The Ithacan

Despite the industry’s general focus on objectivity, our individual perspectives play an essential role in the way we tell stories.

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 a panel to discuss the challenge of dual identity that is faced in the Latin American community and a showing of a short documentary about a Puerto Rican youth.

The students were given a lesson on the history of Memphis and the events that took place 50 years ago, and exposed to an exercise in democracy.

Opinion Editor Meaghan McElroy spoke with Adornato about his book, the importance of Twitter, and the future of journalism and social media.

“Sometimes you can observe history, or you can experience history, but I think in this case, we were really a part of making history,” Dave said.

Some classroom assistants within the Roy H. Park School of Communications have reported they are working more hours than they are allotted to each week — and their extra work is going unpaid.

The newly initiated Faculty Athletic Mentor Program was designed to help student-athletes interact with faculty members.

Wenmouth Williams, chair of the Department of Journalism and professor of media arts, sciences and studies, will be retiring at the end of this semester after 30 years at Ithaca College.

President Barack Obama addressed the nation Tuesday to justify intervening in Syria, to force Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to relinquish his chemical weapons, which Assad agreed to do under threat of a U.S. cruise missile strike.