THE ITHACAN

Q&A: Ithaca College professor produces original documentary

By Kayla Dwyer, Opinion Editor • March 9, 2016

Chrissy Guest, assistant professor of media arts, sciences and studies, is producing an original documentary highlighting the achievements of women in the traditionally male-dominated field of animation.

ITS restructuring brings Ithaca College into modern era

By Sophia Tulp, Staff Writer • October 21, 2015

This occurrence and others inspired Roberts to take the lead in forming an initial Campus Wireless Working Group in collaboration with Information Technology Services. The group assessed the needs of the campus for better Wi-Fi connection, and the yearlong installation of 1,000 additional access points across campus, a project which cost $2.3 million, is complete as of Sept. 9.

Women’s lacrosse forms special bond with leukemia patient

By Kristen Gowdy, Sports Editor • March 18, 2015

The women's lacrosse team visited Anya Harvey, a 4-year-old leukemia patient, during their spring break trip in Florida.

Oy With the Princesses Already

By Jared Wolf • February 27, 2014

Unless you haven't been out in public or on the Internet for at least three months (in which case, thank you for choosing my blog as your triumphant return to cyberspace), you know that Disney's Frozen...

Disney in Concert Recap

By Emma McQuade and Vicky Wolak • February 20, 2014

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Tale as Old as Time: Disney in Concert," presented by the Ithaca College School of Music and the Voices Multicultural Chorus.

Conducting magic: Senior brings Disney to life with concert

By Vicky Wolak, Chief Copy Editor • February 12, 2014

Senior Joshua Condon is putting together a concert of Disney music on Feb. 15.

Annual List of “Power Women in Entertainment” Released

By Chloe Wilson • December 5, 2012

"The Hollywood Reporter" has released its annual list of the top 100 women in the entertainment industry. On the 21st edition of the list, released this morning, five of the top ten spots are held by women who work in television. Topping the list for the third year in a row is Anne Sweeney. She…

Potential(ly bad) results of Disney’s LucasFilms acquisition

By Chloe Wilson • October 31, 2012

Social media blew up yesterday when Disney announced that it had purchased LucasFilms for 4.05 billion dollars and also promised “Star Wars: Episode 7” (a.k.a. “Star Wars: Let’s Rake in the Dough”) in 2015. This deal has great media industry potential, but for every great idea this deal could spawn, there are five more that…

Disney’s Joy Division Identity Crisis

January 25, 2012

I think Disney may have officially lost their minds…or just their sense of appropriateness when it comes to their image. Yesterday, this lovely piece of apparel popped up in my Facebook newsfeed from various friends and news outlets. What we have here is a Disney t-shirt with a Mickey Mouse likeness created using Joy…

Re-released classic lacks Disney magic

By Ross Orlando, Staff Writer • September 28, 2011

When Disney released the animated film “The Lion King” in 1994, it created a childhood classic. But almost two decades later, the company’s attempt to remarket the story is little more than a childish sales pitch.