denied burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Now, her family has started a petition to grant the WASPs the rights they deserve.
Freshman Kayla Brathwaite reads her spoken-word piece toward the end of the play, with her fellow classmates falling onto the floor around her as she reads her poem.

Campus unrest inspires freshman production

By Angela Weldon and Celisa Calacal • December 8, 2015
Freshman in the class U.S. Social Activist Theatre and Performance: History and Praxis will be putting on a play inspired by the recent events on campus on Dec. 11.
From left, seniors Anikah Shaokat and Jihan Mou identify as Muslim students. Some of the most central Islamic teachings include the belief in one God, Allah and practicing the Five Pillars.

Strength In Faith: Muslim students remain grounded in faith

By Celisa Calacal, Assistant Life & Culture Editor • November 18, 2015
Muslim students continue battling misconceptions and staying true to Islam both on campus and in their lives.
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